THE SIGNAL

“Schiavo calls for emergency declaration over Chiquita Canyon Landfill”  

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, called on Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency Tuesday in the latest of a series of letters aimed at cleaning up the ongoing mess of smells and toxic chemicals coming from Chiquita Canyon Landfill. 

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department’s declaration of Chiquita Canyon Landfill as a public nuisance, along with elevated findings of benzene and carbon tetrachloride,  underscores the need for action, Schiavo wrote in the request.