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City budget sees slight increase  

 Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin started Tuesday’s study session for the city’s 2025-26 budget with a caution that reflected the latest financial forecasts.  Striplin leads several such talks each

Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, speaks about the California insurance crisis to a room of people at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Friday, March 21, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Valladares bill on tips move forward 

Sen. Suzette Valladares, R-Acton, shared her personal connection to a bill she co-authored during its April 23 hearing in front of the Revenue and Taxation Committee in Sacramento.  When she

Landfill bill heads to Appropriations Committee 

As the underground fire continues at Chiquita Canyon Landfill, a bill from Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, aimed specifically at preventing a similar situation somewhere else passed its first hearing Monday

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Canyon Country man pleads guilty to break-in 

A Santa Clarita Valley man charged with breaking into a Canyon Country home with the intent to commit a sexual assault pleaded no contest to first-degree burglary Monday, according to

Pacifica closure leaves questions

All evicted residents have relocated, 1 week ahead of deadline Los Angeles County officials confirmed Friday that all residents have been transferred from Santa Clarita Hills Senior Living, one week

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Two charged in car-to-car shooting 

The L.A. County District Attorney’s Office is charging two men in connection with a car-to-car shooting Dec. 3 — an 18-year-old they allege was the shooter and an alleged accomplice

Castaic groups seek participation  

Two community groups in Castaic are seeking applicants for their governing boards after problems with the Chiquita Canyon Landfill created challenges for their members, according to a former Castaic Area

Park Sierra owner gets $168M refi 

The owner of Park Sierra, part of a community of multifamily units in Canyon Country known as “Jakes Way,” recently announced a $168 million loan for the 776-unit Class B

Weste recuses herself from deal she negotiated  

Council delays decision on mixed-use project in Old Town Newhall  Santa Clarita Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste recused herself from the City Council’s discussion Tuesday of an agreement for a

Longtime philanthropic leader dies at 79  

Diana Cusumano, a longtime Santa Clarita Valley resident known for her philanthropic endeavors and leadership of local nonprofits, died Friday. She was 79.  Cusumano, who won the 2006 SCV Woman