Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux | A Switch or a Whole New Tub?
Question No. 1 Hi Robert, my mother-in-law is 96 years old. We have a walk-in tub, purchased several years ago. However, the switch to turn on the jets and bubbles…
Rabbi Mark Blazer
Rabbi Mark Blazer | Reflections on Chanukah
Over 2,000 years ago, a small army of Jews led by Judah Maccabee and his brothers liberated the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, but the scene they found on the mount was appallingly depressing. The…
Time Ranger
The Time Ranger | Hitler, More Snow & a Bisected Bandito
Hope you haven’t consumed so much turkey, pie and 48 pounds of complex carbohydrates that you can’t possibly climb into the saddle. Groaning tends to spoil moseying. We have one of those rare moral…
Tim Whyte | Sooners, Cougars and Mustangs
Thanksgiving got me thinking, and I’m gonna be straight up about it: I miss my kids. As I’ve chronicled here before, we’ve got one in the state of Washington, where…
Jim de Bree
Jim de Bree | Inflation Is No Surprise, Nor Is the Fix Quick
As someone who came of age in the 1970s, I remember inflation very well. As a college student taking economics courses, I remember being taught many of the prevailing thoughts…
Letters to the Editor
Brian Richards | Don’t Believe Your Eyes!
The left loves to gaslight. The latest iteration of this concept is regarding critical race theory. But before I go on, let us define a couple things. According to Psychology…
Valencia head coach Larry Muir and the team celebrate the win against Oaks Christian. 112621. Dan Watson/The Signal
Valencia takes home CIF title against Oaks Christian
By Ryan Menzie Signal Sports Writer  The clock hit zero and the players ran onto the field. Before Valencia Vikings head coach Larry Muir could even think, he was covered in…
Customers walk to stores and shop for Black Friday deals at the Westfield Valencia Town Center in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. Chris Torres/The Signal
Black Friday shoppers see sales, extra security
Was Black Friday of 2021 a “typical” day after Thanksgiving, with massive crowds flocking to their favorite stores to get the best deals of the holiday shopping season? Yes, and no. In…
Gifts collected by the Salvation Army’s Santa Clarita Valley Corps for local families and senior citizens in need. Courtesy
Salvation Army calling for families, seniors to be adopted for holidays
As the holidays get under way, the Salvation Army’s Santa Clarita Valley Corps is once again asking for the community’s assistance to adopt local families and senior citizens who otherwise…
FMI Aerostructures is located in Valencia. Courtesy
Valencia manufacturer acquired by Endeavour Capital
Endeavour Capital recently announced the acquisition of Forrest Machining Inc., or FMI Aerostructures. Based in Valencia, FMI Aerostructures is a leading manufacturer of critical structural components and assemblies for the…
Curve Toys/XR Brands is located at 28732 Witherspoon Parkway in Valencia. Courtesy
Curve Toys/XR Brands signs Valencia industrial building lease
Spectrum Commercial Real Estate Inc. announced recently the lease of a 27,818-square-foot industrial building in Valencia to Curve Toys/XR Brands. Yair Haimoff and Andrew Ghassemi of Spectrum Commercial Real Estate…
CalArts' Chief Technology Officer Allan Chen is named to EDUCAUSE board. Courtesy
CalArts’ CTO Allan Chen named to EDUCAUSE Board
EDUCAUSE, a nonprofit association for information technology in higher education, announced Allan Chen, vice president for Institute Technology and chief technology officer at the California Institute of the Arts, as…
John Boston | Obscure Trivia & Fond Memories of Thanksgiving Day
All my life, I’ve been an enigma. Love a raucous party. Crave solitude like air. I cheer classical values, yet, I’m not what you’d call an American traditionalist. Take Gout…
Letters to the Editor
Rick Barker | Horton Column Goes in Circles
In re: “Republicans Are Morphing Into a Personality Cult,” Gary Horton, Nov. 17. As I pointed out once before to Mr. Horton, when one continually goes “Full Speed To Port”…
Letters to the Editor
Thomas Oatway | Ignore the Vaccine Disinformation
I know several people who were in the armed forces and had to have up to 17 vaccinations as a mandate of their service. Now we have unpatriotic, ill-informed citizens…
Santa Clarita native Mat Shaw and his daughter Savanna. Courtesy
Like father, like daughter
Santa Clarita native Mat Shaw and his daughter Savanna are looking forward to bringing some Christmas cheer to the Santa Clarita Valley for the Performing Arts Center’s first live concert…
A Metrolink train was forced to stop in the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday due to mechanical issues, causing holiday delays for commuters.  Dan Watson / The Signal
Metrolink train mechanical issues cause holiday delays
A Metrolink train was forced to stop in the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday due to mechanical issues, causing holiday delays for commuters. Antelope Valley Line 261 was stopped at…
Frank Willard dressed in a turkey suit directs traffic as hundreds of cars drive through to pick up Thanksgiving dinner at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center at Bella Vida on Thursday, 112521. Dan Watson/The Signal
Senior Center hosts annual Thanksgiving Day meal giveaway
Following in its yearly tradition, the Bella Vida Senior Center hosted its annual Thanksgiving Day meals giveaway on Thursday, distributing food to hundreds of seniors either by drive-thru or by…
Southern California Edison personnel respond to a report of "wires down" in Canyon Country Monday morning. July 19, 2021. Bobby Block / The Signal.
Power outages reported in the SCV
A handful of power outages were reported in the Santa Clarita Valley on Thursday, once again leaving some residents without power on Thanksgiving Day. While the outages, formally called Public…
Valencia wide receiver Zamondre Merriweather (4) reaches for a pass in the endzone as the referee throws a flag for pass interference against against Chino Hills defender Stull (cq) Tyler (23) at Valencia High on Friday, 111921. Dan Watson/The Signal
Valencia heads into CIF title game
By Ryan Menzie Signal Sports Writer The moment has arrived for the Valencia Vikings. The Vikings (7-4) are now heading into the CIF Division 5 finals against the Oaks Christian Lions (7-6)…
