As schools have begun opening back up again across Los Angeles County, many teachers are finding the transition to be strange yet rewarding. Districts across the county, including in the Santa Clarita Valley, have implemented COVID-19 safety precautions so as to follow the guidelines from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to get […]
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SCV school districts assure safety following return to in-person learning
Schools in the Santa Clarita Valley returned to an in-person school session in early August despite COVID-19 concerns and a surge instigated by plateaued vaccinations and the Delta variant. The several school districts within SCV have assured parents that a variety of safety precautions have been implemented to alleviate the risk of contracting the coronavirus […]
Press Release: FDA officially approves Pfizer vaccine against COVID-19
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the license for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for the prevention of COVD-19 disease in individuals 16 years of age and older. The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine continues to be available under emergency use authorization for those 12-15 years old and for a third dose in certain immunocompromised […]
Garcia pledges to campaign against mandatory student vaccinations, slams health officials, in series of tweets
Following a litany of tweets questioning local and federal health officials on guidelines and requirements, Rep. Mike Garcia (R-Santa Clarita) voiced his opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for students in the 25th Congressional District in a Thursday tweet. “I will actively and publicly campaign against any local school board member within CA-25 district lines who […]
Lisa M. McDougald: Why we need to make water board hybrid meetings permanent
At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, I – as did many Santa Claritans – started attending online civic meetings conducted by the city council, school and water board. As our city and nation struggled to adjust, residents relied heavily on social media and virtual meetings to stay attune to local issues and engage our […]
