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Politics and government

County files preliminary injunction motion in Chiquita lawsuit 

May 29, 2025 3:04 pm

News release   Los Angeles County filed a motion for preliminary injunction Thursday in its ongoing lawsuit against Chiquita Canyon Landfill, marking a significant legal step toward holding the landfill accountable for persistent and harmful odors impacting nearby communities, according to a news release from the office of L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger.   The motion seeks immediate court action

Faces of the SCV: A natural with nature 

November 29, 2024 7:52 pm

Standing in front of Placerita Canyon Nature Center’s beehive exhibit — what looks like a tall picture frame with glass on both sides and honeycomb in between, swarming with busy

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Los Angeles on Sep. 25, 2024. Photo by John Fredricks.

Newsom signs bills restricting oil, gas operations 

September 26, 2024 3:35 pm

By Katabella Roberts Contributing Writer  California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a series of bills into law that limit oil and gas operations across the state, prompting criticism from a

A 400-year-old oak tree named Old Glory, is in the beginning stages of becoming a historic landmark after a motion introduced by 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger. 091924 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Old Glory officially named a historic landmark 

September 25, 2024 5:18 pm

One of the most famous trees in the Santa Clarita Valley is officially a historic landmark in L.A. County.  On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors approved Old Glory, a 400-year-old

The Santa Clarita City Council has approved the purchase of approximately 242 acres for the open space preservation district in the city’s ongoing effort to preserve open space lands and complete a greenbelt around the perimeter of the Santa Clarita Valley. Screenshot from City of Santa Clarita website.

City Council approves open space land purchase 

September 19, 2024 4:48 pm

The Santa Clarita City Council has approved the purchase of approximately 242 acres for the open space preservation district in the city’s ongoing effort to preserve open space lands and

Jeff Williams, right, takes a selfie with his family and family friend Holden Greene, second from right, during the 27th Annual River Rally Cleanup under the Via Princessa Bridge at Wiley Canyon Road in Newhall, Calif., on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022. Chris Torres/The Signal

City seeks volunteers for River Rally Cleanup 

August 28, 2024 3:02 pm

News release  Volunteer registration is now open for the 29th Annual River Rally Cleanup and Environmental Expo scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 21, from 8 to 11 a.m.   This year’s

Robert Grzesiak, docent naturalist at Placerita Canyon Nature Center, holds a large bundle of thistle weeds he removed from the area on Thursday morning at Placerita Canyon Nature Center on Aug. 22, 2024. Trisha Anas/ The Signal.

Native SCV plants and those who fight for them 

August 28, 2024 1:37 pm

Along the Placerita Canyon Nature Center trail, bushes of light brown buckwheat plants populate the dirt and the smell of vinegar plants wafts through the air, attracting bees, butterflies and

Press release

Church to host talk on climate change displacement 

August 28, 2024 11:06 am

News release  First Presbyterian Church Newhall is sponsoring a talk by Frances Namoumou on the reasons people are being displacement by climate change.  The event is scheduled 10 a.m. Saturday,