A rendering of the student housing project at College of the Canyons, designed by architectural firm Westburg White. Courtesy rendering.

Decision looming for COC student housing project 

The Santa Clarita Community College District board of trustees has a decision to make, and not much time to make it.  According to Jasmine Ruys, assistant superintendent of student services

Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, shares remarks during the VIA Cocktails & Conversation with Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo at Margarita's Mexican Grill on Wednesday, July 10. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Schiavo gets two education bills to final hurdle 

Two bills authored by Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, that would affect educational institutions across California cleared the Senate’s Appropriations Committee last week.  Assembly Bills 2999 and 3074, both authored by

Brush fire breaks out in Newhall 

A brush fire broke out in Newhall shortly before 6 p.m. on Tuesday near the intersection of Newhall Avenue and Needham Ranch Parkway, according to first responder radio dispatch traffic. 

The site of the proposed Advanced Technology Center for College of the Canyons, located on Valley Center Drive, off of Golden Valley and Soledad Canyon roads. Tyler Wainfeld/The Signal.

COC: Tech center contract still ‘under review’ 

A College of the Canyons official said Thursday the contract with a Valencia-based developer to build an off-campus career technical education center is still “under review,” despite the fact that

Letter: COC terminates tech center contract 

Contract was already canceled last month when COC said it was ‘under review’  While College of the Canyons officials said last month that the contract to have a Valencia-based developer build