Politics and government

Valladares’ energy bill gets Senate committee approval 

News release  Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, announced that her bill to expose the hidden cost increases of environmental regulations, Senate Bill 1161, has passed out of the Senate Environmental Quality Committee with

Rod Gerard's Celestron NexStar Evolution 9.25 Telescope at the Star Party event on College of the Canyons' Canyon Country campus, April 25, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

COC’s Spring Star Party set for April 24 

News release  College of the Canyons is scheduled to host its Spring 2026 Star Party on Friday, April 24, featuring a keynote presentation by Teresa Ciardi, a physical science and astronomy instructor

Health News filler

HMNH announces partnership with AFC Urgent Care 

News release  Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital and AFC Urgent Care clinics announced a new partnership with locations in Valencia and Canyon Country.  “This partnership reflects a shared commitment to improving

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SCV Sheriff’s Station to host drug take-back day  

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station is scheduled April 25 to host a prescription drug collection event as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.  The event is

SCV Election Filler 2026

Gutzeit announces re-election campaign for SCV Water board 

News release   Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency Board President Maria Gutzeit has officially announced her campaign for re-election, pledging to continue delivering safe, reliable, and affordable water while promoting efficiency, transparency and

The Santa Clarita Choral Association is scheduled Tuesday to host its 40th Anniversary Choral Festival.

Choral Association to host 40th anniversary festival 

News release  The Santa Clarita Choral Association is scheduled Tuesday to host its 40th Anniversary Choral Festival, a milestone celebration bringing together voices from across the Santa Clarita Valley.   The festival begins 5:30 p.m. at Grace Baptist

Carl Kanowsky on Wine

Carl Kanowsky | Highlights from the 2023 Bordeaux vintage 

Since my last column, it does not appear that things are looking up for the wine industry. As I reported before, harvest for California wines has declined significantly.  On Nov. 24, 2025, Reuters reported, “The French

Dozens of dachshunds, corgis, and small dogs will race along the Ventura Harbor waterfront on April 18 as the viral pup Rowdy Dachshund, a professional skateboarding dog and champion racer with over 304,000 Instagram followers, hosts “Short Dawgs in Da House” for the first time ever.  Courtesy photo.

Ventura Harbor to host ‘short’ dog races 

News release  Dozens of dachshunds, corgis, and small dogs will race along the Ventura Harbor waterfront on April 18 as the viral pup Rowdy Dachshund, a professional skateboarding dog and champion racer

Education filler

Local student achieves top ACT score 

News release  Colton Fernandez, a junior at West Ranch High School, earned the highest possible ACT Composite score of 36 on the ACT test.  About one-quarter of 1% of students

COC to host Children’s Play Day on April 18 

News release   The College of the Canyons Department of Early Childhood Education is scheduled Saturday, April 18, to host its annual Children’s Play Day in celebration of the nationally recognized Week of

Saugus district seeks nominees for Lucid Award 

News release  The Saugus Union School District is seeking nominations for the annual Dr. Joan Lucid Leadership and Service Award.   The award, which honors Lucid, who retired in June 2018 after nearly four decades as

College briefs

College Briefs for April 9

Cooper Luckenbach named to dean’s list at Lincoln Memorial  Cooper Luckenbach, of Santa Clarita, was named to the Lincoln Memorial University dean’s list for the fall semester of 2025. Luckenbach

COC highlighted in new OER book 

News release  The impact of College of the Canyons on the expansion of open educational resources is highlighted in a newly published book, “Sowing the Seeds of a Global Movement: Stories from California

The SCV Water logo, located in Saugus, Calif. on Jan. 27, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Draft Urban Water Management Plan available for review 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency is inviting customers and other interested parties to review its 2025 Draft Urban Water Management Plan, which is now available for public review.   The UWMP is a state-required