Supes vote to take over LASD record requests

By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter  Citing a refusal by the L.A. County Sheriff’s Department to give county lawyers documents about deputy shootings, allegations of misconduct and body camera footage, county

Skyline Promotes Comfortable Dental Visits

By Alicia Doyle Signal Staff Writer February is National Children’s Dental Health Month, an observance that brings people together by promoting good oral health. “Just like we have other months

A mask uprising: Parents, students protest masks

UPDATED to remove incorrect information about a mask incident in which a school was misidentified. By Sarah Sikandar   Signal Staff Writer   On Tuesday morning, around 9, Erin McGinnis received a

County: Spring may bring indoor mask relief

By Jim Holt  Senior Investigative Reporter When the first day of spring arrives, it might just be the first day L.A. County residents get to be indoors without a mask. 

County lifts outdoor mask mandates

By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter  School kids from kindergarten to 12th grade, and those in child care, no longer have to wear masks outdoors after county public health officials reported

American Heart Month at Henry Mayo

By Jim Walker Sunday Signal Staff Writer Doña Uhrig Sunday Signal Editor Heart disease is the leading cause of death for men and women in the United States. But heart

Public Health issues anti-spread points for Super Bowl

By Jim Holt Signal Investigative Reporter  The county’s director of public health issued some COVID-19 safety rules intended to keep your Super Bowl from turning into a super spreader event.  “Many

Garcia leads campaign fundraising for 27th District

By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter  Marching steadily toward a primary election just five months away, candidates are raising money for their campaigns, and while Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, and

Politics and government

County to enforce employee vaccine mandate

By Jim Holt Senior Investigative Reporter  Beginning next month, county employees, from sheriff’s deputies to clerks, could be disciplined for being unvaccinated against the COVID-19 virus.  Emerging from a morning filled