Should 17-year-olds be able to vote?  Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, has introduced a Senate Constitutional Amendment  (SCA 2) to extend the right to vote to all Californian citizens one year earlier than every other state. “If we can ask 17-year-olds to join our military, and allow 16-year-olds to drive a car, then we must surely trust them to vote,” ...

On Monday, California State Senator Henry Stern, D- Canoga Park, spoke on Facebook Live about a newly-proposed bill on nursing home reform affecting those in and around the Santa Clarita Valley. New legislation for nursing home management reform, known as Senate Bill (SB) 650, was spoken about on Facebook Live by Senator Stern this week. “The way we’ve built our ...

Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, announced the Blueprint for a Fire Safe California, comprising 11 Senate bills related to fire safety in places like the Santa Clarita Valley last month. The Blueprint for a Fire Safe California, a set of state Senate bills relating to fire safety and prevention in places like Santa Clarita, was announced by Senator Stern’s office ...

Incumbents Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, advanced to the general election for two Santa Clarita State Senate races following Tuesday’s vote. As of 12 p.m. Wednesday, Wilk is expected to face attorney Kipp Mueller in the general election in November for the 21st Senate District. Wilk received about 55.5 percent of the vote compared to the ...

A panel featuring local legislative leaders fielded questions from both the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and local business owners Friday. Nancy Starczyk, Board Chair for SCV Chamber of Commerce, moderated the panel, first asking State Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park,  about Assembly Bill (AB) 5. Starczyk inquired whether or not the legislator would be adding more carve-outs for ...

Senator Henry Stern’s Senate Bill 630 to combat human trafficking was signed on Monday by Governor Newsom, officials said. The bill empowers communities to take a local approach to fight human trafficking by making clear that current law does not prevent a local governing body from acting to prevent slavery or human trafficking, according to Stern’s office. “Local knowledge and ...

The Senate Committee on Education on Wednesday supported the Plan Against College Hunger Act by State Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park) in a unanimous 6-0 vote. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Describing her own experience with food insecurity to the committee before the vote, Nikki Dalupang, University of California, Irvine student ...

Governor Jerry Brown signed Senator Henry Stern’s first bill into law Friday, which provides assistance for child victims of sexual abuse. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The signing of SB 756 marks the first official piece of legislation signed into law by California’s youngest senator. “Our kids deserve better,” Stern said, ...

Henry Stern was elected in November 2016 to represent the 27th Senate District, which includes parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Prior to his election, Stern worked as a senior policy advisor to former California State Senator Fran Pavley. As a staff member, he helped Senator Pavley pass common sense policies to improve the quality of life and economic ...

State Senator Henry Stern, D-Agoura, introduced a new bill to put human trafficking hotline information in every hotel. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. In the wake of a major human trafficking sweep in Los Angeles yielding 474 arrests and identifying at least 55 survivors, Stern introduced legislation supported by a coalition ...