City bus workers vote to authorize strike 

Following nearly a year of protracted negotiations, Teamsters Local 572 has notified MV Transportation that its workers have authorized a strike, according to an email Friday from Lea Campos, communications

SCV EDC Outlook hears talk of future, need for innovation 

   “A-HA” moments,” networking opportunities and, of course, the forecast, were all talking points at the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp.’s Economic Outlook, an annual tradition that shares innovative

Fire Department officials responded to a construction site Wednesday. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Construction site evacuated after gas main is hit 

A gas main break during construction on Whites Canyon Road in Canyon Country led to traffic controls and an evacuation of the site Wednesday afternoon, according to officials.  The location

Santa Clarita City Hall

Council suggests Smyth for homelessness committee 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday recommended Councilman Cameron Smyth to the L.A. County Executive Committee on Homelessness, a group proposed by 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger back in

City Council approves speed-limit adjustments 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved speed-limit changes for more than a dozen stretches of road and approved sheriff’s deputies’ ability to keep their radar guns at the ready during

Looking ahead to Town Center plans 

  Now that all Valencia Town Center signs have had a Westfield-otomy at the local mall, questions and some optimism have already started forming, according to local business owners.  One

A trash truck dumps its load at the Chiquita Land Fill in Castaic in 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

AQMD issues orders for landfill 

Neither Chiquita Canyon Landfill nor the South Coast Air Quality Management District are sure how to stop the stink that’s prompted hundreds of complaints from Castaic and Val Verde residents,

School community discusses gang concerns 

School Resource Deputy Andres Rubalcava told parents Tuesday that he sees the beginnings of the activity right down the street from campus as soon as school lets out at Placerita

Revisioning Valencia Town Center 

Retail real estate developer Centennial may be based in Dallas, but Carl Tash, the company’s chief investment officer, shared his Santa Clarita bona fides Tuesday, recalling when the shopping center

Centennial announces purchase of Valencia mall

Centennial, a Dallas-based retail real estate owner and operator, has agreed to terms for the purchase of the Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield-owned Valencia Town Center for $199 million, according to a news release

Jaime Puerta, president of the Victims of Illicit Drugs, receives a hug Tuesday from Santa Clarita Mayor Jason Gibbs during the city's second annual recognition for National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day as council members Laurene Weste and Cameron Smyth look on. Perry Smith/ The Signal

City to host Parent Symposium later this month 

  The city of Santa Clarita is hosting its annual award-winning Parent Symposium this month, seeking to offer moms, dads and legal guardians information about what’s going on in the

City recognizes local fight against fentanyl 

The parents who stood on the dais at City Hall had all seen firsthand how narcotics, particularly fentanyl, have impacted families and ruined lives in Santa Clarita.  “What you need