... Vice Mayor Marvin Crist and councilmen Raj Malhi and Ken Mann, state Sen. Scott Wilk and Assemblyman Tom Lackey joined the volunteers at the Elm Community Garden for the City’s 13th annual event. ... Read More  

By JULIE DRAKE Valley Press Staff Writer SACRAMENTO — Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, introduced a bill Monday to electrify California’s commuter rail system to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut Southern California commute times in half by January 2028. Assembly Bill 1848, if it becomes law, would redirect $4 billion from the ... Read More

SACRAMENTO — Today, Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) announced a bill to electrify California’s commuter rail system, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and cut Southern California commute times in half by January 2028. Funding for the electrification will be redirected from the California High-Speed Rail Project, which is billions over budget, years ... Read More

SACRAMENTO — California state agencies send minors into thousands of liquor stores and bars each year to attempt to buy alcohol or cigarettes. The stings catch hundreds of clerks and bartenders selling to underage customers. But two years after the state began licensing marijuana shops, the agency tasked with ... Read More

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, requested on Wednesday federal assistance for rural communities, including parts of the Santa Clarita Valley, left in the dark by California’s continuous power shutoffs. The legislators wrote and signed a letter to President Donald Trump “directly requesting assistance from FEMA ... Read More

Currently, the California Constitution allows the governor, on conditions the governor deems proper, to grant a reprieve, pardon and commutation, after sentence, subject to application procedures provided by statute, according to Assembly Bill 580. “On March 13, Governor Newsom directly contradicted the will of the people of California by placing on ... Read More

State Senator Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, and State Assemblymember Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, released statements dissenting with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to sign an executive order on Wednesday which suspended the death penalty in California. “My thoughts and sympathies are with the victims of violent crime today,” Wilk said. “Gov. Newsom’s unilateral ... Read More

Tom Lackey and Scott Wilk California Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) and Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) have been named two of California’s most bipartisan lawmakers, based on the percentage of bills they’ve authored with a member of the opposite party. CalMatters’ Ben Christopher reported ... Read More

Development and application of cutting edge technology and implementation of innovative practices will continue in the High Desert well into the future. The Antelope Valley Board of Trade highlighted some of these best practices and predictions for ... Read More