Stephanie English, a longtime Santa Clarita Valley leader and Lancaster resident, was recognized Tuesday night with a prestigious “One Hart” award from the William S. Hart Union High School District for her decades of service and impact on the community. The honor, presented during the district’s March 25 governing board meeting, celebrates individuals who embody the district’s core values of ...

On Tuesday, Supervisor Kathryn Barger started serving as Chair of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors for the 2024-2025 term. Some immediate changes will be implemented in the Board’s meeting schedule at Supervisor Barger’s direction. As memorialized in a letter sent to her colleagues Tuesday, effective Jan. 1, 2025, Board meetings will be held every Tuesday. This will result ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...