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Sheriff will not support mask enforcement

Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva issued a statement Friday afternoon that his department would not “expend our limited resources” to support the compliance of the county Public Health department’s new health order modifications, requiring masking

New health order details masking requirements

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department provided details Friday on modifications to its COVID-19 public health order following an announcement Thursday that masks would be required at all indoor public settings, venues, gatherings and businesses for all individuals regardless of vaccination status effective at 11:59 p.m. Saturday. 

Parents, deputies discuss safety and perceptions over coffee

Just under a dozen parents enjoyed coffee and chocolate chip cookies Wednesday morning at Havana Savannah, a coffee shop in Valencia, where the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station held a Coffee with a Cop event.  Deputies and other members of the

City remains undecided on district-based election

Santa Clarita City Council members continued their deliberations on the future of council elections Tuesday during a closed session special meeting.   The City Council has not publicly met about the possibility of transitioning to district-based elections due to litigation alleging that the city’s current “at-large” elections

Santa Clarita City Hall, as pictured on Feb. 26.

City takes positions on housing, environment, justice bills

The Santa Clarita City Council considered issues of the environment, housing and justice when it took positions on several pieces of state and federal legislation Tuesday night.  Council members cast their votes on the legislation as part of their agenda’s consent calendar,

Coaches announce all-league teams for softball

By Nikash Nath For The Signal  After not having a season last year, Foothill League softball was back in full swing this past spring — and Foothill League coaches recently announced their selections for first and second all-league

Garcia calls for pay raise for military service members

Rep. Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, called for a pay raise for service members Tuesday during the House Appropriations Committee markup of the Department of Defense 2022 bill.   Garcia offered an amendment that would require that the secretary of defense increase base

Mayor, resident enter shouting match at council meeting

Mayor Bill Miranda and resident Steve Petzold engaged in a shouting match during the Santa Clarita City Council’s meeting Tuesday after Petzold questioned the way the city-created Human Relations Roundtable operates.  The verbal altercation culminated in Miranda telling

Vaccine clinic, food-distribution event helps community

COVID-19 vaccinations and bags of foods were available at no cost last Friday morning at the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Clarita Valley in Canyon Country thanks to an event organized by Assemblywoman Suzette Valladares, R-Santa

Community volunteer Dora Zavala dies at 59

A beloved longtime community volunteer, Dora Zavala, of Stevenson Ranch, died Friday, July 9.   Born in Barstow on Aug. 12, 1962, Zavala moved to Orange County after graduating high school and getting married.   In 1998, Zavala moved to Stevenson