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Agreement Formalized For Honor Ranch Development In Castaic

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On Thursday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion formalizing the agreement with Trammell Crow Company for the Honor Ranch development project in Castaic. The Honor Ranch Site (Honor Ranch) is located in a County-owned 206-acre vacant lot along the eastern edge of the 5 Freeway near the Pitchess Detention Center.  A motion was introduced by Supervisor ...

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L.A. County Board Approves Budget For Homeless Initiative 

Santa Clarita Homeless encampment homelessness

Four weeks after Los Angeles County officials declared a local emergency on homelessness, the board of supervisors unanimously approved a $609.7 million budget for the Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative for fiscal year 2023 – 2024. The budget is intended to help reduce homeless encampments, increase interim/permanent housing and increase mental health services for people who are experiencing homelessness, according ...

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Barger Reacts To Board Of Supervisors’ Approval Of Rent Cap For Unincorporated Areas

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Supervisor Kathryn Barger is not in favor of the Board of Supervisors’ approval of a County Code amendment that imposes a temporary 3 percent restriction on rental property increases through Dec. 31, 2023. “While I understand the desire to deal with systemic problems like inflation and a high priced housing market with ‘quick fixes’ like rent caps, I believe imposing ...

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L.A. Board Of Supervisors To Vote On Motion For Power To Remove Sheriff

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is set to vote on a motion Tuesday that would give the board the power to remove the L.A. County Sheriff.  The motion, introduced by Supervisors Holly J. Mitchell and Hilda L. Solis is aimed to “establish meaningful checks and balances,” stating that the check on the County Sheriff is “long overdue,” according ...

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Camp Scott Protest Held, City Files Suit Against L.A. County

On Monday, a press conference and demonstration was held against Los Angeles County’s decision to house juvenile offenders at Camp Joseph Scott in Saugus, with City officials and members of the community gathering together to object against the decision. L.A. County’s decision to place juvenile offenders in Camp Scott near Saugus homes was protested against by a gathering of local ...

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Supervisor Barger Moves To Amend Spending Of Mental Health Funds

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A chief supporter of mental health awareness and funding, Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, in partnership with Supervisor Janice Hahn, introduced two new motions to the Board of Supervisors regarding mental health. On Tuesday, Barger and Hahn introduced two motions to the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors aimed at improving provisions for those struggling with mental and behavioral ...

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Santa Clarita Residents Given Chance To Apply For L.A. County Income Program

Los Angeles County residents, including those in Santa Clarita, can now officially begin applying to be one of the 1,000 residents chosen for the county’s guaranteed income program.  The “Breath: LA County’s Guaranteed Income Program,” aims to randomly select 1,000 L.A. County residents to receive $1,000 a month for three years.  The program comes as a reaction to financial insecurity ...

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Board Of Supervisors Approve Camp Scott Use To House Juvenile Offenders Despite Barger Opposition

Sign for camps Scudder and Scott in Santa Clarita

The Los Angeles (L.A.) County Board of Supervisors has voted to use Camp Scott in Santa Clarita to house juvenile offenders, despite the efforts of Supervisor Kathryn Barger to stop the motion. In a Tuesday meeting, the L.A. County Board of Supervisors voted to approve Camp Scott for use as one of two permanent secure youth treatment facilities (SYTF) for ...

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Stern To Announce Candidacy For Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors

Senator Henry Stern, D-Canoga Park, is set to announce his candidacy Thursday for the Third District seat on the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors being vacated by Sheila Kuehl. Stern – who represents the western portions of the Santa Clarita Valley, including Stevenson Ranch as well as parts of Newhall and Valencia,  Shortly after the Los Angeles County, Citizens ...

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Barger Allocates $5 Million To Combat Illegal Cannabis Growth

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The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors announced Tuesday its allocation of funds in an effort to stop illegal cannabis growth operations in the Antelope Valley and dispensaries county-wide. The board approved nearly $5 million to address the crises, including $2.4 million to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) to encourage the stop of illegal cannabis growing and water ...

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