On Monday, California State Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, announced that she would be running for re-election for the 40th Assembly District. Assemblywoman Valladares publicly announced on Jan. 10 that she would be running for re-election for California’s 40th Assembly District. “With the support and encouragement of my family, friends and community leaders, I am happy to announce that I’m ...

A bill introduced by assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita, that would help provide power to infrastructure during Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) was vetoed by Governor Gavin Newsom. Assembly Bill 418 (AB 418), which would fund the Community Power Resiliency Program to keep critical infrastructure operating during PSPS, was vetoed by Governor Newsom after being passed through California’s senate and ...

A wind advisory is in effect beginning Monday afternoon lasting through Tuesday due to gusty winds.  Beginning Monday at 1 p.m. lasting through 6 a.m. Tuesday a wind advisory is expected to be in effect for the Santa Clarita Valley, according to officials with the National Weather Service, [NWS).  Winds are expected to be out of the north at 25 ...

On Monday, Southern California Edison (SCE) tweeted that Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) would be considered for certain California communities, which could include high-wind regions of the Santa Clarita Valley. Certain communities in southern California, potentially including parts of Castaic and sections of Canyon Country, were announced as under consideration by SCE for power shutoffs. “Due to weather conditions that ...

Assembly Bill 418, introduced by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares (R-Santa Clarita), unanimously passed through both houses of Legislature and is set to be considered by the governor.  The bill aims to work to provide local governments and communities with resources needed to ensure critical services are available during power outages. During a blackout local governments work to adequately prepare and supply ...

This week Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, spoke to the House Appropriations Committee on his added language to a new bill that could reportedly lead to reimbursing generator costs by victims of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). A new bill that could end up supporting victims of power shut-offs was contributed to by Garcia, and this week the congressman spoke ...

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency (SCV Water) has received funding from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the installation of a new power generator. SCV Water announced Wednesday that a grant from the California Special Districts Association Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program has provided the organization with $250,000 in funds for a new permanent ...

Southern California Edison (SCE) is set to host a livestream for Santa Clarita Valley residents discussing the upcoming fire season and Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS). A community live stream meeting on SCE’s Wildfire Safety Efforts in the Santa Clarita Valley is set to be held online at 6 p.m. on March 25. “California has experienced an unprecedented number of ...

Officials with Southern California Edison (SCE) are aiming its attention at the effects of recent wildfires and public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) in and around the Santa Clarita Valley, in its annual update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan. In its Feb. 5 update to the 2020-2022 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, SCE officials addressed several of the major problems associated with ...

On Tuesday, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) held a public hearing to discuss Southern California Edison’s (SCE) execution of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in response to weather events in 2020. Hosted by leaders from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and the California Department of Fire and Forestry Protection, the meeting aimed to publicly address the identified ...