As Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s operator, Waste Connections, inches closer to completing the installation of a geomembrane cover over the closed portion of the landfill that is emanating noxious odors, a new health effort will launch to see if it’s working or not. Los Angeles County will implement...

A special in-person Community Advisory Committee Town Hall will be held on Monday, Oct. 28 at Castaic Middle School, with elected officials to discuss the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The Town Hall meeting will begin at 6 p.m. At 5 p.m. a protest has been scheduled to preceed the start of the meeting....

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan announced that 122 Vote Centers will open Saturday, Oct. 26, for the 2024 General Election. Vote Centers will be open daily from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. to vote in person or return a Vote by Mail ballot. On election day, Tuesday, Nov. 5, vote centers...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department was awarded a $38,500 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety to fund new equipment and testing for the presence of drugs and alcohol. The funding will also be used to train toxicologists. The new equipment will allow the LASD to better identify...

California State Parks has announced the partial reopening of the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area on Friday, Nov. 1, nearly four months after the devastating Post Fire tore through more than 10,000 acres of the park and forced its closure. Some restrictions on admission and vehicles are...

The Los Angeles County Probation Department has launched a new College and Career Pathway Program aimed at providing second chances for justice-involved youth. This program offers youth aged 16 to 18 the opportunity to explore education and career options, in lieu of a criminal record. “Los Angeles...

Since the start of the year, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s investment of $59.2 million in No Place Like Home dollars has resulted in 335 units. These units range from studios to one- and two-bedroom apartments across several supportive housing complexes. In total, LACDMH has...

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, (D-Chatsworth), joined by 15 Assemblymembers and state Senators. has issued a formal request to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors, calling for an immediate State of Emergency declaration in response to the ongoing public health crisis caused by the underground chemical...

Los Angeles County Parks this Halloween season will be transformed into haunted houses and Trick or Treat Villages. The Trick or Treat Village will feature game booths, free candy, live concerts, costume contests and dances. Also expect movie nights, pumpkin carvings, spooky Halloween stories, carnival...

Metro, in partnership with the California Department of Transportation, has rescheduled a critical scoping meeting to collect public input on potential improvements to State Route 14, the Antelope Valley Freeway. The scoping meeting for the SR-14 North Los Angeles County Safety and Mobility Improvements...