The two bills, authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, provide critical support for affected residents and strengthen state response to prevent future landfill disasters “For too long, families in Val Verde, Castaic, and Santa Clarita have been living with toxic air, worsening health conditions, and few protections,” said Assemblywoman Schiavo. “With AB 27 and AB 28, we’re not only offering much-needed ...

Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger is advocating for an update from the USC Cancer Surveillance Program to address ongoing community cancer concerns in Val Verde related to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.  The program is a state-mandated local agency that monitors community cancer trends in Los Angeles County. It is overseen by a state agency, the California ...

Two years after her disappearance and a search for evidence that led investigators to Chiquita Canyon landfill,  Los Angeles mother Heidi Planck remains missing. Planck, then 38, was last seen on Oct. 17, 2021, when a surveillance camera caught sight of her walking her dog in an alley near the Hope + Flower apartment building at 1201 S. Hope Street ...

A group of Santa Clarita Valley residents who live near a landfill seeking permission from Los Angeles County to expand are asking county officials for more time and more bilingual support to consider the landfill’s expansion. The proposed Chiquita Canyon landfill expansion is undergoing the required public comment period, which is expected to end Sept. 23. The comment deadline has already been extended once, from its original date of Aug. 24.