U.S. Rep. Howard P. “Buck” McKeon, R-Santa Clarita, made the following statement Wednesday on President Barack Obama’s proposed federal budget:

The Community Gardens of Santa Clarita will hold a fundraising donation drive to raise money for its Charity Expansion Project. The Community Gardens is partnering with Goodwill Southern California on the project, with a goal to build 25 new garden plots.

The Community Gardens consists of 80 garden sites that are tended by individual gardeners, who enjoy planting flowers, herbs and organic vegetables.

To raise money for the new plots, the drive is asking for donations of:

Santa Clarita community members are invited to join Mayor Bob Kellar for a free community bike ride beginning at 8:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, at the Iron Horse Trailhead located off of Magic Mountain Parkway near Tourney Road, according to a press release from the City of Santa Clarita. The Mayor’s Ride will kick off a series of events surrounding the 2013 Amen Tour of California professional cycling race, which is set to ride through Santa Clarita on Tuesday, May 14, and Wednesday, May 15.

Detectives from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station’s Career Offenders, Burglary and Robbery Apprehension Team are seeking public assistance in identifying two people of interest thought to be responsible for four separate incidents of school burglary that occurred over the spring break between Friday, March 29 and Friday, April 5.  

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