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Dave Regan speaks to the SEIU-UHW Leadership Assembly in 2013. Photo by Steve Yeater courtesy of SEIU-UHW

‘Billionaires tax’ qualified for ballot: What to know  

By Kristen Hwang CalMatters Writer  A union wants California’s billionaires to rescue the state’s health care system. The billionaires have other ideas.   On Wednesday, an initiative to tax the state’s wealthiest residents qualified

Public’s help sought finding armed man 

A man suspected of pointing a firearm at passing vehicles in Castaic on Thursday evening remains outstanding as of Friday and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department officials are requesting the public’s assistance for leads into

Shadowbox plan receives 1-year extension 

The city of Santa Clarita granted a developer another year for the entitlements on a 93-acre property in Placerita Canyon, nearly three years after the Santa Clarita City Council approved the plans for a potential billion-dollar soundstage

Attendees could go on the L.A. County Fire Dozer during the Summer Fire Safety Press Conference at Towsley Canyon Trailhead on Friday, June 20, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

City, county to host Fire Safety Day 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita, in partnership with the county of Los Angeles and public safety agencies, invites the community to an educational event urging residents to stay prepared and protect their families, pets

In this handout photo provided by U.S. Central Command, U.S. forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the U.S. accused of attempting to violate the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Navy via Getty Images.

Vance: US has lifted blockade in Hormuz Strait 

By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer  Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said that the U.S. military has begun lifting its naval blockade of Iran, allowing more than a dozen ships to reach Iranian ports

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College Briefs for June 18

Parra Named to University of Mississippi chancellor’s honor roll   Sophia Parra, of Newhall, was named to the University of Mississippi’s fall 2025 honor roll.   Parra, in the bachelor’s of business administration in

County CEO delivers ‘sobering’ budget report  

Despite L.A. County voters’ approval of a half-cent sales tax, the Board of Supervisors received a budget update that L.A. County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger called “sobering” in a statement Tuesday. 

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Lawsuit filed in city pool death 

The family of a man who died from a heart attack at the Santa Clarita Aquatics Center has filed a lawsuit against the city of Santa Clarita, claiming wrongful death,

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Takeaways from Tuesday primaries 

By Joseph Lord, Troy Myers and Michael Clements Contributing Writers  On Tuesday, American voters in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington, D.C., went to the polls, or, in many cases, returned to them, to make their picks

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US officials reveal MOU to end Iran war 

By Jacob Burg and Jack Phillips Contributing Writers  The memorandum of understanding with Iran to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz, and restrain Tehran’s nuclear ambitions was revealed by senior

Twenty-three College of the Canyons fire technology students have received $1,000 scholarships from Edison International to cover tuition, books and school-related fees. Courtesy photo.

Edison awards 23 fire tech scholarships 

News release  Twenty-three College of the Canyons fire technology students have received $1,000 scholarships from Edison International to cover tuition, books and school-related fees, according to a news release from the college. 

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Santa Clarita Transit introduces contactless payments 

News release  Santa Clarita Transit riders now have a new way to pay for bus fares: Riders can now use contactless credit cards, debit cards and mobile wallets to pay for rides on all Santa Clarita Transit services,