(dailynews.com) The issue of just how much benzene was released when 100,000 metric tons of methane spewed out of a pressurized gas field nearly three years ago has been playing out in court in r(more..)

LOS ANGELES, CA – Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang has certified the 2018 Assessment Roll, which indicates growth in real estate and business property values and record-setting savings for(more..)

(By Eve Bushman) Garagiste festival co-founders Stewart McLennan and Doug Minnick (locals know Doug from his shared wine tasting room in Downtown Newhall, Double Trouble) as well as countless experien(more..)

The County of Los Angeles Center for Financial Empowerment (CFE), housed within the Department of Consumer and Business Affairs, is proud to celebrate the launch of BankOn Los Angeles County, a progra(more..)

(Washington, DC) - On Wednesday, July 25, 2018, Representatives Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and Steve Knight (R-CA) introduced H.R. 6530, the No NATO Withdrawal Act. This legislation would reassert Congressi(more..)

With the temperatures forecasted to be significantly over 100° Monday through Friday this week, Bridge to Home will open their shelter facility during the afternoons to provide a cool place f(more..)

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has come to the rescue by contributing the water that will allow TreePeople’s forest restoration program to continue through the summer. TreePeople and crew(more..)

On Wednesday morning, Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Fifth District, County of Los Angeles and Sheriff Jim McDonnell from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department along with Santa Clarita Mayor L(more..)

(By Chris Sharp) When you teach in California’s public high schools like I do, you learn to sight the foster child who is at greatest risk.  It is the child who looks most like he or she do(more..)

With the temperatures forecasted to be significantly over 100° Monday through Friday this week, Bridge to Home will open their shelter facility during the afternoons to provide a cool place f(more..)

(dailynews.com) Air crews were sent along with ground crews to battle the flames. No structures were threatened, but some workers at an oil field in the area were evacuated. Containment was put at 50(more..)

(dailynews.com) A woman was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist in Palmdale, the California Highway Patrol said. The woman was later identified as Tammi Johnson, 40, of Acton, said Investigat(more..)

High temperatures and high surf are forecast for Southern California, with triple-digit heat expected to return to the region starting Monday and persist through the end of the week for several interi(more..)

(latimes.com) Sheila Brown was shocked to learn, in the spring of 2009, that the Los Angeles City Council was planning to raise the speed limit on Zelzah Avenue, a few blocks from her home in Granada (more..)

(By Eve Bushman) I shared a press release recently on canned wines. Suffice it to say, most of the comments, mine included, were biased against canned wines. Most of us didn’t care for the prese(more..)

(Washington, DC) - On Thursday, July 19, 2018, Representative Steve Knight (R-CA) introduced H.R. 6440, the STEM and Trade in Schools Act. This legislation would allow states to provide sub-awards to(more..)

Today, the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative and Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority launched the Los Angeles Homeless Outreach Portal, dubbed LA-HOP, the new Countywide Web-based portal that(more..)

(Washington, DC) - On Wednesday, July 18, 2018, the House Small Business Committee voted by a wide bipartisan majority to favorable report H.R. 6330, The Small Business Runway Extension Act, which was(more..)

A 31-year-old woman has been arrested for defacing three walls on a City park building located on the 27200 block of Seco Canyon Road, Saugus. On Tuesday, July 18, around 6:45 a.m., two citizens obser(more..)

Resources from New and Existing Programs Dedicated to Ending Homelessness The Community Development Commission/Housing Authority of the County of Los Angeles (CDC/HACoLA) is working hand-in-hand with(more..)

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – Supervisor Kathryn Barger cast the lone vote opposing a motion to place a measure on the November ballot which seeks to increase property taxes on residential and commercial(more..)

The City of Santa Clarita saw an increase in on-location filming in Fiscal Year 2017-2018 (July 2017 to June 2018), with the Film Office recording 560 film permits and 1377 film days, which generated (more..)

Some of you may remember my telling you here of my own experience of being homeless.  Or more likely you may have forgotten it, because I experienced a really babyish version of  homelessnes(more..)

On Monday, a Notice of Violation was sent from the City’s Community Preservation Division, to the owners of the Canyon View Mobile Home Estates property. The owners installed multiple solar pane(more..)

Santa Clarita Mayor Laurene Weste, Mayor Pro Tem Marsha McLean, Councilmembers Bob Kellar, Bill Miranda and Cameron Smyth from the City of Santa Clarita; Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Fifth District, Cou(more..)