{"id":71351,"date":"2025-03-10T14:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71351"},"modified":"2025-03-10T14:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T21:16:32","slug":"barger-calls-for-update-on-chiquita-canyon-cancer-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=71351","title":{"rendered":"Barger Calls for Update on Chiquita Canyon Cancer Concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m_5954134664094741927govd_template_image CToWUd a6T aligncenter\" tabindex=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/ci3.googleusercontent.com\/meips\/ADKq_NZLaUM2baU5lDZfh-m9jrjq9Mz2dH8EbULFrSkJCQLFtRx_DgRZAOhx65TRPOuAwMignoyJTmLp6yYzRIprBG_4bKZpT722CT7Qq4YZsDXTurKHlLve6tqzalg-pRa7deimFBfmD7vRpcxfYxbhh84bh5i7EKX-kmWgB_P29xz9CACMLAvMMBMf_LP2dzagqfJnaWjsCgF-FRylBg=s0-d-e1-ft#https:\/\/content.govdelivery.com\/attachments\/fancy_images\/CALACOUNTY\/2025\/03\/11191868\/chiquita-canyon-landfill-10-02-2023_original.jpg\" alt=\"Click here to view image. \" width=\"545\" height=\"356\" data-bit=\"iit\" \/><\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger is advocating for an update from the USC Cancer Surveillance Program to address ongoing community cancer concerns related to Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The program is a state mandated local agency for monitoring community cancer trends in Los Angeles County and is overseen by a state agency\u2013the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fwww.cdph.ca.gov%2F%3Futm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/01000195818c6b34-b91765c9-8f3b-4f1e-932f-5adcff00d098-000000\/MsnU40u764SN9DEsxB1AHDHSGBohVPWXN5cpomF7GCo=395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%252F%252Fwww.cdph.ca.gov%252F%253Futm_content%3D%2526utm_medium%3Demail%2526utm_name%3D%2526utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%2526utm_term%3D\/1\/01000195818c6b34-b91765c9-8f3b-4f1e-932f-5adcff00d098-000000\/MsnU40u764SN9DEsxB1AHDHSGBohVPWXN5cpomF7GCo%3D395&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741721621728000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1INLqmQhilf83jhcaEC-Jj\">California Department of Public Health<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">In a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%2F%2Fdrive.google.com%2Ffile%2Fd%2F1BLcjASek8Z6KcF7kKBXzznS7Qnw5Ipb7%2Fview%3Fusp=sharing%26utm_content=%26utm_medium=email%26utm_name=%26utm_source=govdelivery%26utm_term=\/1\/01000195818c6b34-b91765c9-8f3b-4f1e-932f-5adcff00d098-000000\/T05Y6FMENpyxeCeGyYUwYHc39_Al9MIKT_455GFD_WQ=395\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/links-1.govdelivery.com\/CL0\/https:%252F%252Fdrive.google.com%252Ffile%252Fd%252F1BLcjASek8Z6KcF7kKBXzznS7Qnw5Ipb7%252Fview%253Fusp%3Dsharing%2526utm_content%3D%2526utm_medium%3Demail%2526utm_name%3D%2526utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%2526utm_term%3D\/1\/01000195818c6b34-b91765c9-8f3b-4f1e-932f-5adcff00d098-000000\/T05Y6FMENpyxeCeGyYUwYHc39_Al9MIKT_455GFD_WQ%3D395&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1741721621728000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0Hw14TbwbKF4ALx0N4CGbA\">formal letter sent this past Friday<\/a>, Supervisor Barger pressed for detailed answers to address the significant worries expressed by local residents.<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">\u201cMy constituents in the impacted communities have shared their frustration, anxiety, and uncertainty\u2013I hear them loud and clear,\u201d said\u00a0<strong>Supervisor Kathryn Barger<\/strong>. \u201cThey deserve straightforward answers, and I am committed to ensuring they get them. My priority is to push for transparency and clear information.\u201d<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Supervisor Barger\u2019s letter also asked for the Cancer Surveillance Program, or other state representatives, to present an update at tomorrow\u2019s Chiquita Canyon Landfill\u2019s Community Advisory Committee.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ca-local"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71351"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71351\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71352,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71351\/revisions\/71352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}