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Lawmakers To Continue Push For Statewide Homelessness Emergency

The 2016 Homeless Count indicated that the overall number of homeless people in Los Angeles County increased to 46,874 in 2016, which is 6% more than in 2015 and 19% more than in 2013. The subset of homeless people living in encampments, tents and vehicles increased by 20% from 2015 to 2016 and a staggering 123% from 2013 to 2016.

Lawmakers in the California legislature will continue on Monday the push to convince Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a statewide emergency because of the worsening homeless crisis—particularly in Los Angeles County. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. State Sen. Isadore Hall, D-Compton, is expected to introduce a resolution calling on his Senate ...

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Castaic Animal Shelter To Lower Adoption Fees For ‘Clear The Shelters Day’ (VIDEO)

Castaic Animal Shelter is one of more than 55 shelters and rescue organizations across Southern California set to lower its adoption fees in honor of the nationwide “Clear the Shelters Day” on Saturday, July 23. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. For one day only, cats are free to adopt courtesy of ...

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Free E-Waste, Household Hazardous Waste Collection Event To Take Place In Canyon Country

Residents from the Santa Clarita Valley can bring their unwanted electronic or hazardous household waste to the Household Hazardous Waste / E-Waste Roundup event set to take place in Canyon Country on July 30. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Due to the positive feedback from last year’s event, this free event ...

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County Officials Commit 15,000 Jobs To Summer Youth Employment Program

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Los Angeles County officials committed 15,000 jobs to the Los Angeles Summer Youth Employment program at a press conference held Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The announcement is a result of a coordination between the County of Los Angeles Community and Senior Services and County Supervisors Don Knabe and Chair ...

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Minimum Wage Increases In LA County

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The minimum wage for Los Angeles County employees moved to $10.50 Friday, mirroring the city of Los Angeles’ wage hike.  Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Businesses with 26 or more employees must pay the new minimum wage hourly to workers who perform work (at least two hours in a one-week period) ...

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Vote Count Update Released For Los Angeles County

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A new update in the vote count has been announced by the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk after the June 7 California Primary. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. County Registrar-Recorder and County Clerk Dean Logan announced the fifth ballot counting update for the election on Friday. The update includes 47,446 ballots ...

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Santa Clarita Community Invited To Celebrate National Trails Day

The Santa Clarita community is invited to celebrate National Trails Day this weekend by hitting one of the city’s many hiking trails or attending a family-friendly event hosted by the Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation Saturday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. National Trails Day is designed to bring ...

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Santa Clarita Approves New Sheriff’s Station

Santa Clarita City Council members approved a deal with Los Angeles County officials Tuesday for a new Sheriff’s Station. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The agreement calls for the city to appropriate $36 million to pay for a new station to replace a facility officials said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department ...

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County Eyes Possible Tax To Fund Homeless Support

A recent homeless sweep in the Santa Clara wash in Santa Clarita brought to the surface one of the many problems that can go along with homelessness, addictions and pregnancy.

Los Angeles County supervisors approved looking into several plans to address a funding shortage for homelessness this week, including a marijuana tax, a half-cent sales tax or a half-cent tax on income exceeding $1 million. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. The motion to seek additional means and research possible avenues for the ...

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