Lackey runs for 5th term in Assembly

Assemblyman Tom Lackey, R-Palmdale, is running for reelection to the seat he currently occupies in the 36th Assembly District. He said he has drawn on his life experiences during his service in the state Assembly.   A former

Anti-CEMEX bill hearing pushed back to January

A hearing for Senate Bill 520, authored by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita, was cancelled by Wilk last month.  The bill would allow the public to comment on large mining projects — like

WiSH car show fundraiser supports Hart students

The inaugural Cars Under the Stars car show brought together families and car enthusiasts Saturday night to raise funds for the WiSH Education Foundation. The sold-out event filled the rooftop

Water board confident in local water quality

The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board of directors felt assured in their agency’s water quality after receiving a presentation Tuesday night about the agency’s 2021 Consumer Confidence Report released in early June.  Ryan Bye, a water quality specialist at SCV

Copter airlifts one person in four-car collision in Gorman

Both directions of Interstate 5 in Gorman were briefly closed Saturday afternoon, allowing a helicopter to airlift a patient who had been involved in a four-vehicle traffic collision just before noon.  The helicopter arrived at a local hospital shortly after it departed

Firefighters quickly put out residential fire

The Los Angeles County Fire Department extinguished a fire Saturday morning at a unit in a condominium community on Vista del Canon in Canyon Country.  The department was dispatched to the residential fire at 9:26 a.m. Saturday, according to

Cho enters 38th Assembly District race

Annie Cho, a small-business woman and Realtor, announced this week her candidacy to for the 38th Assembly District, which includes communities in the Santa Clarita, Simi and San Fernando valleys.  “I am running to make sure that working families and

City, Canyon View Estates diverge on solar panel removal

The city of Santa Clarita and Canyon View Estates have proposed two differing judgments in court filings this month on the matter of a solar panel system at the Canyon Country mobile home park.   Both sides proposed their

Barger proposes commission to assess county’s approach to homelessness

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider Tuesday creating a Blue-Ribbon Commission on Homelessness to identify reforms to the county’s approach to addressing the county’s homelessness crisis.   Supervisor Kathryn Barger introduced the motion proposing establishing the

Atkins delays resigning from SCV Water board

Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency board member BJ Atkins told The Signal Thursday he has delayed his plan to resign from the board, due to construction delays on a house he is building outside of the agency’s jurisdiction.  Atkins, whom

City establishes financing agency for workforce housing projects

The city of Santa Clarita recently moved one step closer toward introducing workforce housing in the city.   The Santa Clarita City Council authorized city staff last week to enter into an agreement with the California Municipal Finance Authority (CMFA), which issues bonds to help finance

Messina to explore City Council run

Joe Messina filed paperwork earlier this month declaring his intent to run for a seat on the Santa Clarita City Council.  The William S. Hart Union High School District board member told The Signal he’s exploring all

City: We’re in “a really good place”

Business leaders of the Valley Industry Association (VIA) gathered Tuesday afternoon to receive an update from the City of Santa Clarita about the city’s economic development activity.  Jason Crawford, the city’s acting

Sheriff will not support mask enforcement

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva issued a statement Friday afternoon that his department would not “expend our limited resources” to support the compliance of the county Public Health department’s new health order modifications, requiring masking