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Valencia's Ben Fariss throws a pitch during a baseball game against Saugus last March. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

2017 Foothill League baseball preview

Every Foothill League baseball contender has arms. Valencia High has two high-level Division 1 pitchers. West Ranch has Cal State Fullerton signee Timmy Josten and other promising arms. Hart High…

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Read more about the article Valencia High still enjoying ride as it enters regional semi Tuesday
Valencia's Kenadee Honaker (10) reaches for a rebound during a CIF state playoff basketball game against Bakersfield at Valencia last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Valencia High still enjoying ride as it enters regional semi Tuesday

Valencia High’s Kayla Konrad made two free throws with under 10 seconds remaining Saturday night, and Chaminade of West Hills missed two shots on its final possession before the Vikings…

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Read more about the article Sally White: Trump has no mandate
Protestors hold up signs on the corner of McBean Parkway and Magic Mountain Parkway in Valencia in November at a demonstration in solidarity with the Women's March on Washington and other such demonstrations. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Sally White: Trump has no mandate

Every day I read, in one newspaper or another, and also hear Trump supporters saying: “The American people elected Trump, he is doing what the people want; if you don’t…

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Read more about the article Ronald Schwatz, M.D.: Think of diseases when expanding landfills
A compactor rolls over the exposed trash at a 200X200 foot "working face" site at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill in Castaic Nov. 2, 2016. As soon as the the trash is spread and compacted it is immediately covered with dirt and the working face site moves forward. This view looks south-west towards the new proposed expansion site, and In the distance is the tall ridge which blocks the land fill from view of surrounding communities. Dan Watson/Signal

Ronald Schwatz, M.D.: Think of diseases when expanding landfills

Recently I attended a Chiquita Canyon Landfill meeting. The proposed expansion did not take into account the future changes that may occur in the environment. Recently, we have seen wide…

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Read more about the article Chad Kampbell: Diversity pledge matters
Santa Clarita City Council members listen to members of the community voice their support for various candidates during a special session held at City Hall on Jan. 17 to appoint a fifth member of the City Council following the departure of Dante Acosta in Dec. 2016. Valencia resident William Miranda was selected to fill the seat. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Chad Kampbell: Diversity pledge matters

The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution affirming Santa Clarita’s commitment to diversity at its Feb. 14 meeting. The vote came after the resolution was first…

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Read more about the article Gordon Katz: Contradiction?
Castaic Lake - part of the water system upon which the Santa Clarita Valley relies - was near record lows in February 2015 Dan Watson/Signal

Gordon Katz: Contradiction?

The A2 fixture “Most talked about” in Thursday’s Signal offers reader comments on the story “Drought not over in SCV,” along with the A5 story “Skyline Ranch project construction to…

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Read more about the article Lawn watering returns to SCV – but will rate hikes follow?
FILE PHOTO. Lawn watering two years ago in March 2015. KATHARINE LOTZE/Signal. 03302015

Lawn watering returns to SCV – but will rate hikes follow?

With the rains behind us, a week of high temps, sunshine and Daylight Savings Time upon us, lawn watering in the Santa Clarita Valley has resumed. But, at what cost?…

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Read more about the article Cemex decision expected between August and April 2018
Abandoned equipment stands on the site of the Cemex site in Canyon Country. Dan Watson/The Signal

Cemex decision expected between August and April 2018

Residents worried about the possibility of gravel trucks pulling in and out of Soledad Canyon, should Cemex be allowed to mine there, should know one way or the other if…

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Read more about the article CalArts student uses thousands of Cheetos in art exhibit
Jazmin Urrea, a photography and media master’s student at California Institute of the Arts, displayed her RED 40 media exhibit to the public for four days. The exhibit included thousands of Cheetos and Xerox prints of Rellerindos, Jabalina and Dedos. Courtesy of Jazmin Urrea.

CalArts student uses thousands of Cheetos in art exhibit

Last week, approximately 300 pounds of Flamin’ Hot Cheetos were on display at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) as part of Jazmin Urrea’s “RED 40” art exhibit. The four-day…

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Read more about the article OFL completes water testing of all centers
Opportunities for Learning Principal Julie Johnson, right, welcomes attendees at the ribbon cutting ceremony of the new, larger Canyon Country site on Friday, Feb. 24, 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

OFL completes water testing of all centers

Due to nationwide and statewide concerns regarding water-quality in schools, Opportunities for Learning (OFL) Public Charter Schools conducted voluntarily testing of drinking water at all of its locations. The year-long…

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Read more about the article Veterans Center to be announced
Volunteers Leticia Autry, left, and Vanessa Robles carry a bag of cement Jan. 14 as they join 21 Mercury Insurance employees, veterans and volunteers who installed new fencing at the site of the third phase of the veterans community created by Habitat for Humanity in Santa Clarita on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Veterans Center to be announced

Elliott Wolfe is a man who is driven to improve the lives of veterans here in the city of Santa Clarita, and beyond for that matter, by his efforts with…

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