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House Committee To Discuss Knight’s St. Francis Dam Disaster Bill

St. Francis Dam Disaster Remembered By Santa Clarita Residents

The Saint Francis Dam Disaster National Memorial Act, authored by Representative Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, will be examined by the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The move paves the way for the bill to be put to a vote on the House floor soon, according to ...

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Decree Supports Santa Clarita Effort To Move Cemex Mining

Santa Clarita Cemex mining

President Barack Obama’s declaration Friday of the San Gabriel Mountains as a national monument bolsters Santa Clarita’s argument against 100-plus years of Cemex mining in the Santa Clarita Valley, officials said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “The national monument designation does not alter the contracts that Cemex holds with the Bureau ...

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Obama Declares Portion Of San Gabriel Mountains As National Monument

Feedback from Santa Clarita Valley residents on the San Gabriel Mountains National Monument Management Plan, is welcomed by the officials of the Angeles National Forest, officials said Wednesday.

Half of the San Gabriel Mountains, east of Santa Clarita, were recently declared a National Monument by President Barack Obama. The president is scheduled to sign the executive order Friday at 1 p.m. at Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas. The park, like much of the affected mountain area, is in the congressional district of Rep. Judy Chu, D-Pasadena, ...

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