The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) announced Monday that the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has appointed Rudy J. Ortega, Jr. to the Governing Board of the MRCA. Ortega, Jr. currently serves as the Chairperson of the Conservancy as an appointee of the Governor. The first Native American to serve on the MRCA Governing Board, Ortega, Jr. is the Tribal ...

County officials are meeting next month to discuss a proposal to renovate Mentryville, an oil boom “ghost town” and California State Historic Landmark, into an “at-risk youth facility.” Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. A public meeting is scheduled to be held at the West Ranch Town Council meeting June 3 at 6:30 p.m. at the Stevenson ...