R. Rex Parris

Lancaster mayor since 2008

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On Thursday, the City of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley issued a vote of no confidence in Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

‘If everyone would wear that mask, we wouldn't be in this mess’: Lancaster mayor on COVID

On Thursday, the City of Lancaster in the Antelope Valley issued a vote of no confidence in Barbara Ferrer, director of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LADPH).

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Those of us who live in Southern California love to brag about our weather, much to the chagrin of the rest of the country when were in shorts and they're in wool sweaters.

Harnessing the Sun in the Antelope Valley

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