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Performers from Vibe Performing Arts sing and dance to “Welcome to Wonderland” at the VIA Bash on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by Jeremiah Yonemura/For The Signal.

VIA hosts its ‘Mad’ 2025 Bash 

By Jeremiah Yonemura For The Signal  The Valley Industry Association held its annual VIA Bash ball last weekend at the Hyatt Regency Valencia to celebrate its members’ successes and support its Connecting to Success program.   The theme was the Mad Hatters Ball, which

Council grants Hasa expansion plan after review 

The Santa Clarita City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved an expansion for Hasa, a manufacturer and distributor of water-treatment chemicals, despite two council members’ concerns that the plan didn’t provide

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Paul Butler | Lessons from the tennis court 

As a schoolboy growing up in England, tennis was more than just a sport — it was a classroom without walls, teaching lessons that would later prove invaluable in the workplace. From early winter mornings on frosty courts

JCI hosts first Wellness Expo 

Various wellness booths, ranging from sound baths to martial arts, lined up at Plum Canyon Park recently during the inaugural JCI Santa Clarita Wellness Expo.  Hosted by JCI Santa Clarita,

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SCV Water wins 3 awards for PR 

 News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Water Agency has been recognized for excellence in public relations, earning three awards from the Public Relations Society of America’s Los Angeles Chapter at its

College of the Canyons Career Services hosted its fall Santa Clarita Job Fair on Oct. 17, connecting more than 1,000 job seekers with 83 employers from a variety of industries. The free event, held in partnership with the city of Santa Clarita, America’s Job Center of California, the SCV Economic Development Corp. and the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce, offered opportunities at entry, mid- and upper-level positions. Photos by Mari Kneisel/COC Public Information Office.

COC hosts job fair 

College of the Canyons Career Services hosted its fall Santa Clarita Job Fair on Oct. 17, connecting more than 1,000 job seekers with 83 employers from a variety of industries. The free event,

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Widespread outage hits apps and websites using AWS  

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  A widespread outage at Amazon Web Services early Monday caused major disruptions across dozens of popular platforms, apps and games — including Snapchat, Zoom, Coinbase and Fortnite — as one of the world’s most

City approves 3-year plan for fiber-optic service 

The Santa Clarita City Council approved a potential 50-year, nonexclusive deal with Aspire Broadband expected to bring fiber-optic internet speeds to the Santa Clarita Valley over the next three years.  

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Paul Butler | Weatherproof Your Work 

As cooler days blow into Southern California and we start wearing socks under flip-flops, it got me thinking about how the weather affects some people at work — and how

Jake Arvizu, Yes I Can participant who turned an internship at LA North Studios into a fulfilling career. Photo courtesy of Andrew Ryan, Yes I Can.

Yes I Can marks NDEAM with internship program 

News release  As the nation marks the 80th anniversary of National Disability Employment Awareness Month this October, Yes I Can Unity Through Music & Education, a nonprofit organization dedicated to

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Chamber Employment Law Update set for Dec. 3 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced its annual 2026 Employment Law Update, taking place 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the College of the Canyons

The COC Contracts, Procurement, and Risk Management (CPRM) department (pictured above) was honored with a 2025 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement® (AEP) Award from the National Procurement Institute, Inc. (NPI). Courtesy photo.

COC procurement team earns national award 

News release  For the fifth year in a row, the College of the Canyons Contracts, Procurement, and Risk Management department has been honored with the 2025 Annual Achievement of Excellence