RICHMAN ELECTED TO TWO POSITIONS WOULD-BE MAYOR KEEPS STATE JOB.Byline: Heather MacDonald 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, - Assemblyman Keith Richman Dr. Keith S. Richman is a California, United States, Republican politician. From 2001 to 2007, he served in the California State Assembly representing the 38th Assembly District based in Northwest Los Angeles County. was elected both mayor of the proposed San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. city and re-elected to the state Legislature to represent the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. . Richman's mayoral victory is moot because the secession drive failed - which is good news to Santa Clarita, city officials said. The Granada Hills Republican won 60 percent of the vote for his Assembly seat, defeating Democrat Paula Calderon and Libertarian Karl Lembke. ``It's bittersweet bittersweet, name for two unrelated plants, belonging to different families, both fall-fruiting woody vines sometimes cultivated for their decorative scarlet berries. ,'' said Councilman Cameron Smyth. ``There is no question that we will benefit from the San Fernando Valley's loss.'' Smyth, who considered challenging Richman's re-election bid, planned to run in a special election to fill his Assembly seat, had Richman resigned to take over a newly formed San Fernando Valley city. ``I'm completely focused on serving the people of Santa Clarita as their council member,'' Smyth said. During his first term in the Assembly, Richman was considered a rising Republican star in the Legislature. When he and his colleagues return to Sacramento, they will face at least a $10 billion shortfall that must be filled in the next two months. ``The budget will be the overriding issue in the state this year,'' Richman said. ``I remain committed to not balancing the budget on the backs of local governments. They can't afford to take any budgetary hits.'' Richman, a physician, has earned high praise from Santa Clarita City Council members for his work on the energy crisis last year and his involvement in the recent push to get the soil and water cleaned up at the defunct Bermite munitions mu·ni·tion n. War materiel, especially weapons and ammunition. Often used in the plural. tr.v. mu·ni·tioned, mu·ni·tion·ing, mu·ni·tions To supply with munitions. factory in Saugus. Richman's other priorities include addressing the health care crisis throughout the state and in Los Angeles County and working to improve California's infrastructure and schools. Richman also plans to focus on reforming workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. and ensuring that the state is prepared for potential bio-terrorist attacks. |
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