steve knight

Nov 8 2012

Ron Smith headed from Lancaster to Sacramento

Veteran Antelope Valley legislators are returning to Congress and the state government facing a number of critical pocketbook issues. Below are those who have been re-elected as well as new countywide officials.

Buck McKeon will represent the 25th District which in part encompasses the cities of Palmdale, Santa Clarita, and Lancaster, all in the top 100 fastest growing cities of the U.S. The district also includes the Santa Clarita and Antelope valleys.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Nov 4 2010

Linda K. Jones will continue working

PALMDALE, Calif.—Tuesday night, anxious voters and supporters of both Assemblyman Steve Knight and his Democratic challenger Linda K. Jones watched as the results trickled in.
 
Jones held an election-watch party at Palmdale’s El Carbonero restaurant while supporters in the Knight camp gathered at BeX Bar and Grill in Lancaster.
 
Wednesday morning the unofficial election results were posted--incumbent Knight was re-elected to the 36th Assembly District seat, winning almost 58 percent of the district’s votes. 
 

Nov 4 2010

November 2

United States Senator:
Barbara Boxer

United States House of Representatives
33rd Congressional District:
Karen Bass

55th Congressional District:
Laura Richardson

35th Congressional District:
Maxine Waters

Governor:
Jerry Brown

Lt. Gov.:
Gavin Newsom

Attorney General:
Kamala Harris
Steve Cooley

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Oct 28 2010

Ends a series of debates

PALMDALE, Calif.—As November election day comes closer, campaigns and debates are winding down. The Antelope Valley Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hosted a 36th Assembly district candidate debate on Oct. 19 at the Hilton Garden Inn, between Westside Union School District board member and Democratic candidate Linda Jones and incumbent Steve Knight.

Moderated by Dennis Anderson editor at AV Press, the event also include questions submitted by audience members before the action began.

Brittney M. Walker  |   OW Staff Writer
Mar 4 2010

Who’s running for what

Antelope Valley, Ca - It’s election time and the races are on! Here is a list of the candidates participating in this year’s political elections.

Candidates for Assembly District 36

Across Black America

Here’s a look at African American people and issues making headlines throughout the country.

California
San Diego college students and volunteers will carry out their sixth home restoration project on Wednesday, July 10 through Sunday, July 14. as part of the “Healing our Heroes’ Homes” (H3) program created by the nonprofit Embrace. The five-day effort will take place at the home of medically retired Marine Corps Capt. Sarah Bettencourt. Bettencourt served with many different units across the country during the Global War on Terrorism and developed a rare neurological disorder in 2008. With a focus to restore the homes of disabled veteran homeowners, H3 falls in line with Embrace’s mission to mobilize college-student volunteers and community members to serve less fortunate members of civilian and veteran communities. The project for the Bettencourts’ home includes kitchen and bathroom remodeling, building ADA-compliant disability ramps, widening their driveway to ADA standards, widening doorways and landscaping.
 
District of Columbia
The 2013 Smithsonian Folklife Festival will showcase its five-year community research project on African American identity with the program “The Will to Adorn: African American Diversity, Style, and Identity.” This multicity collaboration examines the history and culture of the aesthetics of African Americans. The festival will be held June 26-30 and July 3-7, outdoors on the National Mall between Seventh and 14th streets. “Whether we realize it or not, we are all dress artists. The way we compose our look is a creative expression of our ideas about who we are and who we aspire to be,” said Diana N’Diaye, program curator. “This program explores the diversity of African American traditions of style, but also teaches young people the importance of documenting their own culture and saving that information for themselves and future generations.”