The Senate Transportation Committee recently passed SB 712, also known as Leno’s Law, a measure aimed at updating California’s smog check regulations for vintage vehicles.  Authored by Senator Shannon Grove (R-Bakersfield) and co-authored by Senator Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita), the bill exempts classic cars that are 35 years or older from outdated smog testing requirements, helping preserve a vital part ...

Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, joined law enforcement and victims’ rights advocates at the Capitol on Thursday to address the recent gang shooting in Sacramento, and the failed policies that led to one of the alleged shooters’ release from jail.  As investigators continue gathering evidence of the gang-related gunfight that killed six on Sunday, three suspects seen with guns ...

In a live interview with KHTS on Wednesday, Santa Clarita Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez Valladares discussed two assembly bills that are changing education across California, making back-to-school supplies temporarily tax-free and childcare increasingly dual-language focused. Almost three years into the coronavirus pandemic, Valladares has noted how the lack of equitable access to school supplies and technologies could lead to a generation ...