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City plans to update housing element 

Santa Clarita is expected to update its housing plan Tuesday, an annual update that resulted in a monthslong back-and-forth between city staff and the state’s Department of Housing and Community

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene.

Three car collision in Canyon Country  

A three-car collision near the intersection of Sierra Highway and Jakes Way in Canyon Country sent two people to the hospital on Monday afternoon, according to Kaitlyn Aldana, spokeswoman for

FILE PHOTO A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene.

Vehicle strikes skateboarder in Valencia  

A skateboarder was struck by a vehicle in Valencia on Friday afternoon, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department officials.   According to Melanie Flores, a spokeswoman for the L.A. County

The top photo, courtesy of SCVHistory.com, shows the Plaza Theatre during its heyday in 1973. The same building Friday, shortly before its scheduled demolition. Dan Watson /The Signal

Signs, times changing on Lyons Avenue 

Touting all the glamor of “a night on Broadway,” the Santa Clarita Valley — or the Valencia Valley as The Signal’s publisher tried to call it back then — threw