Please see below details on our upcoming full freeway closure of the southbound I-5 between Calgrove Bl and the SR-14, from Monday, August 11 to Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
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A bat with rabies was found recently on Huston St in Stevenson Ranch.
Please consider sending out the attached information to your residents so that more people can be educated and protected from rabies, especially children and pets. We have found that with HOAs/property management groups distributing this important (and potentially life-saving) information, various residents across LA County knew exactly what to do when they found a bat on their property and it has helped to prevent rabies exposures in the community to both people and pets.
It is very important for people to know about bats and rabies in California and to know how to protect themselves, children, and their pets. Never pick up a bat or touch a bat with bare hands. We are especially concerned about:
- Bats inside houses (bats have tiny teeth and a sleeping person may not be woken up by a bat bite)
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- Keep windows and doors tightly fitted with screens so that bats do not find their way inside of a house easily
- Do not release bats that are found inside of houses
- Children may not admit to parents/adults that they have touched a bat
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- Teach children what bats look like, to contact an adult if they ever see one, and to never touch a bat with bare hands
- Dogs/cats may contract rabies from contact with bats that are on the ground
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- Be sure to keep your pets up to date with their rabies vaccinations (even indoor only cats)
We are currently entering what we consider ‘bat season’, the time when we find the most sick or acting abnormally bats outside of people’s homes or businesses. If you find a bat that is inside of your house or acting abnormally/sick outside of your house, please call your local animal control for assistance (Castaic Animal Shelter – 661-257-3191).
Additional information about rabid bats found in LA County in 2024 can be found on our website here: http://publichealth.lacounty.
If you would kindly distribute this infographic to all residents in in your community, we would truly appreciate the assistance in educational outreach. We hope sending this educational material out will help to prevent unnecessary exposures to the residents in your area. We have had residents report to us that they knew how to handle a bat situation because of their HOAs distributing this information to them.
Any questions about bats or rabies can be directed to us at Veterinary Public Health by calling 213-288-7060 or emailingvet@ph.lacounty.gov.
Following the recent winter storm, the County is in the process of assessing damage to infrastructure and private properties countywide. To gather storm damage information from our 88 cities and across our unincorporated communities, County Office of Emergency Management has created a survey for residents and businesses, linked here: https://recovery.lacounty.gov/
Additional information can be found in this related article: https://www.
If you have any questions regarding information being collected or the Damage Collection Survey form, email DisasterAssistance@ceooem.
Regards,
Josie G. Gutierrez
Senior Civil Engineer
Los Angeles County Public Works
(626) 458-7135
Attention Stevenson Ranch Residents:
Tau fruit flies have been found in Stevenson Ranch. The Agricultural Department from the State of California is in Stevenson Ranch requesting access to backyards for further testing.
The quarantine area in Los Angeles County measures 79 square miles, bordered on the north by Castaic Junction; on the south by Oat Mountain; on the west by Del Valle; and on the east by Honby Ave. A link to the quarantine map may be found here:
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/tau/regulation.html.
General information on the tau fruit fly may be found here –
https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/plant/PDEP/target_pest_disease_profiles/tau_ff_profile.html.
David A. Pegos
• Special Assistant
• Executive Director, Invasive Species Council of California
California Department of Food and Agriculture
1220 N Street, Suite #200
Sacramento, California 95814
Phone: (916) 654-0317
Castaic-West Ranch to Santa Monica Beach Bus – June 14th – September 4th
On Monday, August 1, an extension of Westridge Parkway opens to the public to provide a direct connection between Magic Mountain Parkway and Valencia Boulevard west of Interstate 5, providing and important link for local residences, schools and businesses.
The expanded roadway is approximately two-thirds of a mile in length and provides an alternative path of entry or exit for surrounding communities and a growing resident base within Valencia by FivePoint that began moving into their new homes last year.
The opening of Westridge Parkway coincides with the 2022-23 school year at three neighboring schools. The new road provides an important alternate route to access local schools for children attending Oak Hills Elementary School within the Newhall School District, and both Rancho Pico Junior High School and West Ranch High School within the William S. Hart Union High School District.
