DISTRICT BOUNDARIES REDRAWN SANTA CLARITA, SIMI WOULD SHARE REPRESENTATIVE.Byline: Amy Raisin Staff Writer SANTA CLARITA Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, - Under new boundaries proposed Wednesday by Democrats in the state Legislature A state legislature may refer to a legislative branch or body of a political subdivision in a federal system. The following legislatures exist in the following political subdivisions: The revised 38th District would be composed mostly of Republicans, mirroring Santa Clarita's current 36th District, but would not include the Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley . Assemblyman George Runner George C. Runner, Jr. (born March 25 1952 in Scotia, New York) is a Republican California State Senator, who represents the 17th Senate District, which includes portions of Los Angeles County, San Bernardino County and Ventura County. , R-Lancaster, said the population growth in the 36th District made the split inevitable. Runner, who is serving his last term in the Assembly, has said he expects to run for the state Senate in either 2002 or 2004. ``It's not a mismatch for Santa Clarita,'' Runner said. Santa Clarita often compares itself to Simi Valley and both cities face similar challenges as growing suburbs of Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. . The current 36th and 38th districts have experienced exponential population growth since district lines were last redrawn, forcing the split of the Antelope and Santa Clarita valleys. Santa Clarita City Councilman Cameron Smyth has said he has been approached to run for the Assembly. Smyth declined to comment Wednesday on the Democratic redistricting redistricting: see legislative apportionment. proposal. If the proposal is ratified, Assemblyman Keith Richman, R-Granada Hills, would become Santa Clarita's representative. ``I would be very pleased to represent the entire Santa Clarita Valley,'' said Richman, who currently represents Castaic and Stevenson Ranch. Richman has worked closely with Santa Clarita city officials on the state's energy crisis and other issues. The redrawn 38th District would include the entire Santa Clarita Valley and Acton, about 64 percent of Simi Valley and 6 percent of Glendale. The revised 38th District would also include about 185,500 people in Los Angeles County and about 800 people in Ventura County, in addition to Santa Clarita. The 36th District would drop Santa Clarita, but pick up Victorville, Adelanto and a portion of San Bernardino, under the proposed boundary changes. CAPTION(S): map Map: 38th Assembly District |
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