Letters to the Editor
M.E. Canelas: Where’s the lights?
Year after year I go to Canyon Country Park to walk in the evening, and I cannot believe nobody has done anything about this: The playgrounds for the children are…
Dr. Gene Dorio
Dr. Gene Dorio: Risks and complications
Another recent attempt at repealing the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, met with failure as the American Health Care Act of 2017 never got wings. The Congressional Budget Office report…
Some of the donations made by WiSH Education Foundation Board of Directors members to Sequoia Charter School Wednesday.
Jan Burton: Don’t forget SCV’s strong public school system
Your articles regarding SCV Community Pride were not only interesting, but thorough – except for the sections about education. While members of this community, especially parents, are continually informing themselves…
CIF polls: Cats, Vikes ranked on good terms
A rivalry, apparently, doesn’t require true dislike. Valencia and West Ranch highs —which came in at No. 7 and No. 9, respectively, in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 poll this…
Mary Ann Walker, a teacher at Plum Canyon Elementary, feigns relief after accepting her 2017 Teacher Honoree award at the Teacher Tribute at College of the Canyons on April 11, 2017. Walker will retire this year after 40 years of teaching. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Santa Clarita’s top teachers honored at annual Teacher Tribute
Some of the Santa Clarita Valley’s most celebrated teachers were recognized Tuesday for their leadership and excellence in classrooms at all school sites in the area’s five public school districts.…
SCV football ‘pioneer’ dies at 77
Former College of the Canyons football coach Larry Reisbig died on Monday, but his legacy still echoes in the Santa Clarita Valley. “(He was a) pioneer of Santa Clarita football,”…
The Master's University's Caleb Menez (22) reaches for the ball during a failed pickoff play that allowed a Bethesda player to score from third during a baseball game on Tuesday at TMU. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
TMU baseball turns to Saugus grad in win
Sophomore righty Robert Winslow’s plan this year was to improve on an uneven freshman season, continuing to fine-tune his mechanics and build velocity. The Master’s University’s plan Tuesday was for…
Antelope Valley College's Samantha Arraiga (6) throws to first base after tagging College of the Canyons' Micayla Aguilar (20) out at second during the first of two games on Tuesday. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
COC softball drops crucial double-header
Candy rained down in the second game of College of the Canyons softball’s double-header against Antelope Valley. It’s a Marauder tradition for a fan to toss candy to the crowd…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Council approves homeless shelter lease for another three years
Less than two weeks after Bridge to Home’s Emergency Winter Shelter closed for the season, councilmembers approved a three-year extension to the shelter’s lease agreement at their meeting Tuesday. “It…
The Culinary Arts Center on the College of the Canyons Valencia campus. (Source: COC)
COC Board to review resolution on creating a welcoming campus environment
The Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees, which oversees College of the Canyons (COC), will have a busy meeting Wednesday when it reviews two resolutions and the naming…
In this photo from Dec. 23, 2016, Greg Specer, vice president of California United Bank, left, and Bill Sloan, executive vice president of California United Bank, right, pass a check to Denise Redmond of Carousel Ranch, center, following the bank's annual golf tournament, which raised a little over $200,000. Proceeds benefit charities that serve children, like Carousel Ranch. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
In $700M deal, PacWest is buying parent of California United Bank
In a union of two Los Angeles-based regional banks, PacWest Bancorp is buying CU Bancorp, corporate parent of California United Bank. California United, which has a regional office on Magic…
Signal file photo
SCV’s purple pipe springs a leak
The Santa Clarita Valley’s purple pipe sprung a leak last month and it cost more than $110,000 to fix. The three miles of pipeline transporting recycled water - typically referred…
Starbucks opened its 27th SCV outlet last week, on the former site of a Burger King on the southeast corner of Bouquet Canyon and Newhall Ranch Roads. The new store replaces a smaller one across Bouquet Canyon. It is open 4 a.m. - 11 p.m., Mon.-Sat., and 5 a.m. – 8:30 p.m. on Sundays. Patrick Mullen/The Signal
27th SCV Starbucks opens on Bouquet Canyon Rd.
Don Benton. Facebook photo
Former COC student, college trustee to lead Selective Service System
Editor's note: Story updated to reflect Don Benton's time on the COC Board of Trustees and his work with the board during his tenure. Don Benton, a former Washington state…
Signal file photo The Santa Clarita Business Incubator is hosting Innovate Santa Clarita. Signal archive photo/Katharine Lotze
City gets North American recognition for businesses
Santa Clarita is expected to be taking care of business in the coming years, as Financial Times Magazine ranked the city as fourth on their list of Small American Cities…
FivePoint’s local offices in Valencia. Jana Adkins/The Signal
Newhall Land parent FivePoint files for initial public offering
The privately-held owners of Newhall Land, the developers of Valencia who hope to build another planned community of equal scope at Newhall Ranch, are going public. On Friday, Five Point…
Sulphur Springs Board to review district’s future demographics
Members of the Sulphur Springs Union School District Governing Board will hear and review an annual report on the district’s seven-year student population projections during its Wednesday meeting at Leona…
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SERGEANT: 7-man burglary crew hit 2 SCV restaurants last month
Members of a specialized burglary task force shut down a burglary crew with the arrest Sunday of six men and one juvenile in connection with restaurant burglaries, including one in…
Jodie Guerrero, as Martha Washington, talks about Washington's life as the nation's first First Lady, as fellow First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, played by Louise Willard, Jacqueline Kennedy, played by Wendy Noonan, and Nancy Regan, played by Naomi Matrai, listen at Saugus' 10th annual Women in History presentations on Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
SHS students, teachers portray Women in History
Six former First Ladies shared their stories on Saugus High School’s (SHS) campus Tuesday as part of the 10th annual Women in History Program. The annual American Association of University…
Roselva Ungar holds up her commendation from the County of Los Angeles in recognition of her service to the community and contributions to education as a teacher in the Los Angeles Unified School District and with the Head Start program. Courtesy of Alan Zuckerman
Head Start organizer, former LAUSD teacher honored for years of service
For more than 50 years, Roselva Ungar dedicated her life to early childhood education. She spent many years as an elementary school teacher in the in Los Angeles Unified School…
