Letters to the Editor
Rick Barker | Work on Consistency
In re: “The other ‘L Word’” by Lois Eisenberg, letters, Jan. 29. I wonder if Ms. Eisenberg realizes that virtually all of the issues she listed and is obviously in…
Joe Guzzardi | Super Bowl and Recalling Broadway Joe
I’ve been around long enough to have seen the Super Bowl games since the first one kicked off in 1967. “Seen” is too strong a word. Early on, I watched…
Alexander Moroz (86) from UCLA and Gabriel LeBron (14) fight for the puck during the West Coast Hockey Conference Championship at the Cube Ice and Entertainment Center on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2024. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
The Cube hosting college hockey playoffs
News release The Cube is hosting the 2026 West Coast Hockey Conference Playoffs this weekend, starting Friday and running through Sunday. The West Coast Hockey Conference consists of seven universities from across California, Arizona and New Mexico. Admission will be $10 for a single-game ticket and $20 for a…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Thousands of homes part of budget discussion
Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin shared his initial budget outlook Tuesday for the city’s 2026-27 fiscal year with city commissioners and the City Council, and also highlighted a number of upcoming projects adding homes and businesses in the city. …
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Parent to seek mental-health diversion in abuse case
The attorney for a father charged with child abuse and disturbing the peace indicated he would be seeking a mental health diversion for his client during a hearing last week…
City to host Arbor Day celebration April 11
News release The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to its first-ever “Tree-mendous Arbor Day” celebration on Saturday, April 11, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Valencia Heritage Park (24155 Newhall Ranch Road). This free, family-friendly event will highlight the…
The courts
SCV man to answer to child sexual-abuse charges
A Canyon Country man is due in court Friday to answer to three charges alleging he committed sexual abuse against a child over 14 years of age. Victor Alvarez, 31,…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Courtesy of the city of Santa Clarita.
Station still investigating report of mall filming
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station has not yet presented a case against a man accused of surreptitiously filming female patrons at the Valencia Town Center mall with a camera on his…
Newhall district sees student progress in midyear LCAP review
The Newhall School District governing board received a presentation on the Local Control Accountability Plan’s midyear review during last week’s board meeting. The LCAP is implemented into all state schools that receive public funding to help increase student success. The LCAP…
West Ranch's Tyler Lankford (13) keeps possession of the ball as Hart's Jesus Martinez (10) chases him down. Photo courtesy of Maddie Park
Soccer roundup: Valencia boys, Saugus girls clinch league titles
The final match day for the boys’ and girls’ soccer season on Wednesday featured multiple matches that had not only playoff implications but also Foothill League championship deciders. On the boys’ side, the…
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Saugus board discusses next steps in superintendent search
The Saugus Union School District’s governing board engaged in a discussion with Education Support Services Group about the next steps in the superintendent search during a Wednesday special board meeting. Topics included in…
L.A. County takes measures to combat sneaky opioid, otherwise known as kratom
Kratom use is increasing throughout Los Angeles County, and local officials and physicians are combating this surge of the newly prevalent opioid. At the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors meeting on Tuesday,…
The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
New Calgrove/Ebelden water main construction starts Feb. 23
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is installing a new water main to serve customers in the area of Calgrove Boulevard and Ebelden Avenue, and construction is scheduled to begin Feb. 23. Construction is scheduled to take place Mondays through…
Sulphur Springs Union School District administrative offices.
Sulphur Springs teachers say raise offer falls short
The Sulphur Springs Union School District’s recent governing board meeting was standing room only as educators from Sulphur Springs’ nine elementary schools packed into the district office. Teachers had shown in force at the Jan. 21 meeting for two reasons: The first was that the district…
Hart forward Faith Purfoy (12) goes up for a shot during the third quarter of Wednesday's game against West Ranch at West Ranch High School on Feb. 4, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Hart girls’ basketball clinches playoff berth with win over West Ranch
The Hart girls’ basketball team opened the first 15 games of the season with a 4-11 record, including a 1-2 record in Foothill League play. In the team’s second half of…
College of the Canyons’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance volunteers prepared 379 tax returns at no cost for eligible community members last year. The program will again offer free tax preparation services during the 2026 tax filing season. Photo courtesy of COC.
COC’s VITA to offer free tax preparation services
News release College of the Canyons will offer free income tax preparation services through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for eligible individuals during the 2026 tax filing season. VITA…
Hart’s Andrew Lange (3) looking for an open pass during a Foothill League contest against the Wildcats at West Ranch High School on Feb. 4, 2026. Ryan Romero/The Signal
Hart boys’ basketball secures road win over West Ranch, clinches playoff berth
The Hart boys’ basketball team began the Foothill League season 1-3 after the first four games. And with an automatic bid looking unlikely, that didn't stop the Hawks from finishing out the league…
Retiring Sulphur Springs Union School District Superintendent Robert Nolet in his office on Friday., June 6, 2014. Signal file photo.
Longtime Sulphur Springs superintendent dead at 77
A former longtime Sulphur Springs Union School District superintendent died late last month after a five-year battle with cancer. Robert “Bob” Albert Nolet served as the district’s superintendent between 1983 and 2015, the year Catherine Kawaguchi took on the…
A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of Brenda Greenwald, a Santa Clarita Flyers hockey player’s mother, who remains in critical condition at a Colorado intensive care unit. Photo courtesy of GoFundMe.
GoFundMe created for mother injured in Colorado collision
A GoFundMe has been established to support the family of a Santa Clarita Flyers hockey player’s mother, who remains in critical condition at a Colorado intensive care unit after a van crash that killed another player’s parent. Brenda Greenwald, 48, was in the Sprinter van that…
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Valladares, Senate Republicans call on Newsom to address refinery closures
News release Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, joined her Republican colleagues in the California State Senate last week in sending a letter urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to immediately convene a special session of the Legislature to address the…