CHP plans to maintain a presence on Westridge Parkway at the outset of the road opening, particularly as neighboring schools start their new school year.
LA Metro’s I-5 North County Enhancements Project.
https://www.metro.net/projects/i-5-enhancements/
Click here for flyer (under Other Documents)
The project extends from the State Route 14 (SR-14) interchange in Santa Clarita to just south of Parker Rd in Castaic. This is anticipated to be a 5-year construction project to enhance operational and safety features along 14-miles of the I-5 freeway, primarily through the addition of 14-miles of carpool lanes in each direction.
The Department of Public Works will be resuming weekly street sweeping services to the unincorporated communities. Please see attached flyer for distribution and for more information.
On May 1, 2021, Public Works initiated a pilot twice-per-month street sweeping schedule for residential streets in unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. After receiving concerns from residents and further discussions with the Board Offices, we have jointly decided to transition back to weekly street sweeping starting November 1st, with all areas being restored to weekly street sweeping on November 15th.
Major streets will continue to be swept weekly. As Public Works reverts back to weekly street sweeping, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Parking Bureau will assist by enforcing parking regulations. The following dates are important to remember:
- November 1, 2021 – Parking Enforcement will begin issuing warnings stating that they will resume issuing citations for all signed street sweeping areas in unincorporated Los Angeles County starting November 15, 2021.
- November 15, 2021 – Parking Enforcement will resume issuing citations for all signed street sweeping areas in unincorporated Los Angeles County.
For more information on Los Angeles County’s street sweeping services, please click here. This website has helpful information on our street sweeping operation including an interactive street sweeping schedule map, clean water requirements, street parking, observed holidays, tips and guidelines, and frequently asked questions.
Natalie Vartanian
Assistant Field Deputy, Santa Clarita Valley
LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger, 5th District
Office (661) 287-3657 | Fax (661) 254-4453
Email: NaVartanian@bos.lacounty.gov
WE ALL NEED PARKS: COUNTYWIDE EFFORT ENCOURAGES RESIDENTS TO HELP IDENTIFY REGIONAL AND RURAL PARK AND RECREATION NEEDS
The Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation (LA County Parks) is inviting the public to participate in a community engagement and outreach process to help inform future planning and funding allocation to address regional and rural park and recreation needs.
· Project Website Updates (https://lacountyparkneeds.
· Surveys/Polls: The first survey is available now at https://new.maptionnaire.com/
The following traffic regulations that have just been adopted in Stevenson Ranch:
- Stop control for northbound traffic on Webster Place and Wordsworth Lane
- Stop control for northbound traffic on London Place and Wordsworth Lane
- Stop control for southbound traffic on Hammet Circle (East) and Wordsworth Lane
- Stop control for southbound traffic on Hammet Circle (West) and Wordsworth Lane
- Stop control for southbound traffic on Sandburg Place and Hammet Circle
- Stop control for southbound traffic on Topper Court and Hammet Circle
Click here for more information
Here is the full board letter (items 19-24 are for Stevenson Ranch) that was adopted, which also includes a map. http://file.lacounty.gov/SDSInter/bos/supdocs/151473.pdf
The County of Los Angeles will be resuming parking enforcement operations on November 15, 2020. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has begun posting warning notices for this upcoming change on vehicles parked in areas with restricted parking for street sweeping. The resumption of enforcement of street sweeping restrictions will allow for Public Works to better sweep areas in preparation for inclement weather this winter.
Parking enforcement will also resume enforcement of Expired Registrations and Red tag warnings.
More information can be found on the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Website: https://lasd.org/parking-
Public Works will also be issuing a press release for local media outlets and posting on our social media accounts about the resumption of parking enforcement for street sweeping.
Please share this important information with your fellow community members.
Christopher Poston
Civil Engineering Assistant
Los Angeles County Public Works
Office: (626) 300-2306
