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Chiquita Canyon Landfill Issued Violation For Failure To Maintain Leachate Collection System

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Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic was issued two Notices of Violations (NOVs)by the South Coast Air Quality Management District (South Coast AQMD) this week. One NOV was issued for the landfill’s failure to maintain the leachate collection and storage system in good operating condition, failure to report the breakdown of equipment and other permit condition violations, according to the AQMD. ...

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Santa Clarita Residents Encouraged To Participate In Survey For Housing, Community Development Needs

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Each year, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development provides the City of Santa Clarita with Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to help meet the needs of low- and moderate-income residents in the community. The City is seeking input to help guide the development of the City’s 2024-2028 Consolidated Plan, a five-year guide for CDBG project priorities. To ...

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SUSD Expected To Approve Closure Of Santa Clarita Elementary

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The Saugus Union School District (SUSD) Governing Board is expected to discuss and approve a plan to close Santa Clarita Elementary on Tuesday. The regular meeting of the Saugus Union School District Governing Board is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Nov. 14, beginning with a closed session at 5:30 p.m. followed by the open public session at 6:30 p.m. The ...

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COC Receives $1.437 Million Grant For Veterans

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College of the Canyons (COC) has received a $1.437 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education in support of a Veterans Upward Bound (VUB) program designed to help student veterans succeed in pursuing postsecondary education by addressing gaps in support services and infrastructure. The five-year grant partnership will provide intensive services to 125 eligible student veterans in the Santa ...

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Give Thanks With A REAL ID

More than 16.6 million Californians now have a REAL ID – an increase of 147,642 from the previous month – according to California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) data. As the autumn leaves fall from the trees and pumpkin spice fills the air, November brings with it not only the beauty of fall, but also the year’s busiest travel season. ...

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LASD Seeking Missing Man Last Seen In Saugus

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Missing Persons Unit investigators are asking for the public’s help locating missing person Smaran Prakash Poudyal, last seen in Saugus. Poudyal is a 25-year-old Asian man who was last seen on Tuesday, Oct. 31,  at 5:30 a.m. on the 20800 block of Satinwood Drive in Saugus. Poudyal is 5’09” tall, 135 lbs, with straight black ...

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Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Names New Chief Nursing Officer

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Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital named its new Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) Monday. Vicki White is the new CNO at the Santa Clarita hospital, having joined Henry Mayo in July of this year as interim CNO. Who is Vicki White? White has more than 20 years of CNO experience. She recently served in a variety of not-for-profit settings as a nursing ...

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Henry Mayo Providing Primary Care Medical Care Services At CalArts

To expand convenient access to high-quality medical care for California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) students, Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital is now providing primary care medical care services on the CalArts campus. The services are intended for students who require care for non-life-threatening conditions. Christina Soliman, a Henry Mayo Newhall Primary Care physician assistant, is the provider on the CalArts ...

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Congressman Garcia Releases Conditional Requirements For Additional Support To Ukraine

Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, released the following statement outlining conditional, common-sense requirements that must be met for his support of any more American tax dollars being sent to Ukraine. “The nation of Ukraine remains sovereign, and President Volodymyr Zelensky is alive and well, as a result of American taxpayer support over the last 20 months,” Garcia said. “The fighting ...

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Providence Holy Cross Moves Tiny Patients To Newly Expanded, Refurbished NICU

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In a highly orchestrated move, Providence Holy Cross Medical Center doctors, nurses and specialists transferred eight tiny patients this week from temporary space to a newly expanded and renovated neonatal intensive care unit. The move, completed without a hitch, came after two years of pandemic-delayed construction of the new unit, Providence officials said. The babies, attached to numerous devices including ...

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