By Ben Christopher CalMatters Writer If there was ever any doubt, 2023 made two things very clear. First, California lawmakers are now fully committed to the idea that the state needs…
Editor’s note: As 2023 draws to a close, The Signal is presenting CalMatters’ wrap-up stories on some of the key bills that reached the governor’s desk at the close of…
You can ring in the new year with champagne showers — and the potential for real showers this holiday weekend. “We’re going to have rain Friday night, into Saturday after…
A lawsuit filed Tuesday accuses the Los Angeles Police Department of retaliating against an officer after she reported her husband, a fellow police officer, for sharing intimate photographs of her…
Deputies responded to a battery call on Tuesday at 12:15 p.m. at the 25200 block of De Wolfe Road, according to Deputy Kabrina Borbon, a spokeswoman for the SCV Sheriff’s…
This letter is a rebuttal to the letter dated Dec. 19, “Anti-Black Hate Rising,” by Valerie Bradford, president of the Santa Clarita Valley chapter of the NAACP. Ms. Bradford uses…
Dear Lord, thank you for the blessing of being an American! I’ve been pondering a recent trip to Costco, combined with celebrating your birth, and wanted to reach out! …
If you are upset and feel disadvantaged, don’t be angry with your government, and don’t try to overthrow it. Be angry at those who exercise their will on Congress with…
There's no better way to start the new year than with a New Year's resolution. Resolutions help us grow, force us to step out of our comfort zone and allow…
A for-rent sign hanging in front of an apartment complex in Tower District in Fresno on July 27, 2023. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/Catchlight Local Fellow
Editor’s note: As 2023 draws to a close, The Signal is presenting CalMatters’ wrap-up stories on some of the key bills that reached the governor’s desk at the close of…
Editor’s note: As 2023 draws to a close, The Signal is presenting CalMatters’ wrap-up stories on some of the key bills that reached the governor’s desk at the close of…
The California Highway Patrol will be enforcing a maximum enforcement period during the holiday weekend, according to a CHP news release and CHP Newhall-area office officials. Beginning at 6:01 p.m.…
Strong preparation and a mix of the old and new school. That’s what Jake Goossen-Brown aims to bring every day to the Hart Indians football program. Goossen-Brown, or “Goose,” was…
One person was killed and another was transported to the hospital in critical condition following a traffic collision at on the southbound State Route 14 freeway at Newhall Avenue at 1:36 a.m. on Sunday, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Oscar Sol/For the Signal
Fatal crash on Highway 14 being investigated for possible DUI, per CHP report Law enforcement officials in the Santa Clarita Valley arrested 16 people on suspicion of driving under the…
One person was injured in a collision involving a pedestrian near the intersection of Newhall Ranch Road and Bouquet Canyon Road on Wednesday afternoon, according to Esteban Benitez, a spokesman…
News release Empowering HeArts Gala is Single Mothers Outreach’s signature fundraising event that began in 2009 in a conversation between the executive director and a photographer. Together they imagined an…
News release Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley has donated 36 jackets for children aged 1-17 to Single Mothers Outreach. The jackets were contributed by members and…
Nicki Buckstead, CEO of the Child & Family Center, and Cheryl Jones (wearing crown), the organization’s vice president of marketing and community outreach, expressed gratitude this month to ICE Recovery & Wellness, which collected new toys, jackets, warm clothes, bikes, blankets, diapers, hygiene products and over $3,000 in gift cards for clients of the center this holiday season. The donations covered the wish lists of over 70 local families, according to the nonprofit. Courtesy photo.
Nicki Buckstead, CEO of the Child & Family Center, and Cheryl Jones (wearing crown), the organization’s vice president of marketing and community outreach, expressed gratitude this month to ICE Recovery…
News release Canyons Aquatic Club recently hosted its 16th Annual Cranberry Classic, an invitational swim meet that has become one of the largest swim meets run within the Southern California…
Phlebotomist, Dene Rawlings, left, prepares Adam Rondou of Valencia as he donates blood during the American Red Cross blood drive held at Santa Clarita City Hall on Friday, 121523. Dan Watson/The Signal
Another blood drive will be held at the city of Santa Clarita’s Activities Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 28. Photos by Dan Watson/The Signal. Heidi…