SCV Sports Report: Boys tennis teams triumphant
Saugus boys tennis defeated Crespi 17-1 on Thursday afternoon. Erin Pang and Jeffrey Astorga each swept with scores of 6-3, 6-0, 6-0 and 6-4, 6-0, 6-1, respectively. James Phan won…
Brian Baker: Still searching for a solution to homelessness
On March 8 The Signal published a column by Gary Horton entitled “Deciding to decisively end homelessness.” It seems that Gary and I agree on this issue, and I’m sure…
Jim de Bree
Jim de Bree: Voodoo economics of HSAs
One of the ideas touted by the Republicans to fix Obamacare is the expansion of Health Savings Accounts, commonly referred to as “HSAs.” In case you have not heard of…
Groups of people play Pokemon Go in front of the movie theater at Westfield Valencia Town Center in July 2016. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal.
Victoria Diana: Consider if we dare to unplug
I live in a world consumed by technology and social media. People sitting across from each other on a date don’t even look up to have a conversation because they…
Trinity Classical Academy's Sarah Howell (3) slides safe at home as she beats the tag by Albert Einstein Academy catcher Beatriz Panduro at Trinity on Thursday. Dan Watson/The Signal
Wild 7th lifts Trinity softball over Einstein
In its season-opener, Trinity Classical Academy softball was staring down a five-run deficit heading into the top of the seventh inning. But in that small window of time, the Knights…
Canyon's Shannon Hunter (11) throws from centerfield during a softball game against Oak Park on Thursday, March 9, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Canyon softball cruises past Oak Park
Canyon High softball needed this one. Coming off five straight losses, the Cowboys downed Oak Park, 8-4, at home Thursday behind Jessica Goodspeed’s arm and Melissa Spencer’s bat. The Cowboys…
Valencia’s Akanno, Hart’s Dominguez named Foothill boys hoops co-Players of the Year
Valencia junior Dexter Akanno came off the bench at times last season. Hart junior Whitten Dominguez served as the sixth or seventh man for a senior-laden Indians team. The two…
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Saugus boys soccer’s historic season comes to an end in loss to No. 1 seed
Thursday was a hard day for Saugus High boys soccer. It was hard for the Centurions to score in a 6-1 loss to Citrus Hill on the road in Perris…
Local students named semifinalists for National Spelling Bee contest
A team of Santa Clarita students is one of 10 semifinalists in the Scripps National Spelling Bee’s second Spellebrity Video Contest. The video contest gives students a chance to win…
Houses in the Santa Clarita Valley near Copper Hill Drive. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Public hearing will discuss low-income residents’ needs
In an effort to determine the needs of the low income community in Santa Clarita, the city administered a Community Needs Assessment survey, the results of which will be open…
Crescent Valley Mobile Home Park in March 2016, after mud flows. photo by Katharine Lotze, The Signal.
Failed septic system at mobile home park prompts state inspection
State housing inspectors are expected to visit a Newhall mobile home park Friday after learning the park’s septic system had failed recently. Investigators with the state’s Department of Housing and…
FILE PHOTO: Bouquet Canyon Road. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Pipeline to affect Bouquet Canyon Road
Access to Bouquet Canyon Road, already spotty with periodic closures due to rain and safety fears about flooding, is expected to get even more precarious as work on the LARC…
65-year-old woman accused of running drug house
A 65-year-old Canyon Country woman accused of operating a drug house was among a dozen people arrested on drug charges following a drug raid at a Canyon Country home Wednesday…
Dante Acosta. Dan Watson/The Signal
UPDATE: Acosta rolls out bill to reduce cost of healthcare
Assemblyman Dante Acosta introduced a bill on Thursday that aims to lower the cost of healthcare for Californians. Assembly Bill 782, named the Healthcare Insurance Fairness Act, will eliminate the…
West Ranch High School Principal Mark Crawford, right, meets with parents in the amphitheater at Valencia Marketplace in Stevenson Ranch to discuss upcoming events at the Starbucks with the Principal meeting on Thursday morning. Dan Watson/The Signal
Parents meet for coffee, conversations with West Ranch principal
Every month, West Ranch High School Principal Mark Crawford gathers with a group of parents in the amphitheater at Valencia Marketplace to share information about the high school and answer…
Katie Hill, Executive Director and Deputy CEO of PATH, a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness presents the benefits of Measure H during a debate in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal
Katie Hill relates upbringing and career to political goals
According to new congressional candidate Katie Hill, her run for representative of the 25th district is not at all about her political party preference. She said her upbringing in the…
Lusine Tarakchyan registers to vote during the third and final presidential debate during a watch party for students at College of the Canyons on Oct. 19, 2016. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Four COC students chosen as Civic Impact Scholars
Four College of the Canyons (COC) students were selected by the California Community College Foundation’s Civic Impact Project to serve as COC Civic Scholars for the spring semester. The students,…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Three, Two, One, Action! Santa Clarita Sees Another Record Year for Filming
In 2016, the Santa Clarita Film Office had another record breaking year for location filming in the City. The Academy Award nominee, “La La Land,” starring Emma Stone and Ryan…
Dear Signal Staff members,
Santa Clarita's chapter of Project Linus, a nonprofit organization dedicated to making handmade blankets for critically ill and traumatized children, has just reached six thousand blankets made and delivered! Following…
Angeles National Forest fire crews reduce hazardous fuels using a curtain burner. Twitter photo
Hazardous fuel burn underway in Angeles National Forest
Santa Clarita Valley residents in the Castaic Lake area may see smoke in the air Thursday as fire crews from the Angeles National Forest burn piles of infected wood or…
