Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who represents the fifth district, including Santa Clarita, released the following statement in response to California and L.A. County lifting the mandatory mask mandates in schools later next month. Barger’s statement comes hours after Governor Gavin Newsom announced the statewide indoor mask mandate for schools is set to end March 12, and the County ...

A legal strategy, aiming to force school districts across the United States to end mask mandates, was threatened by Santa Clarita parents during Wednesday’s William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board meeting that abruptly shut down due to anti-mask protests.  The Hart District board was preparing to discuss whether or not the district should formally announce its support ...

Los Angeles County mask mandates are set to remain in place, awaiting two key guideposts, even as the end of the state guidelines approach later this month.  California’s statewide mask mandates are expected to expire on Tuesday, Feb. 15, however local COVID-19 health orders are still set to take precedence, including in L.A. County.  https://twitter.com/GavinNewsom/status/1490827066454863873 The Los Angeles County Department ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health released the latest data on COVID-19 on Sunday, revealing 16,835 new cases and 40 new deaths.  Most of these cases include the Omicron and Delta variants, according to public health officials.  At Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, 69 patients are currently hospitalized for COVID-19 and as of Sunday, one additional person has died, ...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) inspectors continue to visit businesses across the county every day to ensure compliance with required safety measures. The safety measures that L.A. County Health inspectors are checking and including masking guidelines and vaccination verification, providing technical assistance and responding to complaints of non-compliance, according to Public Health. “I am grateful ...

Beginning Thursday, proof of full vaccination or a negative test result is expected to be required to enter outdoor mega-events, and proof of at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine will be required to enter or work in indoor portions of bars, lounges, nightclubs, breweries, wineries, and distilleries in L.A. County. “Helping organizations and businesses comply with targeted vaccination ...

Three COVID-19 related deaths have been reported in the course of a week at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital in Santa Clarita, with 30 patients still hospitalized. This week’s deaths bring the death toll up to 163 for the hospital since March of 2020, according to spokesperson Patrick Moody. Thirty COVID-19 patients still remain in treatment at Henry Mayo.  On Thursday, ...

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health) officials reported that the 7-day case rate of COVID-19 had decreased for the second week in a row. While transmission in L.A. County remains at a high level, the 7-day cumulative case rate decreased 16 percent from last week to 159 new cases per 100,000 residents. This is the second week ...

As of 11:59 p.m. on July 17th, an indoors mask mandate has been reinstated in Los Angeles County. Saturday July 18, LA County has reinstated an indoor mask mandate in light of the rising numbers of the Delta variant of COVID-19, with more possible restrictions on the horizon.

The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us a lot of things. Mostly, however, it showed us just how dangerous the air around us can be during certain situations. It’s not just viruses in the air that can affect your health negatively. Solid dust particles and other tiny particles can get into your lungs and cause serious health problems as well. Here ...