Santa Clarita rents hold fairly steady
The average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Santa Clarita dropped modestly in September, according to numbers released by an on-line rental firm. Statistics compiled by ApartmentList.com put Santa Clarita…
One of two trees cut down Monday for safety reasons. Photo by Katharine Lotze.
City tree cutting angers Canyon Country resident
The resident of a “beautiful tree-lined” street in Canyon Country was moved to anger Monday morning when he saw city crews cutting down two towering pines near his home. City…
Army Specialist Aracely Jimenez. Photo by Tom Cruze
Seen Around SCV
CalVet and Habitat for Humanity presented keys for new homes to 28 Veterans and their families during a ceremony celebrating the completion of Phase II of the Santa Clarita CalVet…
Supervisors expected to take up Pitchess transfer
The County Board of Supervisors is expected to vote Tuesday on whether to authorize $5.6 million to contract out services for mentally ill inmates who would be transferred from the…
Canyon Country man guilty of assaulting sheriff’s deputies
A jury has found a 29-year-old Canyon Country man guilty of four counts of assaulting police officers and two counts of felony child abuse stemming from a domestic violence call…
Santa Clarita Christian's Seth Yu (20) falls into the end zone to score in the first half against Trinity Classical Academy at Canyon High School on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCCS football drops Trinity in Faith Bowl
Trinity Classical Academy’s winning streak, coupled with Santa Clarita Christian’s struggles, pointed to a different 2016 Faith Bowl than last year’s lopsided first edition of the crosstown rivalry. Instead, it…
Dante Acosta
Council may face dilemma if Acosta wins Assembly seat
Santa Clarita voters will fill two expiring City Council seats on Nov. 8, but they would also be creating a new vacancy if they elect incumbent Councilman Dante Acosta to…
Meryl D. Goudey, the new curator/coordinator of the SCAA art exhibit at the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center. Courtesy photo
Healing Art at Dixon Health Center
"Samuel Dixon Family Health Center, Inc. extends our warmest appreciation on behalf of our board of directors, staff and patients to the Santa Clarita Artists Association (SCAA) for their ongoing…
Baby Iliana. Courtesy photo
Baby Iliana is Here!
There’s a new little princess in our family. Baby Iliana arrived on August 24 and weighed in at 10 lbs. 1 oz., and 21 inches long. My beautiful niece, Jessica,…
Rosalind Wayman (center) with members of the Santa Clarita Artists Association. Courtesy photo
County Award Presented to Santa Clarita Artists Association
Rosalind Wayman, Sr. Deputy for Los Angeles County Supervisor Michael Antonovich, 5th Supervisorial District, presented a beautiful artistic certificate congratulating the Santa Clarita Artists Association. The certificate was accepted by…
1996 Saugus High School graduate, Mandy Gonzalez. Courtesy photo
Santa Clarita’s Own Mandy Gonzalez to Star on Broadway’s “Hamilton”
Born in Valencia and raised in Saugus, Mandy Gonzalez, Saugus High School class of 1996, has made her way to New York and has made a name for herself on…
Fireman Michael Aguilar aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship operating out of Norfolk, VA. Courtesy photo
Santa Clarita Native Serves Aboard USS Gunston Hall
A 2009 Hart High School graduate and Santa Clarita native is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard USS Gunston Hall. Michael Aguilar is a fireman aboard the Whidbey Island-class dock…
“Savta Ester” watercolor by Naomi Young of her grandmother. Courtesy photo
What is a Grandmother? Have you ever wondered about your grandmother?
We all know and love our father and mother but do we really know and appreciate their mother, for if it wasn't for their mother, it's very clear our parents…
Martha Garcia: Jewish congregations begin High Holiday celebrations Sunday
Sunday at sundown the Jewish High Holidays begin with Rosh Hashanah. Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year and signals the start of the year for Judaism. But the meaning…
Martha Garcia: OLPH deacons, faces of summer outreach
Every Sunday in July, Deacon Jay Reiser greeted Our Lady of Perpetual Help parishioners after Sunday services and collected donations for the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry. Hundreds of churchgoers…
David W. Hegg: What We See and What We Know
Edmund Burke, the 18th century British statesman, is the first one credited with saying: “Those who don't know history are doomed to repeat it.” It looks like we are rushing…
Rep. Steve Knight (R-Palmdale)
John A. Fergione: Knight is the best candidate to serve the 25th Congressional District
It has recently come to my attention that our congressman, Steve Knight, is under attack for supposedly not supporting our local aerospace industry. I thought this might be a joke,…
Michael D. Antonovich: Yes on Measure M
It is vital that any ballot measure addressing our county’s transportation needs provides a comprehensive, regional solution to reduce congestion and improve air quality. Previous transportation measures were created from…
Children watch as the ducks are released during the second race of the 14th Annual Rubber Ducky Festival to benefit the Samuel Dixon Family Health Center held at Bridgeport Park in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Hundreds of rubber ducks make a splash at Bridgeport Park
Crowds cheered and gazed as hundreds of rubber duckies rushed through a racecourse at the 14th Annual Rubber Ducky Festival held at Bridgeport Park Saturday. At least 200 people turned out…
Teenager struck by vehicle in Santa Clarita
A teenager was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street near his house on the 26000 block of Isabella Parkway on Sunday, officials said. The driver was traveling northbound…
