As 2021 comes to a close, several campaigns launched with an eye towards the future 2022 election. The Santa Clarita Valley now offers a wide berth of candidates running for Congress, the California State Assembly and the Santa Clarita City Council, to which The Proclaimer has offered a quick rundown of where all the races […]
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Mr. Elder goes to Castaic: far-right radio host talks to supporters one week before California recall
Crowds gathered outside Freedom’s Way Baptist Church in Castaic on Monday morning as gubernatorial candidate and talk radio host Larry Elder rallied with SCV residents and elected officials to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom. Elder is the leading GOP candidate for the governorship as the recall election on Sept. 14 grows closer. Elder was candid on […]
Democrat Annie Cho jumps into AD-38 race
After reaching third place in the nonpartisan primary in March 2020, Democrat Annie Cho announced her campaign for the 38th Assembly District midterm elections in 2022. Cho immigrated to the United States from South Korea in 1971, which at the time was under the rule of the dictator Park Chung-hee following a 1961 military coup […]
Proclaimer exclusive: Interview with AD-38 candidate Pilar Schiavo
“My family struggled a lot over the years, and that really had a lasting impact on me to see my parents really struggle to make ends meet… it really is one of the things that led me to working in the labor movement,” began Pilar Schiavo, a former California Nurses Association member and candidate for […]
Cartoon: “I took a bullet for you?” asks Mr. Lincoln
During a Fourth of July and Trump flag rally parade held by the SCV GOP on Sunday, Santa Clarita residents watching a livestream noticed a partial Confederate battle flag on the back of a red semi truck. The flag was attached to a standard U.S. flag and also featured the rattlesnake seen from the Gadsden […]