California

Press release

City to celebrate La Puerta designation 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita invites the community to celebrate the official designation of La Puerta as a California Point of Historical Interest on Tuesday.  The event is scheduled to start

Politics and government

Schiavo announces 2026 legislative package  

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, has introduced her 2026 legislative package, introducing and coauthoring a slate of bills focused on lowering costs, protecting consumers, strengthening public safety, supporting children and

Traffic on the I-5 heading south on Nov. 26, 2025. Susan Monaghan/The Signal

Metro plans to update public on North County Enhancements Project 

The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority plans to hold an online community update on its Interstate 5 expansion project Wednesday evening.   The North County Enhancements Project covers the freeway roughly between Castaic and the Newhall Pass and began in 2021,

Politics and government

Schiavo co-authors veterans bill signed into law 

News release  Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, announced that the Protecting Veterans from Predatory Practices Act (Senate Bill 694) was signed into law, strengthening California’s protections for veterans and service members seeking the benefits they

Press release

Lottery issues scam alert 

News release   The California Lottery is warning players about common lottery scams, following an uptick in reports, made by law enforcement agencies and likely victims, to the California Lottery’s security and law

The California Department of Water Resources (from left) Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Unit Manager Andy Reising, Hydrometerologist Angelique Fabbiani-Leon and Engineer Jacob Kollen conduct the second media snow survey of the 2026 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada. The snow survey is held approximately 90 miles east of Sacramento off Highway 50 in El Dorado County. Photo taken January 30, 2026.

Dry January cuts into early-season snowpack gains 

News release  The Department of Water Resources has announced the results of its second snow survey of the season at Phillips Station, saying the manual survey recorded 23 inches of snow depth and a snow

National News

NFL: ICE will not be present at Super Bowl 

By Jill McLaughlin Contributing Writer  Federal immigration officers will not make an appearance at the Super Bowl this year, NFL Chief Security Officer Cathy Lanier announced at a news conference on

From left: Robert L. Stewart Jr. Of the Academic Senate for California Community Colleges; Thea Sweo Alvarado, College of the Canyons interim assistant superintendent/vice president of instruction; Chancellor Sonya Christian; COC Rising Scholars Faculty Coordinator Garrett Rieck; COC Dean of Academic Innovation and Continuing Education Dianne Avery; Hildegarde B. Aguinaldo, president of the California Community Colleges board of governors; Bill Rawlings, vice president of the CCC board of governors; ASCCC President LaTonya Parker-Parnell; CCC Deputy Chancellor Rowena M. Tomaneng. Photo by Melissa Villarin.

COC Rising Scholars program wins statewide honor  

News release  The College of the Canyons Rising Scholars program has been named the 2025-26 Exemplary Program Award winner by the California Community Colleges board of governors.  The award was presented