Read more about the article City: Santa Clarita could have report on local health department by February
Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26. Dan Watson/The Signal

City: Santa Clarita could have report on local health department by February

Santa Clarita City Council members could have before them a report that analyzes the creation of a local public health department as soon as February.  The study would evaluate different…

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LASD relaxes parking enforcement in unincorporated areas

Amid the new regional stay-at-home order that aims to keep residents at home as much as possible, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Wednesday temporary relaxed parking enforcement in…

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SoCal region’s COVID-19 ICU capacity continues its decline as L.A. County reports record-breaking cases, first child death

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials again announced a new record of single-day COVID-19 cases confirmed Thursday, with nearly 13,000 new diagnoses, as the intensive care unit bed…

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Read more about the article CA lawmakers consider extending eviction protections into 2021, L.A. County Supes table discussion
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CA lawmakers consider extending eviction protections into 2021, L.A. County Supes table discussion

Eviction protections for renters in California expire in just less than two months, but state lawmakers are looking for an extension through the end of December 2021, as well as…

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Read more about the article Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives vote of confidence
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Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine receives vote of confidence

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials discussed Thursday how COVID-19 vaccinations are set to be released across the county, as the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine received a vote of…

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Read more about the article Waste Management to adjust green waste pickup due to COVID-19 challenges
FILE PHOTO: Waste Management collects trash and recycling bins on May 26, 2019 in Canyon Country. Emily Alvarenga/The Signal

Waste Management to adjust green waste pickup due to COVID-19 challenges

Waste Management is set to move from a weekly to a biweekly schedule for its residential green waste pickup service due to staffing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, city…

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Read more about the article UPDATE: Canyon Country man charged with child sexual assault
SCV Sheriff’s Station deputies detain an sexual assault suspect after he attempted to flee Tuesday night. Dec. 8, 2020 Cory Rubin/For The Signal

UPDATE: Canyon Country man charged with child sexual assault

Confirms charges filed by the District Attorney's Office A Canyon Country man arrested after he allegedly attempted to flee from deputies was charged in court Thursday with continuous sexual assault…

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Read more about the article Van Hook’s contract extended to 2025
College of the Canyons Chancellor Dr. Dianne G. Van Hook shares a story about how a vision for the campus was developed in the 1980s and 1990s during a ceremony marking the completion of a parking structure on campus. Austin Dave/The Signal

Van Hook’s contract extended to 2025

College of the Canyons Chancellor Dianne Van Hook’s contract was extended to 2025 during Wednesday’s board of trustees meeting. This comes after the board conducted a special closed session meeting…

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Read more about the article Bridge to Home entertains audience with virtual Soup for the Soul fundraiser
Bridge to Home hosted its first virtual Soup for the Soul event on Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at Crossroads Community Church. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita

Bridge to Home entertains audience with virtual Soup for the Soul fundraiser

Bridge to Home hosted the first-ever virtual Soup for the Soul event last weekend, where hundreds of residents tuned in to watch the event hosted by famed, nationally syndicated radio…

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Read more about the article Feds grant L.A. County exception to 2021 homeless count
FILE PHOTO Councilman Cameron Smyth, then mayor, talks to more than 100 volunteers at The Centre before heading to the streets for the 2020 homeless count on Jan. 21. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Feds grant L.A. County exception to 2021 homeless count

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has granted Los Angeles County an exception to conducting the 2021 homeless count in an effort to avoid a potential COVID-19 superspreader…

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Read more about the article Supes approve Castaic housing development’s final map, park improvements in SCV
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Supes approve Castaic housing development’s final map, park improvements in SCV

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the final tract map for the development of nearly 140 homes in Castaic during Tuesday’s regular meeting.  Originally approved by the…

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Read more about the article Man charged after child detonates firework in bathroom
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Man charged after child detonates firework in bathroom

A Canyon Country man who claims to have found a mortar-style firework — which was subsequently set off in his home by an 11-year-old boy injured in the explosion —…

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