Read more about the article New city budget projects $6.2M shortfall amid pandemic
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26. Dan Watson/The Signal

New city budget projects $6.2M shortfall amid pandemic

Amid an ongoing pandemic that has kept many local businesses closed and residents at home, Santa Clarita’s proposed 2020-21 budget calls for a decrease by 2.8%, or $6.2 million, over…

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Read more about the article Planning Commission seeks additional information about Saugus housing project
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26. Watson/The Signal

Planning Commission seeks additional information about Saugus housing project

Santa Clarita planning commissioners are looking to receive additional information and community feedback on a proposed 74.66-acre housing project in Saugus, after citing potential traffic concerns.  Developer Bouquet Canyon Project…

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Read more about the article Golden Valley celebrates graduates with virtual, drive-thru graduation
Golden Valley High School graduating senior Starlynn Hartnek walks at a drive-thru graduation ceremony hosted at Central Park Monday morning. June 08, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal

Golden Valley celebrates graduates with virtual, drive-thru graduation

As seniors donned newly required masks along with their caps and gowns, Golden Valley High School’s class of 2020 still found a way to make graduation special with changes to…

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Read more about the article SCV libraries begin offering curbside services, continue virtual programs
DeAnna Watters of the Los Angeles County Library in Stevenson Ranch, right, hands a library book to a patron picking up a title that she placed a hold on. June 08, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal

SCV libraries begin offering curbside services, continue virtual programs

Libraries across the Santa Clarita Valley have begun to reopen, offering limited services to their cardholders for the first time in months. On Monday, some L.A. County libraries, including the…

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Read more about the article Westfield Valencia Town Center to reopen Wednesday
The front entrance to the Westfield Valencia shopping center just hours before the mall announced that it would be closing amid concerns of COVID-19 on March 18, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Westfield Valencia Town Center to reopen Wednesday

After delaying reopening due to nearby protests as a precaution, Westfield Valencia Town Center officials announced the mall will reopen Wednesday.  This comes after a more than two-month closure amid…

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Read more about the article Centurions’ Class of 2020 celebrates virtual graduation
Graduating Senior Owen Derry waves to Saugus High School faculty after posing with his diploma the Saugus High School graduation ceremony at Central Park in Saugus on Friday, June 05, 2020. Dan Watson/The Signal

Centurions’ Class of 2020 celebrates virtual graduation

After perhaps one of the most challenging senior years in recent memory — which saw Saugus High School’s class of 2020 deal with the tragedy of a school shooting, a…

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Read more about the article Smell of gas at Walgreens prompts firefighter response
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials respond to reports of a gas leak at Walgreens on Monday, June 8, 2020. Bobby Block/The Signal

Smell of gas at Walgreens prompts firefighter response

The smell of gas in the Valencia Walgreens prompted the evacuation of the store as a precaution Monday afternoon. Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel responded to investigate an odor…

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Read more about the article Blaze near Pitchess Detention Center breaks out early Monday
Los Angeles Count Fire Department firefighters battle 60-acre fire near Pitchess Detention Center on Monday, June 8, 2020. Bobby Block/ The Signal

Blaze near Pitchess Detention Center breaks out early Monday

Los Angeles County Fire Department firefighters worked to contain an 86-acre brush fire near Pitchess Detention Center early Monday morning.  Dubbed the “Equestrian Fire,” the blaze quickly grew to double…

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Read more about the article Protests continue in the SCV
Black Lives Matter protesters line the intersection of Valencia Blvd. and McBean Parkway Sunday afternoon as activists continue to stage demonstrations against police brutality. June 07, 2020. Bobby Block / The Signal.

Protests continue in the SCV

As Black Lives Matter protests came to a close for the second weekend in the Santa Clarita Valley, approximately 50 protesters stood along Valencia Boulevard and McBean Parkway. While many…

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Read more about the article Red flag, wind advisory in effect for SCV
Signal file photo Erin Richardson's hair blows in the wind as she walks down Lyons Avenue in Newhall on Monday, Dec. 4, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Red flag, wind advisory in effect for SCV

A red flag warning and high wind advisory are set to be in effect for the Santa Clarita Valley through Monday evening, according to National Weather Service officials. The wind…

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Read more about the article Falling tree knocks wires, ignites brush
Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to a fallen tree in Newhall on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Bobby Block/The Signal

Falling tree knocks wires, ignites brush

A falling tree knocked down wires before landing on a home in Newhall Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles County Fire Department officials responded to reports of a structure fire on the…

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Read more about the article SCV sees more than 100 COVID-19 cases
Coronavirus. Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control

SCV sees more than 100 COVID-19 cases

The number of coronavirus cases in the Santa Clarita Valley, including cases from an outbreak at Pitchess Detention Center, continued to rise Sunday, as 102 new cases were reported in…

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Read more about the article David Hegg | Rules, Character and Freedom
David Hegg is senior pastor of Grace Baptist Church and a Santa Clarita resident. "Ethically Speaking" runs Saturdays in The Signal.

David Hegg | Rules, Character and Freedom

By David Hegg  Before becoming a pastor, I worked as a training officer for a large bank in the Northwest. One of my projects was to develop a program for…

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