Dan Walters | Newsom’s Budget Faces Chilly Reception
Since the turn of the century, California’s state budget has been plagued by a boom-and-bust syndrome rooted in its lopsided revenue system and a lack of political discipline. The budget…
Robert Lamoureux | Trying to see the window options clearly
Question: Hello Mr. Lamoureux, I saw you speak at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center a couple of years ago. I was hoping I could get your insight into our situation. Our home was built in 1982. We were thinking of redoing our windows and have received the following quotes: • Marvin fiberglass windows, $85,000. • Simonton retrofit vinyl windows, $22,000. • Pelle retrofit vinyl windows, $24,500. The first price is not in our budget. We could manage the retrofit windows, but, I have not read good things about them and I am concerned. Some of our windows do leak. The salesman (for the third quote), felt their retrofit windows would solve…
Paul Butler | Why People Quit Jobs
It is a common saying in the working world that "people don’t quit jobs, they quit bosses." Drawing from my experience as an employee in both Western Europe and North America — and having served clients…
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The Time Ranger | An Over-Abundance of Bachelors in the SCV
It’s been an absolute glorious May so far. The creeks are running. Temperature is under four digits. Stars in the sky at night and sun’s out during the day. Fresh air and smiles are free. …
SCV Chinese Dance performs a series of dances in celebration of Chinese Lunar New Year on Friday, Feb. 13, 2026 at the Newhall Community Center. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
City shifts project plans in Newhall
The city is changing the goal for a community project in Newhall after the federal government said the city’s original plan violated the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s floodplain policies. The…
Missing woman found
A 55-year-old woman, who was last in Newhall on the morning of May 8, has been located according to a Nixle alert sent out by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department…
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CHP conducting sobriety checkpoint tonight
Deputies from the California Highway Patrol’s Newhall-area Office are operating a sobriety checkpoint somewhere in unincorporated L.A. County Friday night, according to a press release from the office. The exact location of the sobriety…
The College of the Canyons University Center. Courtesy photo.
COC’s Automotive Technology students share program complaints at board meeting
Students from the College of the Canyons’ Automotive Technology department are not happy about the state of the program. At the college’s regular board meeting Wednesday, 11 students and one instructor filled the front rows…
The SC Lady Flyers line up on the ice during the ceremony at The Cube on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
SC Lady Flyers welcome supporting teams to Memorial Day tournament
The Memorial Day weekend hockey tournament at The Cube includes a unique element this year: There are several divisions exclusively for girls teams, including the out-of-state teams that provided emotional support to the Santa Clarita Lady Flyers…
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Bear roaming — again — in Canyon Country
A bear who napped in a local tree on Thursday was spotted in Canyon Country again on Friday, running across oncoming traffic at a busy intersection before climbing over a brick wall and into a mobile home…
Takeaways from Trump’s China visit
By Emel Akan, Frank Fang, Dorothy Li Contributing Writers President Donald Trump wrapped up a high-stakes two-day summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday. During the visit, Trump and his team discussed a…
The Francis Scott Key Bridge after being knocked down by the 95,000-ton Dali in Baltimore Harbor on March 26, 2024. Photo by Madalina Vasiliu.
Ship owners, supervisor indicted over Baltimore bridge crash
By John Haughey Contributing Writer Federal prosecutors have charged two global shipping firms and a supervisor with criminal conspiracy, obstruction and misconduct that they allege led directly to a container ship knocking down…
Saugus' Abraham Ramirez (7) scores a home run during the fifth inning of the first round of the CIF-SS playoff game against Walnut at Saugus High School on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Ramirez’s 3-run HR leads Saugus baseball past Walnut
HR leads Cents into second round; plus, scores from Thursday’s opening round Trailing by one run in the bottom of the fifth inning, the Centurions’ offense only had two hits against the Walnut Mustangs in the…
Saugus' Isis Solis (24) swings at a pitch during the first round of the CIF-SS playoff game against Brea Olinda at Saugus High School on Thursday, May 14, 2026. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal
Softball first-round roundup: Cents walk off, 3 teams fall
After first-round games Thursday in the California Interscholastic Federation Southern Section softball playoffs, the Saugus Centurions were the lone team to advance after three other local teams were defeated Thursday. One team — West Ranch — was to…
Pitchfest is scheduled May 27.
Heroes of Color, COC launch creative workforce incubator
News release Heroes of Color, a creative enrichment program focused on empowering young artists through business and storytelling, is launching the Santa Clarita Creative Workforce Incubator in close partnership with College of the Canyons, the organization announced in a news release. This educational collaboration, which delivers…
The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
SCV Water wins awards for communications initiatives
News release As “Carl the Waterwise Hero” managed his home irrigation system from outer space, drawing applause from the crowd, the Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency’s communications team received its first “Best-in-Show” award of the afternoon from the California Association…
A panel answered questions from attendees at the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce's "Work Well: The Business and Wellness Summit" about good sleep at Henry Mayo Center in Valencia, Calif., Thursday, May 14, 2026. Kamryn Martell/The Signal
Chamber hosts inaugural ‘Work Well’ summit
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce on Thursday hosted its inaugural summit, “Work Well: The Business and Wellness Summit,” with the topic discussing how to get good sleep, some tips and tricks on how to integrate better…
Primary voter registration deadline Monday
News release Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk Dean C. Logan is reminding eligible voters that Monday, May 18, is the deadline to register to vote and receive a Vote by Mail ballot for the June 2 Statewide Direct Primary Election. Registering to vote can be completed…
The entry to SCV Water headquarters, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal
SCV Water votes to approve Water Use Efficiency Strategic Plan
The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has voted to approve its Water Use Efficiency Strategic Plan, the agency’s roadmap to reducing its estimated future water usage to match state goals over the next several…
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LASD: Two arrested in dirt e-bike assault on sheriff’s deputy
Two teens riding dirt e-bikes have been arrested following what L.A. County Sheriff’s Department officials are calling an intentional assault on a peace officer, in which one suspect veered into a motorcycle deputy, causing a collision on Thursday evening, according to the LASD. Additional details have…