Redevelopment in the state of California is just about dead although the paperwork continues for the agencies that still owned property when the state pulled the plug for redevelopment in early 2012.

The City of Santa Clarita will spread awareness on the issue of heroin and prescription drugs abuse by teens at the third annual Heroin Kills Symposium Wednesday, August 28 at 6:30 p.m. in the Santa Clarita Activities Center.