Read more about the article Teacher tax cut bill clears finance committee
Senator Henry Stern (D-Canoga Park) speaks about Senate Bill 807 at the Senate Governance and Finance Committee hearing on Wednesday, May 10.

Teacher tax cut bill clears finance committee

California teachers are one step closer to tax credits and exemptions after Senator Henry Stern’s (D-Canoga Park) bill passed the Governance and Finance Committee Wednesday. Senate Bill 807, also referred…

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Read more about the article Gentle Barn begins campaign to find new home for rescued cows
The "St. Louis Six” who escaped from a slaughterhouse in North St. Louis on March 30 are now being treated and taken care of at a Gentle Barn foster care facility in Missouri. Facebook photo

Gentle Barn begins campaign to find new home for rescued cows

On March 30, six cows escaped from a slaughterhouse in North St. Louis, leading local law enforcement and animal control on a five hour chase throughout the city. Hours later,…

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Read more about the article Castaic Board to consider adopting new curriculum materials
Castaic Union School District Building. Dan Watson/The Signal

Castaic Board to consider adopting new curriculum materials

The Castaic Union School District (CUSD) Governing Board is expected to review two new materials for the district’s English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELA) program at its meeting Thursday. If…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: COC parking lot deemed safe after HazMat incident
Fire fighters gloves' are rinsed after investigating a hazardous material leak in the trailer of a UPS truck at College of the Canyons on Wednesday, May 10, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

UPDATE: COC parking lot deemed safe after HazMat incident

Firefighters trained to handle hazardous materials examined a delivery truck that contained a package reported to have spilled a corrosive substance onto a parking lot at College of the Canyons…

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Read more about the article Bridge to Home gives Humanitarian Award
(L to R) Sylvia Gutierrez, Exec Dir of Bridge to Home, Director Yaniv Rokah, Queen Mimi, Aurora Harris, Attorney, Volunteer & Event Hostess. Photo courtesy of Chuck McCalmont

Bridge to Home gives Humanitarian Award

Bridge to Home, SCV homeless service provider, gave a Humanitarian Award to Yaniv Rokah, Director of the internationally acclaimed documentary movie Queen Mimi at the Cowboy Breakfast Fundraiser in Newhall…

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Read more about the article Newhall Ranch owner’s stock begins trading on NYSE
Five Point Holdings LLC began trading May 10, 2017, on the New York Stock Exchange. CEO Emile Haddad, center, rang the opening bell. Courtesy photo.

Newhall Ranch owner’s stock begins trading on NYSE

Shares in Five Point Holdings, LLC, owner of Newhall Ranch and other planned communities in California, began trading Wednesday on the New York Stock Exchange. Tuesday, the Aliso Viejo-based developer,…

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Read more about the article Rio Norte students hold art, poetry competition in remembrance of the Holocaust
Students from Rio Norte Junior High School walk through the Safe School Ambassador's gallery on campus that was created after the school's Symbol of Hope art and poetry competition. Courtesy of Noelle Chadbourne

Rio Norte students hold art, poetry competition in remembrance of the Holocaust

In honor of Holocaust Remembrance Day on April 24, students at Rio Norte Junior High School organized a Symbol of Hope Competition to bring recognition to the day. The art…

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Read more about the article Castaic’s Kelley Kunak Graduates from USC
Kelley leading the USC football team onto the field before 75,000 fans at the L.A. Coliseum. Courtesy photo

Castaic’s Kelley Kunak Graduates from USC

Kelley Kunak, daughter of Castaic Councilman John Kunak and his wife Mary, has received her Bachelor of Science degree in Human Biology, with a minor in Business Administration, from USC.…

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Read more about the article SCV Couple Returns from Home-Building Trip to Thailand
Santa Clarita residents Melanie and Jeff Meyer while on a home-building trip to Thailand. Courtesy photo

SCV Couple Returns from Home-Building Trip to Thailand

Working shoulder to shoulder with their team members and local volunteers in Thailand, Thrivent Financial advisors Jeff and Melanie Meyer of Valencia recently returned from a service mission in Krabi,…

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Read more about the article Real Estate Matters: Pricey housing hurts employers’ recruiting efforts
Marty Kovacs is the 2017 Chairman of the Santa Clarita Valley Division of the Southland Regional Association of Realtors. Courtesy photo.

Real Estate Matters: Pricey housing hurts employers’ recruiting efforts

Escalating home prices in Santa Clarita and across greater Los Angeles are making it tougher for major local employers to recruit and keep top talent, a new study found. Indeed,…

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Read more about the article Richard Shaw: Reader: Touchy topic makes poor example
Protesters hold a "die-in" on the corner of Centre Pointe Parkway and Golden Valley Road on Monday, May 8, 2017 to voice their concerns over Congressman Steve Knight's vote in favor of the American Health Care Act, which passed the House of Representatives last week. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Richard Shaw: Reader: Touchy topic makes poor example

Gwendolyn Sims’ rebuke of Jimmy Kimmel’s story about the recent birth of his son was ill-advised (“Kimmel misses the lesson,” May 5 in The Signal). Contrary to her intent, she…

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