A fire hydrant sprays water onto Via Princessa near Sierra Highway in Canyon Country on Thursday afternoon, July 31, 2025. Photo courtesy of Nathan Meeks

Fire hydrant dumps water onto street near Costco 

A fire hydrant was spilling water onto Via Princessa Thursday afternoon near Costco Wholesale just south of Sierra Highway in Canyon Country.  According to Los Angeles County Fire Department spokeswoman

From left: Valley Industry Association’s Selina Thomas and Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, take part in “Cocktails and Conversation” at Margarita’s Mexican Grill in Valencia, July 24, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Photos: Schiavo speaks at VIA event

Area representatives and business leaders took part in the Valley Industry Association’s “Cocktails and Conversation” with Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, at Margarita’s Mexican Grill on Thursday evening in Valencia. Schiavo

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, (left) speaks with Brittany Young of School Day Cafe about operations at the organization’s Anza Drive facility in Valencia, July 23, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Schiavo takes tour of School Day Cafe

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, took a tour on Wednesday of School Day Cafe’s Valencia facility to learn more about the school meal program.  Schiavo expressed her desire to make sure

Participants take part in the Mach II Aviation Challenge at NASA’s United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama, June 2025. Photo courtesy of the Young Marines

Four local Young Marines complete NASA camp 

Four teens from the Santa Clarita Valley Young Marines completed the Mach II Aviation Challenge in June at NASA’s United States Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, Alabama.   According to

Firefighters look for signs of a fire at Starbucks on Seco Canyon Road in Saugus, July 16, 2025. Tim Whyte/The Signal

False alarm at Saugus Starbucks

Firefighters responded to reports of a fire Wednesday morning at the Starbucks on Seco Canyon Road in Saugus but found no flames or smoke, a Los Angeles County Fire Department

Politics and government

Sanctuary laws: Where do your legislators stand? 

Editor’s note: For this story, The Signal asked local legislative representatives to discuss, in their own words during a brief interview, their positions on sanctuary laws in Los Angeles and