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A box of ammunition on the counter at Big 5 Sporting Goods in El Cerrito on Sept. 9, 2019. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

City declines to add more rules for firearm sales 

The Santa Clarita City Council declined to approve additional regulations for gun and ammunition dealers Tuesday during its discussion of new business.  The City Council unanimously voted not to adopt new

A flier from the city of Santa Clarita's outreach effort in April 2023, when officials were looking for input on the Town Center Specific Plan, an area that includes Valencia Town Center. Courtesy city of Santa Clarita

City seeks balance in Town Center plan 

Months of planning and outreach led to a set of guidelines the city of Santa Clarita created for one of its most significant economic drivers: the Valencia mall.  Santa Clarita

LASD numbers indicate rise in crime 

The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has released its official crime numbers for 2023 on its Transparency Promise website, which reflects the increases in crime that law enforcement officials have been

Appointment change draws accusations, ire 

McLean calls parks commission appointment a ‘breach of public trust’   Long-simmering frustrations among Santa Clarita City Council members and a dispute over a city parks commission appointment escalated to accusations

Oscar Sol/ For The Signal

Seco Mini Market owner speaks out on burglary 

By Habeba Mostafa & Tyler Wainfeld   Burglars ransacked the Seco Mini Market early Sunday, stealing merchandise, making a mess of the store and prompting community members in the surrounding neighborhood to

City expected to look for new parks commissioner 

The Santa Clarita City Council is once again looking for a member of its Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission.   Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda announced Tuesday during council members’

Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang speaks to the crowd at the Santa Clarita Homeowners' Resource Fair on Saturday at Canyon Country Community Center. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Residents attend Homeowners’ Resource Fair 

Homeowners and prospective buyers in the Santa Clarita Valley attended the Assessor’s Homeowners’ Resource Fair led by Los Angeles County Assessor Jeff Prang on Saturday at the Canyon Country Community

Four lifelong friends, from left, Robin Bianchi, Cynthia Salas, Susanne Norton and Lu Madison old a photo of Chad O'Melia, right, who was murdered and his mother, Michelle, who reportedly died of sadness after his death, as they meet in Stevenson Ranch in December to raise awareness about Chad's murder case. 121223. Dan Watson/ The Signal

Disappointment at sentencing  

Family, DDA disappointed by probation given to woman convicted in 2018 stabbing death of Santa Clarita native  A Ventura County judge sentenced a woman who stabbed a Santa Clarita native