Editor's note: A prior edition of this story noted that the Newhall School District will be submitting a letter to Chiquita Canyon Landfill regarding their expansion. Â When in actuality, the…
Saugus Union School District office. Dan Watson/The Signal
Members of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board plan on submitting letters to the Chiquita Landfill and the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors regarding the recent decision to…
What should have a beautiful Shakespearean comedic ending turned out to be a complete tragedy last Wednesday at the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission hearing to extend the 45-year…
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners on the proposed expansion of the landfill on land Chiquita already owns. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Thousands of tons of flood water debris created by the Sand Fire - snapped trees, charred branches and loosened dirt that were swept across roads in Sand Canyon by heavy…
Former fifth district county supervisor candidate Darrell Park, bottom left, holds up an agreement that he described as one signed 20 years ago regarding the Chiquita Canyon landfill during a press conference and protest at Santa Clarita City Hall on Monday, April 24, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Up to 25 Santa Clarita Valley environmental and political advocates gathered in front of City Hall Monday afternoon to protest Chiquita Canyon Landfill and urge local government officials to take…
People testify remotely about the proposed Chiquita Canyon Landfill expansion at the Stevenson Ranch Library during a hearing in April. The issue is scheduled to go before the Board of Supervisors for final approval. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
County planning commissioners gave Chiquita Canyon Landfill a 30-year extension Wednesday, several hours after a public hearing. The decision was made an hours-long meeting in which the Los Angeles…
Supporters in bright green and opponents in various shades of red attended a meeting at Rancho Pico Junior High March 1 to voice their support or concerns about the proposed expansion at the Chiquita Canyon landfill for county commissioners who were to decide on the fate of the project March 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Editor’s note: Part 2 of the Los Angeles County Regional Planning Commission’s public hearing on the Chiquita Canyon Landfill expansion is scheduled starting at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the commission’s…
Supporters in bright green and opponents in various shades of red attended a meeting at Rancho Pico Junior High March 1 to voice their support or concerns about the proposed expansion at the Chiquita Canyon landfill for county commissioners who were to decide on the fate of the project March 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Community discussion about the Chiquita Canyon Landfill controversy will continue Wednesday, April 19. Over 100 Santa Clarita residents shared their two-minute testimonies at the first public forum on March 1,…
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200 x 200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in 2014. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal
On Jan. 10 The Signal printed an open letter from John Paladin outlining the problems with expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and requesting a hearing for the project. I…
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200 x 200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic in 2014. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to county Regional Planning official Richard Claghorn, Department Of Regional Planning Zoning Permits North Section, and copied to The Signal for publication. Dear…
Have you ever been stuck in traffic on Interstate 5 behind a seemingly endless line of trucks? If you have, and you don’t speak up now, that might happen even…
A bulldozer pushes exposed trash at Chiquita Canyon Landfill in this Signal file photo by Dan Watson.
Editor's Note: Update to include the decision from the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors to review Chiquita Canyon Landfill's Conditional Use Permit. Odors originating from the Chiquita Canyon Landfill…