Read more about the article Golden Valley baseball looking for right pitching rotation
Golden Valley pitcher Bryant Colon fires off a pitch vs. Hart High School in a VIBL game at Golden Valley High School on Friday, June 29, 2018. Cory Rubin/ The Signal

Golden Valley baseball looking for right pitching rotation

Facing off against last year’s Foothill League Champions, Golden Valley hosted Hart in a Valley Invitational Baseball League (VIBL) game on Friday night at Golden Valley. Using eight different pitchers…

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Read more about the article Privacy bill signed into law throughout California
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Privacy bill signed into law throughout California

A bill ensuring consumers’ privacy while surfing the Internet was signed into law Thursday. The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018, known as A.B. 375, was authored by Assemblyman Ed…

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Read more about the article Tesoro promise of senior housing to be weighed against county’s affordable housing concerns
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Tesoro promise of senior housing to be weighed against county’s affordable housing concerns

A builder adding 820 homes to Tesoro del Valle is asking the county to allow increased density on the project in exchange for including 365 homes that would be designated…

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Read more about the article David Hegg: Entitled Society? App-solutely!
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg: Entitled Society? App-solutely!

Earlier this month I was invited to speak at two different Rotary Clubs here in SCV. I greatly admire the foundational aspect of service to our community upon which these…

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Read more about the article SCV high schoolers create The Bob Ross Project to help stressed teens
A pair of SCV high schoolers hope to help those struggling with mental health through the use of art therapy.

SCV high schoolers create The Bob Ross Project to help stressed teens

A pair of SCV high schoolers hope to help those struggling with mental health through the use of art therapy, they said Friday. Valencia High School sophomore Cassie Bensko and…

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Read more about the article Bridge to Home executive director steps down
Bridge to Home's former executive director Silvia Gutierrez in front of the nonprofit's offices in Newhall. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Bridge to Home executive director steps down

Silvia Gutierrez has stepped down as executive director of the nonprofit Bridge to Home, she confirmed Thursday. She had been with the organization, which provides shelter and services to local…

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Read more about the article Northridge man pleads no contest to vandalism, trespassing, in Castaic breakin
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Northridge man pleads no contest to vandalism, trespassing, in Castaic breakin

A Northridge man who was shot last summer by a Castaic woman after he broke into her home pleaded no contest to vandalism and misdemeanor trespassing. Johnny Velasquez, 41, appeared…

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Read more about the article Fireworks safety campaign to inform residents of the potential consequences of illegal fireworks
Mayor Laurene West hosts a Fireworks Safety press conference at Los Angeles County Fire Station 126. Cory Rubin/The Signal

Fireworks safety campaign to inform residents of the potential consequences of illegal fireworks

With the SCV’s skyline set to light up with fireworks to celebrate America’s independence, local first responders gathered Friday outside a fire station to warn residents about why they shouldn’t…

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Read more about the article Sulphur Springs’ GATE Academy blasts off
Julietta Amador from Canyon Springs Elementary school launches her bottle rocket into the sky Thursday morning. The Sulphur Springs Union School District host a summer GATE Academy at Leona Cox Community School for current 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade GATE students. Eddy Martinez/The SIgnal.

Sulphur Springs’ GATE Academy blasts off

The gifted and talented students of the Sulphur Springs Union School District had the opportunity to act as engineers and launch working model rockets, helicopters and other handcrafted scientific contraptions…

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