Kat’s Eye View: Baby superstition! Writing on the wall
I only trust my fortune cookies if they have my favorite number in the “lucky numbers” on the bottom. And when waiting to hear about a job, a contest, an…
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump smiles as he arrives to speak at an election night rally on Nov. 9, 2016. (AP Photo)
Betty Arenson: A thanks to Trump
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to President Trump and copied to The Signal for publication. Within about three weeks of your presidency, you have signed executive orders and…
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: A polling place worker hands a sticker to a voter after he completed his ballot at Fire Station 73 in Newhall in November. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Diana Diamond: Vote no on Measure H
County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is wrong about supporting Measure H for the homeless, a quarter-cent sales tax hike for a full 10 years. City Councilwoman Laurene Weste said, “Santa Clarita…
Michael Crosby, left, and others eat dinner at the Bridge to Home temporary shelter in Saugus on its opening night in 2014 KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.
Mary Smith: A tremendous responsibility
To help prevent homelessness, the city of Santa Clarita should have goals and requirements. They are: 1) allow no use of drugs or alcohol; 2) question the homeless regarding their…
Santa Clarita Christian's Justin Collins (13) shoots against Morro Bay defender Kalvin Hilliard (5) at SCCS on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal
SCCS boys hoops gets by Morro Bay
According to Santa Clarita Christian School boys basketball coach James Mosley, Friday night’s matchup against Morro Bay was “ugly.” But the outcome was beautiful for the Cardinals, who defeated the…
Hart's Taylor Moorehead (9) jumps to drop a ball against Long Beach Poly's Lauren Carroll (10) at Hart on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Understanding overtime: Girls soccer teams ready mentally and physically
In Foothill League girls soccer play, there are three outcomes for matches: win, lose or tie. In the CIF-Southern Section playoffs, however, if a match ends with an even score,…
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.
David Hegg: We need a kindness revolution
Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in communities with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies one of the…
Dr. Gene Dorio
Gene Dorio: A measure of humanity
Measure H on the March 7 ballot will not solve the homeless problem. But it could ease the progression of a daunting social ill that is financially and morally overwhelming…
Saugus' Anthony McIntyre (1) is one of 20 boys basketball players from the SCV signed up for the SCV Hoops Finale on Thursday at Saugus High. Signal file photo
Weather moves trio of SCV playoff games to Saturday
Saugus High boys basketball got an early start Friday. The Centurions departed at 12:40 p.m. for Dos Pueblos High of Goleta, an 87-mile trek, with hopes of arriving in time…
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Rain-soaked Saugus boys soccer moves on to 2nd round
For an idea of what it felt like to play in Friday’s CIF-Southern Section Division 4 playoff opener at Saugus High, take this newspaper, dunk it in a bucket of…
From right to left:Santa Clarita Delegation President Sabrina Pin sits with a fellow lobbyist at the YMCA Youth and Government Model Legislature and Court program in Sacramento Friday. Courtesy of Cynthia Bryan
Santa Clarita students take-on model roles in state government
At the State Capitol on Friday, seven Santa Clarita high school students lobbied for causes, debated with legislators and worked to pass bills. The proceedings of the day’s events had…
Captain Dale Dye returning to Vietnam. Photo by Bill Reynolds, The Signal.
War journalists return to Vietnam
A group of war journalists touched down in Vietnam Friday, the latest wartime group to return to Vietnam and to the scene of their wartime experience thanks to a nonprofit…
Newspaper industry wary of unclaimed property bill
An Assembly bill -- directing that the state no longer be required to take out ads in general-circulation newspapers to notify owners of unclaimed property such as abandoned bank accounts…
UPDATE: Power outages and downed trees
A powerful wind-swept storm knocked down more than 30 trees across the Santa Clarita Valley Friday, falling on at least two vehicles, injuring one, pulling down electric wires and knocking…
A young man checks out the torrent of water moving through Placerita Canyon on Meadview Avenue Friday afternoon. Photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.
Flooding and mudslides shut down SCV roads
Widespread flooding across the Santa Clarita Valley created fast-moving torrents of water in swollen creeks which, in some cases, shut down roadways, stranded residents and barred some from access to…
A car is stuck in roadway flooding in Frazier Park on Lakewood Place. Jeff Zimmerman/For the Signal
PHOTOS & VIDEO: Storm pummels Santa Clarita
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Saugus Union School District P.E. teacher on special assignment Samantha Ford asks her fifth grade P.E. class about their sugar intake at Highlands Elementary in Saugus on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Team TOSA
A small, but mighty group of six is leading one district’s efforts to integrate technology, the arts, physical education and English Language Development (ELD) into every classroom’s regular curriculum. Fondly…
Wilk introduces bill creating one SCV water agency
State Senator Scott Wilk has introduced legislation to create one new all-encompassing water agency that would manage and distribute water throughout the Santa Clarita Valley. He issued a statement Friday…
SCV Sanitation District unveils revised environmental report
Local sanitation officials have unveiled a revised version of their plan to reduce the amount of chloride discharged into the Santa Clara River. The Santa Clarita Valley Sanitation District announced…
America’s Job Center of California holding hiring fest Feb. 24
News release from the City of Santa Clarita. America’s Job Center of California invites residents to connect with new employers, find a new career path or get back into the…
