A brush fire in rugged terrain near Val Verde challenged firefighters from two counties early Tuesday afternoon, but their combined efforts stopped the fire within 30 minutes. All forward progress…
Jayce Johnson, 11, (front) was one of more than 20 kids from the Boys and Girls Club in Canyon Country to receive a bike from the Chiquita Canyon as part of its 17th annual Christmas Promise Bike Build on Dec. 19, 2018 Tammy Murga/ The Signal
A crowd of more than 20 Boys and Girls Club children, with large grins and hands waving in the air, waited excitedly as they saw rows of brand new bicycles…
The courts sided with Los Angeles County, dismissing a portion of the proceedings in a lawsuit filed by Chiquita Canyon earlier this week, county officials announced Thursday. Part of the…
It seems that when good fences aren’t enough, good lawyers will have to do. The news of a pair of lawsuits by the operators of Chiquita Canyon caught us, and…
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200X200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic Nov. 2, 2016. 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
Chiquita Canyon LLC, operator of Chiquita Canyon Landfill, has two pending lawsuits against Los Angeles County, one challenging the terms of its conditional use permit, another in response to a…
Although it’s hard to fit 60 brand new shiny bicycles under the Christmas tree, the folks at Chiquita Canyon found a familiar way to present them as gifts for needy…
The Newhall School District Office. Dan Watson/The Signal
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…
Chiquita Canyon's district manager Steve Cassulo gives a tour of the landfill on Wednesday, March 1, 2017, to members of the public and county commissioners. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
A March 16 article in The Signal entitled "Knight Re-introduces bill to stop mining in Soledad Canyon" states the following: "City officials have long maintained that the mine would overload…
The city is conducting a survey regarding interest in starting a bike share program. Above, Steve Cassulo, District Manager, Chiquita Canyon, right, and Chiquita Canyon employees Raul Isiordia, Lead Tech, left, and Tyler Richmond, Manager, deliver39 bicycles to the Child & Family Center in Santa Clarita Dec. 21, 2016.. Dan Watson/The Signal
Seventy children in the Santa Clarita Valley will receive a brand new bike and helmet this holiday season. As part of the 15th annual Christmas Promise Bike Build, Chiquita Canyon…
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
Following an extensive public review process which began more than five years ago, Chiquita Canyon today announced the County of Los Angeles has released a Partially Recirculated Draft EIR for…