Winds in the Santa Clarita Valley are expected to be calm over the weekend, before returning next week. Winds in the Santa Clarita Valley are expected to remain calm through Saturday, with a slight breeze predicted for Sunday, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS).  “We might get a little breeze Sunday,” Wofford said. However, by ...

Multiple Santa Clarita residents turned to social media to share their frustrations  after several days with no power due to Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) in connection to the strong Santa Ana winds. Officials with Southern California Edison confirmed homes in the Santa Clarita Valley had power cut due to PSPS to prevent any potential downed power lines from sparking ...

Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) may leave some of the Santa Clarita Valley without power during Thanksgiving again during high winds and increased fire risk. Southern California Edison, (SCE) has announced increased fire risk may lead to PSPS events between 12 p.m. Wednesday and 12 p.m. Friday in parts of Santa Clarita, potentially leaving some without power on Thanksgiving for ...

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 ...

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 planning to stream an hour-long meeting Thursday evening to talk about their efforts to reduce the use of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) for the Santa Clarita Valley. At the meeting, which is scheduled to begin at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, the company intends to give Santa Clarita Valley residents information on how SCE is protecting ...

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 ...

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion to investigate all legal options available to mitigate the impacts of future Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events at their regular meeting on Tuesday. These power shut-offs occur when Southern California Edison (SCE) officials determine there is an elevated risk of wildfire, most frequently due to high winds. Recent PSPS ...

Power Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) are expected to remain in place in areas of the Santa Clarita Valley with the restoration of power estimated to be on Christmas Day. On Wednesday, Southern California Edison (SCE) shut off power to thousands of Santa Clarita residents due to fire danger with some still in the dark through Christmas morning, according to the ...