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Builders say city impact fees hinder new housing. A recent Supreme Court ruling may give developers more power to fight them.
Jonathon Yu is not a professional developer, but he is interested in building new housing. In 2023, the 29-year-old product manager submitted plans to Sunnyvale to raze the modest 1,000-square-foot bungalow he bought a year earlier and replace it with a three-story, five-unit multifamily building. He paid a few thousand...
Renowned CSU Long Beach Shark Lab invites more than 2,000 visitors for hands-on learning experience
Despite plenty of research, there's still a lot of mystery surrounding sharks. And that's where the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach comes in.The lab celebrated their annual Sharks at the Beach event Saturday and invited the public in to learn more about their groundbreaking research."When we started this program, we knew outreach was critical and why not? Getting people on campus has been so important, and we get to showcase everything without dragging it all over the country," said Chris Lowe, a marine biology professor and director of the Shark Lab.Click here to learn about supporting the CSULB...
Housing shortage has led South Bay farmworkers to live in desperate conditions; a new bill aims to help change that
GILROY — In the modest Gilroy two-bedroom home that farmworker Jesusita Ortiz shares with her family, the living room doubles as a storage space and a shared bedroom for her children, complete with a bunk bed and colorful anime posters lining the walls. The compact set up is a necessary arrangement for the growing family — nine in all, with a grandchild on the way.
Oct. 19: Save the Date for Circle of Hope’s Annual Tea
Circle of Hope’s Annual Tea is one of Santa Clarita’s most anticipated fundraisers bringing awareness of breast cancer and raising funds to help those in our local community fighting this disease. This year’s event promises to be a spectacular event with the theme of Seas the Day.
Mail theft reported in Valencia
A Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station official Monday confirmed a single report regarding a possible incident of mail theft at the Creekside Road post office in Valencia, in response to social media posts about several alleged incidents. Station officials reviewed the surveillance footage available in response to a report...
Santa Clarita Announces Upcoming Lane Closures
Beginning Monday, July 29, crews will start the construction of traffic circulation modifications on two intersections, part of the federally-funded, Traffic and Pedestrian Circulation and Safety Improvements Project. The first location is Golden Valley Road at Valley Center Drive, where there will be median modifications, paving, grinding and overlay operations,...
Rising sea level will affect 2 million in U.S. by 2050, analysis finds
When a particularly high tide lands on a beach in northern Los Angeles County, there is no dry sand left to stand on. It’s named Broad Beach, even though it has been disappearing steadily for decades. “I think there are another 10 stairs below the sand right here,” said...
COC Fall 2024 Offering Flexible Learning Options
To help students balance education with their diverse work and family responsibilities, College of the Canyons will offer a wide variety of flexible learning options during the fall 2024 semester. COC will offer Focused Classes, which are eight-week classes designed to provide students with added flexibility, speed, and information retention.
We’ve Got Your Back This School Year Kaiser Permanente Panorama City Medical Center Prioritizes Thriving Schools and Educator Well-Being
As schools gear up for a new academic year, Kaiser Permanente stands at the forefront of supporting thriving educational environments. Research indicates that the well-being of educators doesn’t just influence staff attendance and satisfaction levels but also significantly impacts student attendance and achievement. It’s a domino effect – when our educators are happy, everyone wins.
SR-126 Highway Project Set To Cause Road Closures For Commuters
The California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) has declared urgent emergency repairs on State Route 126, with closures expected this week. These repairs are crucial to clearing the roadway and shoulder of mudslides and debris, cleaning and repairing drainage systems, repairing damaged slopes and installing erosion control. The Hopper Creek Bridge was severely impacted by a ...
SCV SELPA Seeking Children with Disabilities
The Santa Clarita Valley Special Education Local Plan Area (SCV SELPA) and its member districts actively seek out all individuals with exceptional needs, from birth to age 22, including infants and children parentally placed in private schools. The Santa Clarita Valley SELPA and its member districts are responsible for identifying,...
DUI Continues To Lead Weekend Arrests In The Santa Clarita Valley
Over the weekend, DUIs rose to the top of the list for the most common cause of arrests in the Santa Clarita Valley. The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station and the California Highway Patrol Newhall Office made 12 arrests, half of them for DUI or some other form of impaired driving. The second most common ...
Deaths from drug overdoses plateaued in L.A. County in 2023 after years of increases
Deaths from drug overdoses and poisoning reached a plateau last year in Los Angeles County — the first time in a decade that such fatalities had not continued a year-over-year rise, public health officials said.
Crash Leaves Vehicle Wedged Under Semi Truck In Valencia
One person was hospitalized late Sunday night after a vehicle became “wedged” underneath an 18-wheeler. At 11:47 p.m. Sunday, emergency responders received reports of a traffic collision involving a semi-truck and another vehicle at the transition point of Highway 126 and Newhall Ranch Road in Valencia, according to Geovanni Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los ...
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