Katie Hill: More women needed in leadership, Congress
Katie Hill, Executive Director and Deputy CEO of PATH, a statewide nonprofit organization working to end homelessness presents the benefits of Measure H during a debate in Feb. 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Katie Hill: More women needed in leadership, Congress

Bryan Caforio, a Democratic candidate for California Congressional District 25, wrote in a recent op-ed, “We need to ensure that we have more women in leadership positions.” As a woman…

David Hegg: Longing for peace at Christmas
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg: Longing for peace at Christmas

The year was 1847, and the parish priest of a small French village needed a new poem for the traditional Christmas Eve service. He approached Placide Cappeau, the town’s wine…

Homeless shelter to stay open for Christmas and New Year’s Day
Client John Thomas Winkler eats his dinner provided by the Emerson family of Santa Clarita at Bridge to Home on Nov. 22. Photo Tom Cruze/For the Signal

Homeless shelter to stay open for Christmas and New Year’s Day

To allow local homeless people to celebrate the holidays with a stomach full of food and a warm bed to sleep in, Santa Clarita’s homeless shelter Bridge to Home will…

Castaic District focuses on areas of improvement following Dashboard release
FILE PHOTO: Castaic Elementary students react to photos of art in a slideshow presented by artist-in-residence Suzi Kades on Monday, Sept. 18, 2017. Kades will spend one week at the school completing a mural for the school. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Castaic District focuses on areas of improvement following Dashboard release

Editor’s Note: This is the third in a series looking at how Santa Clarita Valley school districts performed on the fall 2017 release of the California School Dashboard. Following the release…

Luxury apartments set for Vista Canyon
The Master's University's Aaron Shckelford (3) throws to first base after tagging San Diego Christian College's Brooks Fages out at second during a baseball game against San Diego Christian College on Friday, March 31, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Luxury apartments set for Vista Canyon

JPI, a national developer of  multifamily homes, will be building luxury apartments at Vista Canyon, a project by JSB Development under construction in Santa Clarita. The 13.08-acre, 480-home resort-style development…

Castaic Lions Club Santa Float continues Christmas tradition
Jasmine Bain, 11, and Lily Bain, 3 visit with Santa Claus in Castaic on Dec. 7. The event brings in more than 1,000 pounds of food each year for less fortunate families, in addition to spreading the Christmas spirit. Austin Dave/The Signal

Castaic Lions Club Santa Float continues Christmas tradition

A little more than 31 years ago now, Castaic resident Jeff Preach moved up to the Santa Clarita Valley from Manhattan Beach and noticed around the holidays, something was missing…

Luxury apartments set for Vista Canyon
Crews work on the Vista Canyon development in this file photo. Dan Watson/The Signal.

Luxury apartments set for Vista Canyon

JPI, a national developer of  multifamily homes, will be building luxury apartments at Vista Canyon, a project by JSB Development under construction in Santa Clarita. The 13.08-acre, 480-home resort-style development…

Success has locally owned The Welsh Baker building a bigger kitchen
Joe Carbone, co-owner of The Welsh Baker with his wife Denise, with packages of Welsh cakes ready for shipping in time for Christmas. Courtesy photo.

Success has locally owned The Welsh Baker building a bigger kitchen

The only thing the Welsh Baker is pouring these days is concrete for a new larger bakery, because Welsh cakes themselves are griddled dough, not batter. Since 2009, Joe and…

Golden Valley student wins 2017 Congressional App Challenge
Golden Valley High School student Diana Balderas presents her research project and app Food distribution to students, mentors and parents at the USC Young Researchers Program at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering in August 2017. Instagram Photo

Golden Valley student wins 2017 Congressional App Challenge

Diana Balderas, a 17-year-old senior at Golden Valley High School, was named California’s 23rd Congressional District winner of the 2017 Congressional App Challenge for her creation of Food Distribution, a…

Hart football trio reflects on Blue-Grey All-American Bowl experience
From left to right: Harts Trevor Laibl, Nathan Bradder and DJ Palmer pose at the Blue-Grey All-American Bowl at ATT Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Courtesy Photo.

Hart football trio reflects on Blue-Grey All-American Bowl experience

Every NFL season, Hart receiver DJ Palmer watches his favorite football team, the Dallas Cowboys, emerge from the tunnel at AT&T Stadium over and over. On Saturday, Palmer – and…

Agencies share tips to stay safe during the cold, holiday season
FILE PHOTO: Firefighters work to vent smoke from a home on the 24200 block of Arch Street in Newhall on Dec. 1, 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal

Agencies share tips to stay safe during the cold, holiday season

With added electrical hazards and holiday decorations, December is one of the leading months for home fires in the United States. To avoid home fires, electrical fires, electrical shocks, injuries…

SCCS poised to be one of Santa Clarita Valley’s top boys hoops teams
SCCS's Justin Collins goes for a layup against Trinity Classical Academy at The Master's University on Saturday. Photo by Tom Cruze/For The Signal

SCCS poised to be one of Santa Clarita Valley’s top boys hoops teams

A search for the best boys basketball team in the Santa Clarita Valley usually starts and ends within the Foothill League. That may not be the case this year. With…

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