Santa Clarita Weekly, March 18, 2026

A bombshell, a war, a whistleblower, and your Rams. This week's Santa Clarita Weekly has it all. We open with the story everyone is talking about: civil rights icon Dolores Huerta has broken a 60-year silence, publicly accusing United Farm Workers co-founder Cesar Chavez of sexual assault and revealing two secret pregnancies. We walk through her full statement and what it means for Chavez's legacy — and the farmworker movement he helped build. Then we bring it home to the 40th Assembly District, where GOP challenger Elizabeth Wong Ahlers spent her Sunday at a Moms for Liberty film screening — the same organization the Southern Poverty Law Center has designated an extremist group. We break down who Moms for Liberty really is, why Ahlers' ties to communities outside the district raise serious questions, and what it all means for voters heading into November. Next, we go deep on Trump's war in Iran. Nineteen days in, California gas prices are above five dollars a gallon, the Strait of Hormuz is paralyzed, and there is still no exit strategy in sight. Congressman George Whitesides has been sounding the alarm — we break down the human cost, the economic fallout, and the international chaos this administration has unleashed. We also feature a powerful clip from the California Democratic Convention, where Secretary of State Shirley Weber rallied Democrats around voting rights — and called out the Trump administration for targeting her personally. Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo joined us to talk about her landmark new bill, AB 2021 — the Whistleblower Protection and Privacy Act — which would create first-in-the-nation protections and financial incentives for insiders who expose corporations illegally collecting, selling, or failing to delete the private data of Californians, especially children. And we close things out with your Los Angeles Rams, who are going all in for 2026 with a blockbuster offseason that has Super Bowl written all over it. Santa Clarita Weekly — your progressive voice in the Santa Clarita Valley. New episodes every week. Topics covered: Dolores Huerta | Cesar Chavez | Elizabeth Wong Ahlers | Moms for Liberty | 40th Assembly District | Iran War | Gas Prices | Strait of Hormuz | George Whitesides | Shirley Weber | Voting Rights | Pilar Schiavo | AB 2021 | Data Privacy | Los Angeles Rams | NFL Offseason