Good morning, Santa Clarita.

Our Community Salutes of Santa Clarita & the Kiwanis Club hosted their first enlistee recognition ceremony on May 17th at Golden Valley High School theater that honored 82 high school seniors for enlisting in the U.S. Armed Services; over 300 family & community members attended to show support for the new recruits.

A house caught fire in Canyon Country on the 19100 block of Sierra Estates Drive Thursday afternoon and a mobile car detailer applied water to a neighbor’s home—helping to stop the flames until firefighters brought the blaze under control at 3:15 p.m.

Dennis Schwesinger, a Santa Clarita Domino’s franchise owner, was awarded the prestigious Gold Franny Award that honors top performance among nearly 750 U.S. franchise owners.

He owns 11 stores and runs local pizza fundraisers — showing his hard work and commitment to the community.

Rlynn Smith Thomas, president of the Santa Clarita NAACP, wrote a letter to the City Council opposing an amendment to the MetroWalk Specific Plan that would allow BluMax Santa Clarita LLC to pay an $800,000 in-lieu fee instead of building 49 affordable housing units—she said this change would worsen the housing crisis and urged officials to hold developers accountable.

Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares from Santa Clarita said on May 29th that Senate Bill 508—which expands telehealth options by allowing cancer patients to consult with their out-of-state doctors—passed unanimously out of the Senate; the bill now moves to the Assembly.

On May 29, Los Angeles County filed a motion for a preliminary injunction against Chiquita Canyon Landfill to force stronger pollution controls—meant to lower harmful odors and protect residents in Castaic, Val Verde and Santa Clarita Valley— as part of its ongoing lawsuit.

The California State Assembly passed two bills to help families in Santa Clarita, Castaic and Val Verde who have suffered from toxic gas exposure at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill.

The AB 27 Tax Relief Act and the AB 28 Fire Safety Act now head to the State Senate—steps meant to protect residents and prevent future disasters.