Lois Eisenberg: Universal health care will be the ticket
Universal health care will be run by the government. So what? The insurance companies have had their way too long controlling the health-care business and not providing their customers with…
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Jim de Bree: Making history personal
I am somewhat tired of writing about politics, so in this column I thought I would write about something less controversial. When I retired two years ago, I decided to…
Valencia grad Keston Hiura was picked by the Milwaukee Brewers with the No. 9 pick in the first round of Monday's MLB Draft. Courtesy UC Irvine Athletics
MLB Draft Q&A: Valencia grad Keston Hiura
In a 2016 interview with The Signal, UC Irvine coach Mike Gillespie might have best summed up Keston Hiura’s situation in 2017 with the MLB Draft looming on Monday. At…
Congressman Steve Knight talks with constituents following a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Noah Peterson: A town hall Knightmare
Congressman Steve Knight held a town hall here in Santa Clarita on June 1. For those unfamiliar with Knight, he is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. He…
Betty Arenson: Good reasons to give the AHCA a chance
The Signal’s June 7 Opinion page offers some statements that beg to be challenged. Gary Horton’s “America: Just another nation” states that “Trump snubbed our NATO allies with no mention…
West Ranch runners start the Div. 2 boys race at CIF Southern Section Championships at Riverside City Cross Country Course. Dan Watson /The Signal
CIF-SS XC finals return to Riverside
Riverside City Cross Country Course will host the CIF-Southern Section cross country prelims and finals for boys and girls again this season, the CIF-SS said in a press release issued…
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District Democrats launch Smith’s campaign for Assembly
Democrats, donors and dignitaries gathered at a Newhall home Thursday night to kick off Christy Smith’s campaign for the 38th Assembly District at a private fundraising event. This is the…
Hard or soft, SCV water in safe to drink
The hard facts are in on the Santa Clarita Valley’s “hard water” and the bottom line is that our drinking water - hard or soft - is clean and safe…
In this 2014 photo, Narcotics Detective Bill Velek displays a box of drug paraphernalia he uses to show parents what to look for around the house. Signal photo by Jim Holt.
Local Sheriff’s station awaits opioid overdose remedy
Local sheriff’s officials busy responding to the ill-effects of a heroin/opioid epidemic in the SCV are eagerly awaiting the arrival of a drug which can stop an opioid overdose. The…
Water officials poised to lay pipe for Needham Ranch project
Newhall water officials poised to lay pipes for one of the largest commercial projects under development in Los Angeles County – the Needham Ranch project at Sierra Highway - were…
The Volt, one of two cars involved in a crash on Newhall Ranch Road at Grandview Drive on June 2. photo by Jim Holt, The Signal.
Crash victim to paramedics: Thank you
A Santa Clarita Valley woman who was shaken up during a two-car crash in Valencia last week wants to reach out to the paramedics who responded that day and simply…
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions about policy from students at College of the Canyons on March 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Republicans pass banking bill, Knight touts small business impact
Without any Democrats’ support, House Republicans passed the Financial Choice Act on Thursday. The House of Representatives bill seeks to undo the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection…
Trinity, SCCS take home end-of-year swimming awards
Trinity Classical Academy made its mark on the All-Heritage League swimming awards with six boys swimmers and seven girls swimmers earning recognition. Sam Alfsen, Colin Linteruer, Andy Li, Raul Meza,…
Students dressed as horses pull another student in a covered wagon during a performance of "Gold Dust or Bust" at Sulphur Springs Community School on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Students ‘strike gold’ in social studies musical
Fourth grade students in the Sulphur Springs Union School District put their classroom lessons to song and dance as they performed their renditions of “Gold Dust or Bust” Thursday. Both…
Valencia girls volleyball will be in Division 2 this year, per the CIF-Southern Section playoff groupings released Thursday. Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/For The Signal.
CIF-SS girls volleyball, tennis ’17 playoff divisions released
Girls volleyball Division 2: Valencia, Hart Division 3: West Ranch Division 4: Canyon, Saugus Division 5: Golden Valley Division 8: Trinity Classical Academy Division 9: Santa Clarita Christian Division 10: Albert Einstein Academy, Santa Clarita Valley International…
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Road rehab project to begin next week
SOURCE: City of Santa Clarita City Begins Annual Resurfacing of Arterial and Neighborhood Streets On Monday, June 12, the City of Santa Clarita will begin its annual Road Rehab project…
FILE PHOTO: The Dream Team, a recreational basketball team of 15 and 16-year-old boys in the Santa Clarita Parks and Rec league, practices on Tuesday morning at Central Park. They practice usually once per week indoors, but went outside because of the nice weather. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Val Verde Park to stay open late as part of ‘Parks After Dark’ program
Val Verde Community Regional Park will soon be open late on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays as part of Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation’s Parks After Dark (PAD)…
Coaches react to 2017 football playoff groupings
The CIF-Southern Section released its 2017 playoff groupings Thursday largely to a collective yawn from Foothill League football coaches. The divisions, it seems, didn’t differ much from a tentative draft…
City of Santa Clarita City Hall
Council to approve lean, mean city budget of 2017-18
Santa Clarita’s much-anticipated 2017-18 budget will go before the city council on Tuesday. Recent council agendas have been slim for the past few weeks to allow the city staff time…
California needs more foster parents. Photo by Linda Rogers/CALmatters
Bridging the foster care gap: Lawmakers weigh more funding to help families take in children
By Ben Christopher CALmatters Amy Woods got a call last year from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, informing her that the mother of her 2-and-half-year-old…
