Covering everything from state franchise taxes to theme parks to electrical grid improvements, the Santa Clarita City Council voted on Tuesday to formally show its support for five pieces of pending legislation on the state and federal levels.
In support of Six Flags Magic Mountain, the City Council voted to support Assembly Bill 420, which would express the intent of the Legislature to have Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office modify the county COVID-19 tier framework for the reopening of amusement parks. The opening would occur at Tier 3, or at a moderate tier.
Additionally, the council voted to support Senate Bill 533 by state Sen. Henry Stern, D-Malibu, who represents western portions of the Santa Clarita Valley. The bill would require electrical service providers to replace, harden, and/or underground any electrical infrastructure that experiences recurring de-energization events, such as in Canyon Country.
With California approaching a key COVID-19 vaccine milestone, Governor Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that business restrictions could be loosened for restaurants and amusement parks as early as this weekend in the state’s largest counties.
From a vaccination clinic in Los Angeles County, Newsom told reporters the state by Friday would clear a goal of administering 2 million doses to people from the state’s poorest and most vulnerable ZIP codes.
Once the equity target Newsom set last week is met, the state will ease the criteria of its tiered-reopening framework and make it possible for counties like L.A., San Diego, Orange, and Sacramento to resume indoor dining, professional sports, and further school reopening efforts.
Dust off your mitt and lace up your cleats – adult softball is returning to Santa Clarita. Following the latest guidance from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health regarding outdoor sports competitions, the city of Santa Clarita’s popular Adult Sports Softball Leagues are returning to play with a six-week season to be held at Central Park.
Registration opens Wednesday, March 10, for Sunday leagues, which start on March 28, and weeknight leagues, which start the week of April 5. The registration window will close Monday, March 22, and early sign-ups are highly encouraged as limited space is available in each league.
The cost to register is $270 per team, with a $100 deposit paid during registration to secure a team’s spot. The full registration cost must be paid by the end of the business day on March 22.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health confirmed Tuesday 70 new deaths and 1,337 new cases of COVID-19, with 26,620 total cases in the Santa Clarita Valley.
To date, Public Health identified 1,205,276 positive cases of COVID-19 across all areas of L.A. County and a total of 22,099 deaths.
Note: A correction was made to the number of total Castaic cases, which will be seen in the breakdown further below.
There are 1,119 people with COVID-19 currently hospitalized and 30% of these people are in the ICU. Testing results are available for nearly 5,905,000 individuals with 19% of people testing positive. Today’s daily test positivity rate is 2.2%.
Firefighters quickly extinguished a house fire in the Valencia Hills neighborhood Wednesday morning.
The call came out shortly after 6:30 a.m. on the 25500 block of Via Brava in Valencia, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department Supervisor Franklin Lopez.
Units arriving on the scene found flames and smoke showing from one room in a single-family residence, Lopez said.
Not even 10 minutes later, firefighters called knock down of the blaze, preventing it from spreading into other areas of the house, Lopez added.
One woman was transported to the hospital following the incident for unknown reasons.
A woman is transported to the hospital as firefighters battle a house fire in the Valencia Hills neighborhood on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Rick McClure/For The Signal