The Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authority (MRCA) announced Monday that the Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy has appointed Rudy J. Ortega, Jr. to the Governing Board of the MRCA. Ortega, Jr. currently serves as the Chairperson of the Conservancy as an appointee of the Governor. The first Native American to serve on the MRCA Governing Board, Ortega, Jr. is the Tribal ...

The County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to set aside $1.3 million towards the purchase of 550 acres in the Newhall Pass as open space. The purchase will provide a wildlife corridor connecting the San Gabriel and Santa Susana Mountains.