George hit the ground running after winning the nomination to State Assembly a couple of Tuesdays ago. He's off to a good start. Runner attended last week's public hearing on the proposed Elsmere Canyon Landfill, which he opposes, and took in one of our local City Council candidate forums. He was impressed with the high caliber of our council candidates and expressed surprise that all seemed to have a firm grip on the issues. I suppose I could have pointed out that not all the candidates were at the particular forum he attended, but I let it ride.
Transportation is a biggie.
He has his sights set on the Assembly Transportation Committee. For too long, cities like Lancaster, Palmdale and Santa Clarita have been giving away money to other places. The state will need to share with the federal government in the funding of Highway 126, and I intend to protect the priority of the transportation allocations for our district. Crime issues cross the great Antelope-Santa Clarita Valley divide, too. We have a bigger problem with methamphetamine labs than you do, but it's a problem that needs to be solved wherever you live.