Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris is facing backlash after making a controversial statement suggesting he wants to eliminate the city’s homeless population by “giving them all the fentanyl they want.” He later doubled down on the remark, expressing support for a federal “purge” of homeless individuals. When questioned by a constituent during a city council meeting on Feb. 25 on what ...

Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris, a prominent Antelope Valley attorney in a  lawsuit against the neighboring city of Palmdale over the California Voting Rights Act, might be eyeing the state Senate 21st District race, he said Friday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Palmdale’s Mayor Jim Ledford declared his intention to form an exploratory ...

Santa Clarita officials have been sued by two residents represented by Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris over an alleged violation of the California Voting Rights Act