Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, was sworn in Monday to represent Assembly District 40, which includes the Santa Clarita Valley, Castaic, Northwest San Fernando Valley, and North Sylmar. Schiavo begins her second term with a commitment to putting money back in people’s pockets, creating an economy that works for all families, addressing housing affordability, and improving community safety. “I am so ...

Chiquita Canyon Landfill officials have warned Los Angeles County officials in a letter of the consequences that would ensue from either a full closure or reduction in trash collection. Chiquita Canyon EVP of Engineering and Disposal, Jim Little and Universal Waste Systems President Mark Blackburn sent a letter to L.A. County officials, including Supervisor Kathryn Barger, of potential risks of ...

As residents report severe health impacts, Santa Clarita representatives led a bipartisan letter to state and county leaders Tuesday requesting a state of emergency for Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic. On Tuesday, a representative from the office of Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, met with community members at Hasley Canyon Park to lead a bipartisan ...

Wednesday, Santa Clarita representatives led a bipartisan letter of state representatives petitioning Governor Newsom for a State of Emergency declaration at Chiquita Canyon. The letter, signed by 15 state legislators, as well as Santa Clarita representatives Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo , D-Chatsworth,outlines the urgent need for this declaration to protect the health and safety of ...

The Chiquita Landfill Community Advisory Board is set to meet on Tuesday, Oct. 8, at 6 p.m. at the Castaic Library. Among the agenda items are updates from regulatory agencies about the progress at Chiquita Landfill and what is being done to bring the landfill into compliance. The South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) has received more than 13,000 ...

A judge heard arguments from the Val Verde community in a lawsuit against County of Los Angeles and Chiquita Canyon Landfill in their ongoing battle to shut down the waste facility due to toxic fumes. Since May 2022, an underground chemical fire at the landfill has generated noxious odors, hazardous leachate, and elevated levels of benzene. As a result, tens ...

L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger wrote the following letter to Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo calling on her to have Governor Newsom declare a State of Emergency in connection to the Chiquita Landfill. Dear Assemblymember Schiavo:  I am writing to urgently seek your immediate assistance and support related to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill (Landfill) odor incident. Given the recent action taken by ...

Today Sen. Scott Wilk (R-Santa Clarita) delivered a letter to Governor Gavin Newsom inviting him to tour the Chiquita Canyon Landfill, where an underground fire continues to impact the environment, health, safety, and wellbeing of residents in adjacent communities. “Every day for the last two years residents of Val Verde and Castaic have had to put up with the foul, ...

Chiquita Canyon Landfill released a statement Friday stating that the location had unintentionally exceeded a “sub-limit” on solid waste disposal in 2023. Officials from Chiquita Canyon Landfill announced Friday that the landfill had inadvertently accepted more solid waste than allowed by its conditional use permit for 2023, though it did not violate its total allowed maximum disposal limit of 2,800,000 ...

A judge ruled in favor of continued operations at Chiquita Canyon Landfill Wednesday in the ongoing saga of noxious odors emanating from the site and allegedly sickening residents. Judge Stephen Goorvitch, a judge of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, heard arguments on whether citizens have the right to challenge the county’s decision to allow the continued operation of ...