Heath: Reflections on an American tragedy
Imagine for a moment if after the Nazi holocaust, Germany passed segregation legislation, circumscribing where Jewish survivors could live, work, eat and play. Imagine that instead of being persecuted for…
Hart quarterback JT Shrout throws a pass during an 11-on-11 practice against Crescenta Valley at Hart this summer. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Mason Nesbitt: There is no preseason All-Foothill League team, but …
This is not a real thing. This is not The Signal’s preseason All-Foothill League football team. The Signal doesn’t publish a preseason All-Foothill League football team. That doesn’t mean, however,…
SCV Sports Report: Canyon girls v-ball starts strong
The Canyon High girls volleyball team beat Simi Valley 3-0 on Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-22, 25-22 and 25-21. Madison Martinez and Sasha Thomas Oakley led the Cowboys in…
West Ranch softball's Sara Olson announced her commitment to Long Beach State on Friday. Photo courtesy Brian Olson
West Ranch softball speedster makes college choice
At the start of this season, West Ranch softball’s Sara Olson was at the bottom of the batting order. At the end of the season, she was the leadoff hitter.…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Council approves Fallen Warriors Monument design at first fall meeting
Santa Clarita residents joined in the city council chambers on Tuesday for the first council meeting since the six-week summer hiatus. Community members came with a summer’s-worth of questions and…
Swimmers in the second start wave of the World Police and Fire Games triathlon held this summer in Paradise Cove at Castaic Lake, part of the State Water Project that delivers water from Northern California. August 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Eli Branden: SB 634 would put too much power in CLWA hands
If passed, Senate Bill 634 would reorganize the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and the Newhall County Water District (NCWD) into a single entity called the “Santa Clarita Valley Water…
FILE ART. A swimmer looks out over a serene Paradise Cove at Castaic Lake's Lower Lagoon. The lake is part of the State Water Project that transports Northern California water to Southern California. August 14, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Terry Cosley: Say no to water monopoly; say no to water grab!
As a resident of the SCV since 1972, I can say that this is no longer a place I am happy to call home. Unchecked development, woefully inadequate infrastructure to…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Ellen Brokaw: Don’t transfer our water!
We must prevent Castaic Lake Water Agency from merging with the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley’s water retailers. We need PUC oversight of ours and their water agencies. We…
Proposed site of Newhall Ranch development, looking southeast on state Route 126 in Castaic. Dan Watson/The Signal.
SCV environmentalists sue Newhall Ranch developer, county
Santa Clarita Valley environmentalists who vowed this week to stop 21,000 Newhall Ranch homes being built have unveiled the bite behind their bark - a lawsuit filed against the project…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Cam Noltemeyer: No to Wilk’s SB 634 water merger
I am a Valencia Water Company ratepayer. If a water district merger is allowed in the Santa Clarita Valley, we will be a part of the new agency controlled by…
Proposed districts if the consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and the Newhall County Water District are finalized via legislation.
Randy Martin: Protect the voters and the ratepayers
I am against the water merger in the Santa Clarita Valley. We first need a forensic audit of the Castaic Lake Water Agency because they are borrowing money from a…
Sheriff's officials clear the scene of an incident where a person head-butted the window of a patrol car and jumped out while traveling at full speed on Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road on Sunday. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
Architect and builder William Cloyd Sr. dies at 84
Noted Santa Clarita architect and homebuilder William C. Cloyd, Sr. died last month at his home on Iron Canyon Road. Cloyd, a driving force in the growth of Sand Canyon…
Diana Shaw: Who gets to pay most?
Our representatives must not support the proposed merger of Castaic Lake Water Agency with Newhall County Water District under SB 637. With all our groundwater consolidated under one monopoly, what…
David W. Hegg
David Hegg: Nurturing a satisfying marriage
Saturday marks the 40th anniversary of the day my wife and I pledged our love and lives to one another. And honestly, it hasn’t been hard to enjoy the journey…
Supervisor Kathryn Barger stands with Symphoni Morris, Alexis Oninna and Patrick Gwin on Foster Youth Shadow Day. Courtesy of Kathryn Barger's office.
County to aid foster youth transitioning to adulthood
County officials will seek ways to better assist foster youth as they enter adulthood and become self-sufficient after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors passed a motion Tuesday. Introduced…
Signal file photo
Susann Rizzo and Cliff Fletcher: Who’s watching out for the innocents?
We believe it is up to all of us to look after each other, especially those who cannot make their voices heard. The care we give each other reflects the…
Aerial photo of Valencia Campus, March 2015
Two COC students arrested for rape in separate incidents
Two young men, both enrolled as COC students at some point this year, were each arrested Monday on suspicion of rape for separate incidents - one for an alleged…
College of the Canyons freshmen Mame Kusi and Kim Mekono, right, read over the Mindset List while sitting in the Honor Grove at COC on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Today’s college freshmen have never lived without Smartphones, emojis
Students entering college this year have grown up in a world where a phone is used for anything except voice communication. Instead, it is a video game, a direction finder,…
Katie Hill, executive director and deputy CEO of PATH and a candidate for Congress, is one of three Democratic candidates for the 25th California Congressional District race in 2018. She is seen here during a Signal-sponsored debate on Measure H in February. Dan Watson/The Signal
Katie Hill: Charlottesville: Just the tip of the iceberg
It’s easy to fire off on social media that you hate Nazis, to decry white supremacy and racism as obvious as what we saw this past weekend in Charlottesville. It’s…
New round of state film credits includes 3 big-budget features
Three big-budget films, “Captain Marvel,” “Island Plaza,” and “Midway,” are among eight features that will benefit from the latest round of California film tax credits, which allocates nearly $68 million…
