Read more about the article Senate bill would eliminate income tax for California teachers
TOSA (Teachers on Special Assignment) English Language Development teacher Christina Marinelli, left, speaks to a class of teachers at the Saugus Union School District office in Valencia on Feb. 17, 2017. Dan Watson/The Signal

Senate bill would eliminate income tax for California teachers

In light of the increasing teacher shortage in California, Senators Henry Stern and Cathleen Galgiani announced the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Act. If passed, Senate Bill 807 would eliminate all…

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Read more about the article Inspectors give mobile home park thumbs up on septic system repairs
Crescent Valley Mobile Home Park in March 2016, after mud flows. photo by Katharine Lotze, The Signal.

Inspectors give mobile home park thumbs up on septic system repairs

State housing inspectors following up on reports of a septic system that malfunctioned recently at a Newhall Mobile Home Park reported no indication of a spill or any other complication…

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Read more about the article Local health care leaders weigh in on GOP plan
Roger Seaver, CEO of Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital; Haley Wiener,vice president of group benefits at LBW Insurance and Financial Services; Bernard Klein, MD, chief executive of Providence Holy Cross Medical Center.

Local health care leaders weigh in on GOP plan

How would health care delivery and coverage change in the Santa Clarita Valley, for good or ill, if the American Health Care Act becomes law? That’s the official name of…

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Read more about the article Longtime SCCS coach Garrick Moss to leave for position at Legacy
Longtime SCCS baseball and football coach Garrick Moss will be leaving the school after this baseball season. Dan Watson/The Signal

Longtime SCCS coach Garrick Moss to leave for position at Legacy

The face of Santa Clarita Christian athletics for the last 20 years plans to leave the school this summer. Garrick Moss, longtime Cardinals football and baseball coach, is taking a…

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Read more about the article Valencia DECA students to participate in international competition
Valencia DECA members after the awards ceremony at the State Career Development Conference. Courtesy of Valencia DECA

Valencia DECA students to participate in international competition

Students from Valencia High School’s DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) Club will have a chance to compete in DECA’s International Career Development Conference (ICDC) this year. The students—senior Joel…

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Read more about the article CBS Preschool celebrates Purim with annual carnival
Pre-kindergarten students dressed in costumes jump in an inflatable bounce house during the Purim Carnival at Congregation Beth Shalom in Santa Clarita on Friday. Dan Watson/The Signal

CBS Preschool celebrates Purim with annual carnival

Dressed in costume as princesses, superheroes, animals and movie characters, 36 students from Congregation Beth Shalom (CBS) Preschool celebrated Purim Friday during the school’s annual carnival. “We have been doing…

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Read more about the article U.S. HealthWorks buys Premier COMP Medical Group
U.S. HealthWorks headquarters on Springfield Court in Valencia. Courtesy photo.

U.S. HealthWorks buys Premier COMP Medical Group

Occupational health and urgent care provider U.S. HealthWorks has acquired Premier COMP Medical Group in Pleasanton. With the acquisition, Valencia-based U.S. HealthWorks operates in 16 locations in the San Francisco…

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