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Mayor Bill Miranda is voted by councilmenbers as mayor during the Santa Clarita City Council meeting at City Hall on Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Council members discuss conflicts of interest 

Recent changes to the state’s conflict-of-interest law for politicians and two recent recusals prompted questions on what’s in place to keep pay-to-play from creeping into Santa Clarita policy-making and who’s

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New MAHA Commission report to be released Tuesday 

By Zachary Stieber Contributing Writer  The commission chaired by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is slated to release its next report Tuesday.  The Make America Healthy Again Commission “is on

One person in a single vehicle traffic collision crashes into the wall and trees on Camino Del Arte Drive and west Copper Hill Drive, Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025. Kamryn Martell/The Signal

Car crashes into trees, wall   

A car hit a tree and a wall in a single-vehicle traffic collision on the 24600 block of west Copper Hill Drive and Camino Del Arte on Sunday morning, according

The burnt brush from the Canyon Fire near the county line along Hasley Canyon in Castaic on Aug. 8, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Canyon Fire: Containment stays at 28% 

The Canyon Fire has stayed at 28% containment and 5,370 acres as of 9:49 a.m. Saturday, according to a release by the L.A. County Fire Department.  All evacuation orders have

Deputies investigating Costa Brava shooting incident

Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies are investigating reports of a shooting incident that occurred on Costa Brave in Newhall on Thursday night, according to SCV Sheriff’s Station spokesperson Shirley Miller. 

From left: Scott Kwiatrowski and Shawn Sangeladji of the American Red Cross unload cots for the evacuation center at College of the Canyons in Valencia, Aug. 7, 2025. Michael Picarella/The Signal

Shelter open for Canyon Fire evacuees 

An evacuation shelter opened Thursday at College of the Canyons’ east gym in Valencia to assist those displaced by the Canyon Fire.  According to Tim Honadel, director of International Services

City praises new historical designation  

Santa Clarita City Councilwoman Marsha McLean said she was wearing “the biggest smile” after the state’s Historical Resources Commission made things official Friday: “La Puerta” is now officially a Point