Council committee recommends opposition to state land-use bills

The Santa Clarita City Council Legislative Committee briefly met Thursday morning to recommend that the City Council oppose four pieces of state legislation that would expand the state’s land-use authority.  Councilmen Cameron Smyth and Jason Gibbs voted

RedState editor, Daily Mail dismissed from Hill’s ‘revenge porn’ case

Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Yolanda Orozco dismissed Thursday RedState.com managing editor Jennifer Van Laar as a defendant in former Rep. Katie Hill’s lawsuit related to the publication of intimate images of Hill. The decision comes one day after Orozco dismissed the Daily Mail as a

Simi Valley councilwoman joins 25th district race

Simi Valley Councilwoman Ruth Luevanos announced Monday her candidacy to represent California’s 25th Congressional District in the November 2022 midterm election.  Luevanos, a Democrat, said she was encouraged to run for Congress by activists and grassroots organizers from

Laemmle Newhall prepares to open doors Friday

Cassie Gratton knows how to open a Laemmle theater. The general manager of the Newhall Laemmle, which will open its doors with a ribbon-cutting this Friday, also helped to open Laemmle’s Glendale and Claremont locations.  “I feel pretty privileged that

Anti-CEMEX bill heads to Senate floor

State Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, received unanimous and bipartisan support from his Senate colleagues in the Appropriations Committee for Senate Bill 520, which he coauthored with Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa Clarita.  The bill allows the public to comment on large mining projects — like the

LASD car. Signal file photo.

LASD anticipates body cameras in SCV by end of summer

Sheriff’s officials anticipate deploying body-worn cameras at the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station by the end of summer, according to an email statement provided Tuesday from the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.   Camera deployment is “completely dependent” on meeting the anticipated construction completion date in May and “(ensuring) the network

Water pipeline replacement campaign begins

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency broke ground Monday on a three-month-long water pipeline replacement project on Decoro Drive between Blueridge Drive and Bidwell Lane.  Four large mainline breaks have scarred Decoro Drive between Blueridge and Vista Delgado drives in Valencia over the last year, according

Sheriffs detain naked man suspected of burglarizing Valencia salon

Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies detained a burglary suspect Saturday morning while another was believed to be barricaded in a local salon.   Deputies, aided by a Special Enforcement Bureau team, firefighters and a K-9 unit, were unable to

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Saugus family spots bobcat in backyard

Residents Rick and Cheryl McClure spotted a bobcat in the backyard of their Saugus home Tuesday. They were with their daughter when they noticed the bobcat on a pillar of their fence a couple of hundred feet away.  “We’re

Mountain lion found dead in Valencia

P-78, a mountain lion that was being studied by the U.S. National Park Service, was found dead near San Francisquito Creek in Valencia, the Santa Monica Mountains Recreation Area announced

Super 8 to resume regular operations

The Super 8 hotel in Canyon Country will no longer serve as a temporary shelter for homeless people after May 31.   Bridge to Home operates the location through Project Roomkey – a statewide effort

Senate Republican Caucus changes begin under Wilk

Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, has led the Senate Republican Caucus for six weeks. He met with The Signal Monday to discuss the changes he’s initiated during that time to make Senate

County hosts forum on schools reopening

County health and school officials Friday responded to questions from parents about schools reopening across the county during a live virtual townhall.  Los Angeles County Superintendent of Schools Debra Duardo

Garcia: Bipartisanship is a ‘challenge’

Rep. Michael Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, met with the editorial board of The Signal recently. The in-person meeting held at The Signal’s newsroom was the congressman’s first meeting with The Signal.  Garcia talked about his experience trying

Nearly one-third of SCV vaccinated

The vaccination rate in Santa Clarita Valley increased to 31.8%, according to Los Angeles County public health data current through Mar. 22. County data includes people who have received at least one dose of the

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a domestic violence call.

Domestic violence suspect flees Valencia home

A man suspected of physically assaulting his wife fled a home in the 29300 block of Dakota Drive in Valencia Saturday.   Sheriff’s deputies received a call about the suspected domestic violence at 2:17 p.m.  A man in a dark colored Chevrolet Avalanche SUV was