COC Chancellor Dianne Van Hook gives the commencement address to the graduating seniors on Friday, May 31. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Van Hook pens retirement letter 

Just a week after being placed on administrative leave, Dianne Van Hook penned a retirement letter to tie a bow on her 36 years in charge of College of the

Saugus High baseball coach resigns 

Carl Grissom has submitted his resignation as head coach of the Saugus High School baseball program, the William S. Hart Union High School District announced on Friday.  At Wednesday’s governing

COC Valencia campus

COC board, chancellor hold private staff meeting 

On-campus meeting an apparent violation of Brown Act; COC officials contend open-meeting law doesn’t apply  College of the Canyons officials contend that Friday’s private staff meeting with new Acting Chancellor