Neil Fitzgerald | Getting Serious About Student Debt
There is a well-known saying: “Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts,” or to be more up to date, “Beware Biden Campaign Promises.” The recent Supreme Court decision to strike down President…
Marsha McLean | What’s Going on With Homelessness
The community deserves to know what is going on at the state level regarding homelessness. I am a member of the Los Angeles County Division of the board of directors…
Paul Butler | Professional Organizations
I’m a raving fan of professional organizations and believe if you have any interest in commerce, you should be affiliated with at least one. Regardless of whether you’re a business…
Robert Lamoureux
Robert Lamoureux | Is there a stain stick for these spots on the driveway?
Question: Over the years, various auto leaks have left stains on my concrete driveway. Brake fluid, oil, and even transmission fluid. I scrub them, so they’re no longer oily but…
Recall “L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon” campaign volunteers and supporters begin to unload the boxes of signatures from the back of a moving truck so that they may be submitted to the L.A. County Registrar of Voters office in this July file photo. July 6, 2022. Courtesy photo.
Recall Gascón committee sues county, claiming thousands of signatures wrongly rejected
The committee to recall Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón has filed a lawsuit that contends the committee has evidence that tens of thousands of petition signatures were wrongly…
Dianne Van Hook sits in her office 35 years after becoming chancellor of College of the Canyons. June 30, 2023. Trevor Morgan / The Signal.
Van Hook celebrates 35 years as COC chancellor
The office of College of the Canyons Chancellor Dianne Van Hook sits on the second floor of Canyons Hall, overlooking the quad where a graduation ceremony in June conferred over…
Legislature candidates on fundraising trail for 2024
While political campaigns seemingly start earlier and earlier each election, fundraising is almost a non-stop function for most candidates seeking office. Specific values for state races are hard to calculate…
Sen. Scott Wilk, far right, presents a Senate resolution to Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Ivan Volschenk, seond from right, Board Chair Becki Robb, and Vice President Peter Warda, and Sen. Henry Stern, far left. Courtesy photo.
Wilk recognizes SCV Chamber on Senate floor in honor of 100th anniversary
State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, recognized the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce on the Senate floor Monday in celebration of the chamber’s 100th anniversary. “In 1923, Newhall was…
Schiavo announces 2023 Young Community Leader Awards
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has announced the recipients of the 2023 Young Community Leader Awards, a program aimed at recognizing and honoring exceptional students within the 40th Assembly…
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Schiavo’s first bill signed by governor
News release Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed her first bill, Elder and Adult Abuse Reporting (Assembly Bill 751), aimed at protecting the safety and…
Wilk, Senate approve bills benefiting water and rail projects
News release Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, voted in support of several bills to reform the California Environmental Quality Act to make building key infrastructure projects in the state easier,…
Newsom appoints SCV resident to state committee
News release Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced the appointment of Donald Kuehner, of Santa Clarita, to the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services’ Private Security Disciplinary Review Committee, Southern…
City receives 29th consecutive finance award
News release For the 29th year in a row, the city of Santa Clarita has received an Investment Policy Certificate of Excellence Award from the Association of Public Treasurers of…
Signal file photo.
What to do when you’re expecting your new trash service
Santa Clarita’s Waste Management bins are being swept away and gradually replaced with bins from the city’s new residential hauler, Burrtec Waste Industries Inc. This change also comes with a…
A "selfie" created by Lynda Frautnick.
‘2 Artsy Chicks’ exhibit opens July 14 at SCAA Art Gallery
News release The new exhibit, “2 Artsy Chicks,” a two-woman art show featuring Patty Haft and Lynda Frautnick, will open on July 14 at the Santa Clarita Artists Association…
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Overheated generator at Amazon causes power shutoff, fire report
An overheated generator at an Amazon building in the Needham Ranch industrial center, which was originally believed to have caused a fire, caused a power shutoff on Friday morning, according to…
John Boston | Gorilla Oil & an Explanation of Bidenomics
There’s an election sneaking up. Before he’s put to a firing squad for treason, my president, Joe “The Chinese Warlord” Biden, thought it might be a crackerjack idea to come…
Letters to the Editor
Michael Gertler | Defending the Indefensible
I find Mr. Rob Kerchner’s letter (June 23), which is an attempt to defend the indefensible (Jan. 6), offensive and ill-informed. I don’t even know that (letters) should share opinions…
Letters to the Editor
Jim de Bree | Hypertension After COVID
I recently endured a second bout of COVID-19. After each illness, my blood pressure skyrocketed. Last year my hypertension lingered and did not improve much, but was controlled with medication.…
Letters to the Editor
Diane Zimmerman | Two Wrights Got it Wrong
Re: “Pride Month Letter Appalling,” letters, Maria Wright, June 20, and “Consequences of a ‘Vicious Screed,’” letters, Lynn Wright, June 22. Hi Maria and Lynn. Please re-read my letter dated…
