2012 - Canyon Country resident Allyson Felix wins gold medal in 200-meter sprint at London Olympics, then adds two more team gold medals (4x100m relay Aug. 10 [WR] & 4x400m relay Aug. 11). [story]
Assemblyman Scott Wilk
Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, announced he will joint-author legislation with Assemblyman Mike Gatto, D-Los Angeles, to place an initiative before voters on the November ballot to repeal the constitutional protections currently held by the California Public Utilities...
I testified before two Senate committees Thursday as a co-author of Senate Bill 380 by Sen. Fran Pavley, D-Agoura Hills, to require an immediate moratorium on natural gas injection and restrict production of gas through vintage wells at the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility.
SB 380 will establish a moratorium...
Assemblyman Scott Wilk
Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, recently introduced Assembly Bill 1648 which will allow taxpayers to more easily access and share public records.
“Citizens deserve full and unfettered access to public records,” said Wilk. “Currently the state contracts with a private...
Assemblyman Scott Wilk
Assemblyman Scott Wilk’s, R-Santa Clarita, Assembly Concurrent Resolution 110 passed the Assembly unanimously. This measure, joint authored with Assemblywoman Young O. Kim, R-Fullerton, names Jan. 13, 2016 as Korean-American Day.
“This resolution recognizes the important contributions...
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Assemblyman Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, submitted a letter Wednesday in support of the California Film Commission’s regulatory changes that would include movie ranches in the grant formula for the new film tax credit.
“The Santa Clarita Valley is home to 10 movie ranches that offer filmmakers...
The High Speed Rail Project is the largest state public works project in the nation’s history and the people deserve to know the truth about its actual cost and if the system is going to be able to deliver the promises guaranteed in 2008’s Proposition 1A.
Prop 1A promised a system that stretched...
Above the dais in the Assembly chambers is the Latin saying, “Legislatorum Est Justas Leges Condere,” which translates into, “It is the duty of the legislators to make just laws.”
While it’s important that the Legislature pass just laws, it’s just as important that those decisions are made...
I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again: The state Legislature should budget its money like every household throughout the state. It only makes sense.
This past June, the Legislature passed the largest general fund budget in state history at $115 billion. Many government programs saw increased funding.
While...
While the rest of our nation and the world modernized, California has allowed its infrastructure to deteriorate and its investment in its maintenance to dwindle to near nothing.
Not only are we not building 21st century schools and transportation systems, but we’re not even properly maintaining what...
Teachers play an important role in shaping our children’s futures. Every student deserves the highest quality education, but unfortunately our public education system doesn’t always put students first or treat them equally.
Both in California and nationally, our education systems have been declining....
2012 - Canyon Country resident Allyson Felix wins gold medal in 200-meter sprint at London Olympics, then adds two more team gold medals (4x100m relay Aug. 10 [WR] & 4x400m relay Aug. 11). [story]
L.A. County Public Health on Friday confirmed 53 new deaths and 3,116 new cases of COVID-19 as Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital reported its 21st COVID-related fatality.
Acknowledging a glitch in the state’s overburdened reporting system that failed county health departments for weeks, California officials on Friday said despite a backlog of as many as 350,000 coronavirus tests they remain confident in the state’s broader data and that the glitch can be quickly fixed.
Organized sports, gyms and faith-based organizations can now reserve field space at Santa Clarita parks, Mayor Cameron Smyth said Friday after Los Angeles County issued an update on guidelines allowing youth sports to resume.
The Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center has an urgent need for volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers to keep pace with the rapid growth in recipients and ensure every senior gets a nutritious meal.
The Salvation Army's Santa Clarita Valley Corps and Walmart are teaming to collect donations of school supplies in the nonprofit's "Stuff the Bus" campaign this weekend.
The fate of more than 100,000 Uber and Lyft drivers lies in the hands of a state court judge, who after a nearly three-hour hearing Thursday lamented his inability to fully predict the ramifications of a potential court order extending employment benefits to California drivers.
Through the use of 14 subcommittees planning for the upcoming semester, William S. Hart Union High School District officials believe they have improved upon their online learning plans for the upcoming fall semester.
Multiple police and first-responder unions have filed a lawsuit to remove Los Angeles County's "Reimagine L.A." charter amendment from the November ballot, which would increase spending on housing and mental health services while decreasing funding for law enforcement.
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials have tracked multiple confirmed COVID-19 outbreaks in the Santa Clarita Valley in residential and non-residential settings, which include the SCV Sheriff’s Station, a restaurant and other care facilities.
College of the Canyons is widely recognized as a leader in the innovative development of distance and online education, as well as zero cost textbooks for our students.
SCV Water received a statewide award from the California Association of Public Information Officials (CAPIO) for its ongoing communication efforts surrounding per- and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS) chemicals
SACRAMENTO — State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond announced Wednesday that the California Department of Education (CDE) is collaborating closely with Apple and T-Mobile to connect up to 1 million students in need as most schools across California expect to begin the next school year in distance learning.
The Alzheimer’s Association is inviting Santa Clarita Valley residents to join the fight to end Alzheimer’s by participating in the Alzheimer’s Association Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Saturday, Oct. 3.
Boys and Girls Club, Renee Marshall, JCI, LoveSCV, the city of Santa Clarita and other community sponsors are all working together to bring positive community engagement to 300 SCV elementary school, junior high and high school students (ages 5-18) each week for the first 3 weeks in August, beginning Thursday, Aug. 6
Dedeaux Properties in a joint venture with Stockbridge Capital Group has acquired a vacant 214,436-square-foot warehouse and distribution center in Santa Clarita for $28.4 million.
