Read more about the article Mason Nesbitt: There is no preseason All-Foothill League team, but …
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,…

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Read more about the article West Ranch softball speedster makes college choice
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.…

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Read more about the article Council approves Fallen Warriors Monument design at first fall meeting
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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…

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Read more about the article Eli Branden: SB 634 would put too much power in CLWA hands
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…

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Read more about the article Terry Cosley: Say no to water monopoly; say no to water grab!
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…

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Read more about the article SCV environmentalists sue Newhall Ranch developer, county
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…

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Read more about the article Randy Martin: Protect the voters and the ratepayers
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…

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Read more about the article Architect and builder William Cloyd Sr. dies at 84
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…

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Read more about the article County to aid foster youth transitioning to adulthood
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…

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Read more about the article Today’s college freshmen have never lived without Smartphones, emojis
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,…

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Read more about the article Katie Hill: Charlottesville: Just the tip of the iceberg
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…

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