On Thursday, Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced his bill to help expand access to low- and no-cost spay/neuter services, a much-needed first step in relieving California’s animal shelter overcrowding crisis, was signed by Governor Newsom. “Show your pets some extra love today. This is a major win for animal welfare and a pivotal step toward relieving our overwhelmed shelters,” ...

On Thursday, Congressman Mike Garcia’s, R-Santa Clarita, Fire Weather Development Act passed through the Committee on Science, Space and Technology on a bipartisan basis.  “This bill will strengthen our nation’s fire weather capabilities across the board,” said Garcia. “The human-to-wildland interface is growing, especially in North L.A. suburbs such as the ones in CA-27. It’s critical that we invest in ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Tuesday his bill to bring more transparency and trust to the elections process by creating a uniform timeline for ballot curing cleared the Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments.  If passed, Senate Bill 518 (SB 518) would adjust the certification period for elections in the state of California to make it uniform across ...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced on Thursday a new bill, AB 823 which would help towards creating more charging stations and electric roads as the number of electric vehicles increases.  Schiavo pointed out the importance of making electric vehicles and electric roads accessible for the average Californian,  considering the deadline the state has set for ending the sale of gas-powered ...

This July, America is getting a new phone number, a hotline for just three digits for mental health emergencies including thoughts of suicide, erratic behavior and addiction issues.  The number is 988, and works like the national emergency number of 911, except especially for mental health emergencies.  The difference in numbers comes as it can be dangerous for people experiencing ...

Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced Thursday that a bill allowing public input on CEMEX’s controversial Santa Clarita mine has passed unanimously through the state senate.   Senate Bill 520 (SB 520), coauthored by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, would allow public input on projects approved more than 30 years before being constructed, including the planned CEMEX Mega-Mine in Santa Clarita.  ...

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, introduced the bipartisan Military Spouse Licensing Relief Act of 2021 Tuesday, aiming to support military families separated by state lines.  Coupled with companion legislation introduced by Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), the bill would give military spouses with valid professional licenses in one state reciprocity in another state where their spouse is stationed on military orders, ...

On Wednesday, State Senator Scott Wilk , R-Santa Clarita, announced that Senate Bill 520 passed out of its first policy committee, and if ratified would let the public weigh in on large projects approved more than 30 years before they are constructed. Wilk, of the 21st Senate District, announced Wednesday that SB 520 passed out of its first policy committee, ...

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, spoke during a hearing to discuss his new bipartisan bill on the concealing of social security numbers by the Employment Development Department (EDD). In a Senate Labor Committee hearing on Monday, Wilk discussed a new bipartisan bill, introduced by Wilk and Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, regarding the restriction of the EDD’s continued use of social ...

Congresswoman Katie Hill addressed a crowd of Santa Clarita senior citizens at the SCV Senior Center Thursday morning, where she announced her new bill, the Medicare Part B Fairness Act. In addition to announcing the bill, Hill provided updates on several other issues, including the CEMEX mining project, the St. Francis Dam disaster memorial, other recently introduced pieces of legislation ...