Lancaster News

In partnership with Metro and Caltrans, Lancaster is working to complete freeway interchange projects to improve connectivity and access throughout the city. The Avenues K, J and M interchanges will receive a facelift, with completion of all three projects by 2026. Local street improvements along Avenues J and K have already been completed.

Lancaster and the Antelope Valley Fair Authority received a $20 million grant for the development of the Multi-Agency Regional Resilience Center (MARRC). The MARRC is part of an initiative aimed at enhancing community resilience during economic and regional emergencies and is poised to run entirely on renewable energy. In addition to functioning as an emergency…

Lancaster, along with the United Soccer League (USL), Antelope Valley Soccer, Inc. (USL Antelope Valley), announced intentions to introduce men’s professional and women’s pre-professional soccer to Lancaster. The former minor league baseball stadium that was once home to the Lancaster JetHawks, will be transformed into a soccer-specific venue for the club’s matchup. With the transformation…

Lancaster first welcomed electric bus manufacturer, RIDE.co, in 2013. Since then, the company’s presence in the city has widened and continued to expand. Recently, BYD has submitted a project on a 160-acre site that would include a 630,000 square-foot electric school bus manufacturing facility with ample room for expansion. The facility is slated to be…

Lancaster continues to be on the cutting-edge of sustainability and clean energy practices. Lancaster has formalized a “Sister City” relationship with the City of Namie in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan and has added a mentee – the county of Hawai’i. Further, Lancaster has partnerships with several companies and pilot programs that are using various technologies to…