W. E. Gutman: An open letter to the Palestinian people
This letter should have been written years ago, when the incident that prompts its belated publication took place. More than a letter, it’s an apology, heartfelt, and long overdue. I…
Lori Rivas: Tolerate radicalism, yes; normalize it, no
Restaurant owner and employees at Comet Ping Pong in Washington, D.C., suffered from very real threats and acts of violence propagated by a conspiracy theory that accessed a broad platform…
Joshua Heath: A new GOP member’s perspective
After two terms as a delegate to the California Democratic Party, two years spent as Democratic Vice Chair for the 38th Assembly District, and five years of working on democratic…
Highway 14 winds through Santa Clarita on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2017. A sample of about 5,000 California drivers widely supported a pilot program that could pave the way for taxing motorists in Santa Clarita and statewide on a per-mile basis, according to a state report released this month. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal
DMV reports new laws for motorists in 2018
With the new year just around the corner, the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) wants to inform the public of several new laws or changes to existing law that,…
Deputies with the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station respond to call for crowd control at movie theater. photo by Jason Schaff, The Signal.
Fire alarm empties movie theaters, prompts crowd control concern
The new year got off to a disappointing start Monday for about 500 movie patrons who chose to start 2018 off with a show, and were then forced from their…
Angelica and Jairol Gonzalez welcome their baby boy Adrian at Henry Mayo Hospital on Jan. 1, 2018. Adrian was the first baby born at the hospital in the new year. Andrew Clark/The Signal
Couple welcomes first Santa Clarita baby of new year
Angelica and Jairol Gonzalez rang in the New Year at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital, anticipating the birth of their first child, a baby boy named Adrian. The couple checked into…
Opponents of Senate Bill 634, which created the new Santa Clarita Valley Water agency, gather in front of Santa Clarita City Hall before delivering letters to State Senator Scott Wilk’s office on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2017. Signal File Photo
Lynne Plambeck: Goodbye, Newhall County Water District
Gov. Jerry Brown on Oct. 15 signed the law that will eliminate Newhall County Water District at the urging of the majority of its board, creating a new mega water…
LASD car. Signal file photo.
UPDATE: Man injured in hit and run crash taken to hospital
A man was injured and rushed to the hospital Monday afternoon after he was intentionally struck by a hit and run motorist who is now the suspect of a hit…
Members of One Piece at a Time pose for a photo after a day of picking up litter along Lake Hughes Rd. in Castaic, Calif. Photo Courtesy of Chuck Corpus.
Castaic man takes on litter, one piece at a time
Mike Richter walked slowly but methodically along the jagged Lake Hughes Road sidewalk, following the incongruous panels of the cement path as it crossed below an Interstate 5 overpass. A…
Tom Lackey
Legislative roundup: Lackey cracks down on drugged driving
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, said drugged driving was a centerpiece issue for him in 2017 and will continue to be a factor in the new legislative year. The former highway…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Smoking microwave prompts fire response at Valencia hotel
A smoking microwave oven at the Holiday Inn New Year’s Eve set off a smoke alarm, forced some hotel guests from their rooms and prompted swift response from firefighters. No…
