Members of the Santa Clarita City Council agreed to hire a consultant to research what it would take to create a separate health department for the city during their regular meeting Tuesday. Following a discussion during Tuesday’s meeting, the Santa Clarita City Council agreed to use $25,000 in order to hire a consultant that would research what would be required ...

Members of the Santa Clarita City Council agreed Tuesday to explore the idea of creating a separate health department, which would allow the city to re-open at a different rate than the rest of Los Angeles County. Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth presented the idea of creating a separate health department for the city during the City Council’s regular meeting ...

Mayor Cameron Smyth is expected to discuss the creation of a Santa Clarita health department at an upcoming City Council Meeting. Currently, Santa Clarita is under the jurisdiction of the Los Angeles County Public Health Department. Smyth said the County’s decision on Friday to not allow the reopening of salons and barbershops — despite the state allowing the change — ...