Chiquita

The seven-member girl group — consisting of Ruka, Pharita, Asa, Ahyeon, Rami, Rora and Chiquita —had been stuck in gridlock traffic as they came directly from rehearsals to the interview.

Despite their young age — with the youngest member Chiquita being only 14 years old when she debuted — the group members have carried this same confident and graceful demeanor throughout their journey to stardom.

Since 2022, operators of the since-closed Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic struggled to contain noxious fumes and contaminated runoff caused by an underground garbage fire.

The conditions at El Sobrante Landfill mirror issues at Chiquita Canyon Landfill, where residents called in thousands of odor complaints to the local air district.

Waste Connections, the owner of Chiquita Canyon, closed the landfill in December and is focusing on managing the reaction area.