Residents living near the Chiquita Canyon Landfill hosted a visit from state representatives and the media last Friday to share the severe medical issues they say are caused by toxic fumes released by the landfill. California State Assemblymembers Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) Anamarie Ávila Farías (D-Martinez), Juan Carrillo (D-Palmdale),  and Stan Ellis (R-Bakersfield), as well as Congressman George Whitesides (D-Agua Dulce), ...

At nearly 1,000 acres, the property is roughly bounded by Soledad Canyon Road on the north, Golden Valley Road on the east, Railroad Avenue on the west and Circle J Ranch on the south — and it’s central location with respect to city boundary have led many to refer to it as the city’s toxic donut hole. Don’t miss a ...