Why the Company Behind Waxing Products Matters to Small Beauty Businesses
Small beauty businesses rely on products that have to perform well every day, not only look good in an order list. For salons and trained specialists, choosing a hair wax…
Graham Platner and a staffer leave a campaign event in Belfast, Maine, on June 6, 2026, just days ahead of the state's June 9 primary. The boutique oysterman and U.S. Marine Corps veteran hopes to oust Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) in November. Photo by Nathan Worcester.
These Democrats could replace Platner in Senate race
By Nathan Worcester Contributing Writer Graham Platner’s anticipated exit from the Senate race in Maine has set off a scramble for an alternative. On Wednesday, the same day that the progressive Democrat…
Protect Huntington Beach volunteers hand out campaign materials in Huntington Beach on Nov. 11, 2023. Photo by Lauren Justice for CalMatters
Billionaire tax, affordable housing: See the measures on California’s November ballot
By Yue Stella Yu and Kristen Hwang CalMatters Writers On Nov. 3, Californians will vote on 14 statewide ballot measures on environment, taxation, election, housing and health care. For months, interest groups sponsoring ballot initiatives…
John Boston | ‘Fingers Crossed, I Swear I Shall Not Kill You’
I feel a bit like the proverbial frog in boiling water. You know the fable. You plop a toad in a pot and he doesn’t notice the temperature rising as…
Letters to the Editor
Dr. Gene Dorio | Heat Waves Are No Joke
It was sad to hear that the recent heat wave in France resulted in the deaths of more than 1,000 citizens, with over 85% being older adults. It could happen…
Letters to the Editor
Ron Perry | Listen to These Four Men
Wake up, America! It is almost too late, unless we open our eyes now! Maybe if we look to our history we might, just might, wake up in time! Listen…
Dan Walters | Crime and the Politics of it in California
For two decades, beginning in the late 1970s, the most powerful issue in California politics was crime. Sensational crimes such as the 1993 kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Polly Klaas…
Local 11 -year- old Geo Gan. Courtesy image.
Local 11-year-old excels in yo-yo competition
The 2026 National Yo-Yo Contest saw competitors across a variety of skill levels and ages in June in Las Vegas. While competitors of all ages took the stage throughout the contest, local…
Court records show evidence seized during the search of a home in Newhall. Courtesy
One charged in Creekview Park robberies
The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is bringing a pair of charges against an 18-year-old Newhall man accused of meeting people online for purchases and then robbing them at a…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Planning OKs new objective design standards
The city of Santa Clarita on Tuesday took the first step in adopting new rules for planners, with the Planning Commission’s approval of objective design standards, or ODS. City planners…
Santa Clarita Valley business news
CPUC alerts landline customers
AT&T is planning to end its “legacy voice service,” also known as “landlines,” which has prompted some concern in the past from Santa Clarita Valley customers, particularly those in rural areas, or places…
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COC trustee Guerrero elected to statewide leadership board
News release College of the Canyons board member Carlos Guerrero (Trustee Area 5) has been elected to serve on the 2026-27 California Community College Trustees board, representing the Santa Clarita Valley and the Santa…
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LASD to host free catalytic converter etching event
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station, in partnership with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Vehicle Theft Task Force, is hosting an "Etch & Catch" event, offering free…
COC receives funding to launch AI for Teaching and Learning Institute
News release College of the Canyons has received $779,000 in funding from Axim Collaborative — a nonprofit that invests in teaching and learning innovation at broad-access institutions — to create the AI for Teaching and Learning…
City launches Animal Care Grant Program
News release The city of Santa Clarita has announced the launch of the third annual Animal Care Grant Program. This initiative offers direct financial assistance to nonprofit organizations that serve the city’s animal population. The City Council has allocated $50,000 annually to support the Animal Care Grant…
Shari Schlaman celebrates 40 years of service at United Airlines. Photo courtesy of Shari Schlaman.
SCV woman celebrates 40 years in the sky
Shari Schlaman said had just gotten back home to Santa Clarita earlier this week from her 24-hour trip to Rome, Italy. The quick turnaround? That’s because she is a flight attendant at United Airlines and has been since June…
A brush fire that's approximately 50 acres on Highway 126 on July 9, 2026. Signal Staff photo.
Brush fire breaks out in hills near Val Verde
A vehicle-fire-turned-brush fire, dubbed the “Grande Fire,” broke out and grew up to 30 acres in the hills near Val Verde along southbound State Route 126 at San Martinez Grande Canyon Road early Thursday afternoon, according to Edith Lai, public information…
6 Reasons Freight Operators are Replacing Generic Maps With a Dedicated Truck Router
Consumer navigation apps were built for one use case: getting a private vehicle from point A to point B by the fastest available route. They solve that problem well. They…
Behind the Scenes of a Global Supply Chain: What Local Manufacturers Should Know About Refractories
When people picture a supply chain crisis, they picture container ships stacked in a harbor or empty shelves at a big-box store. The real story sits one step upstream, inside…
The Dangers of Uncounseled Interviews as a Defendant
When people learn they are under investigation or have become involved in a criminal matter, they often feel a strong urge to explain themselves. Many assume that if they simply…