![]() The chamber also takes bills off the list when they are amended in a way that the group supports. But not all “job killers” are truly killed, to borrow the group’s phrase. In 2021, it put the label on 25 bills and one was signed into law. Last year, it dubbed 19 bills ‘job killers’ and two were signed into law. The chamber initially tagged 13 bills as “job killers,” but says it expects that number to grow in the coming weeks.īy the business group’s own accounting, the list is a remarkably successful lobbying tool. The chamber argues that some businesses can’t afford to offer more paid sick leave, and that ”increased labor costs will inevitably either be passed on to consumers as higher prices for goods and services, or force employers to reduce jobs or cut wages or other benefits.” SCV Signal News Podcast with Aron Bender.Students from West Ranch High School organize bags with canned goods to spell ‘HOPE’ for the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Those wishing to donate to Relay for Life of SCV can do so at bit.ly/44yR3mN. I do think that pretty soon, it will end and I’m very hopeful.” It’s so nice to know that everyone here also stands for that. “Relay for Life, like you need to fight for life. “It means that really we just have to put an end to it,” said Addison. Chris Torres/The SignalĪddison views Relay for Life to emphasize how important it is that there is an end to cancer, that she hopes is soon. SC Flyers youth hockey team member Blake Hooker, 12, hits the puck in the air with the hockey stick during the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Twenty-five years of Relay for Life of SCV marks a milestone as a continuous effort towards a cure, but it can at be looked at as 25 years with still no cure. Peach said they try to make most of the proceeds stay locally. Chris Torres/The SignalĪll funds raised will be donated to the American Cancer Society. Kayden Maloney, 7, participates in shooting hoops during the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Peach said that last week, the number was only at $70,000.Īs of Saturday afternoon, the goal was met and exceeded with $237,811 raised towards the efforts. This year’s Relay for Life of SCV’s goal was set at $225,000. You may not be exactly the same, but it’s a similar journey. ![]() It’s like one of the speakers said, it’s like a sisterhood or brotherhood with all the survivors and know somebody else shares a similar journey. “It’s really nice to see, overcoming the journey and overcoming their journey,” said Peach. It’s a mixture of all the emotions for me.” Virginia Carnesale, the Founder and CEO of Stage, speaks about her experience of being a breast cancer survivor with the people gathered for the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central Park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. There’s so many people, to know that there’s this many people that it affects is also very humbling. “It will never not be a part of our lives,” said Cassandra Rivera, Addison’s mother. In the most unfortunate ways, cancer has become a bonding experience for those at the event. Members of the Saugus High School swim team jump in the inflatable chair together during the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. Posters across the event read, “we remember the strength of those fighting,” “we remember the fight of the survivors and the love of those we lost” and “we remember, so we relay.”Īll throughout the day, laps were taken for those battling cancer, survivors, those not present and for the future of cancer. Shawn Gary attempts to hang on a pull up bar for two minutes and thirty seconds for the hang challenge at the Ride for a Cure tent during the Relay For Life of the Santa Clarita Valley 25th Anniversary Year event at Central park in Saugus, Calif., on Saturday, May 6, 2023. ![]()
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