Hundreds show up to Knight town hall
March 4, 2017
PALMDALE — Gone are the days when only 18 people came to Steve Knight’s town hall meetings — though Knight admits that was before he was a congressman. Now as
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Lackey requests funds to train officers about mental illness
March 3, 2017
Assemblyman Tom Lackey, alongside Assemblywoman Melissa Melendez, requested $15.7 million in funding to train front-line law enforcement officers in the state to better interact with people with mental illnesses. According
City Council to discuss adding money to hit-and-run reward
March 2, 2017
Councilman Bob Kellar plans to address the rest of the City Council about adding to the reward to find 15-year-old Desiree Lawson’s killer at the council’s next meeting on March
UPDATE: Knight requests flood recovery help for So. California
February 27, 2017
In hopes of urging the White House to declare a state of emergency on behalf of Southern California, Congressman Steve Knight asked President Trump for assistance after severe storms throughout
Debate weighs pros and cons of Measure H
February 23, 2017
About 60 people showed up at the College of the Canyons Thursday night to hear the pros and cons of a multi-million dollar plan to end homelessness in Los Angeles
Unfinished business of Veteran Memorial on City Council agenda
February 23, 2017
“Their names shall liveth forevermore,” reads the front of the newest version of the proposed Fallen Warriors Monument. The phrase is placed in the center of the most recent design
Knight’s healthcare stance sparks protest
February 23, 2017
About 30 protestors, many donning red “Unite Here” union shirts and holding signs, gathered at Congressman Steve Knight’s Santa Clarita office on Thursday afternoon. The group shouted “Hey Knight, do
Bridge to Home voices support for Measure H
February 23, 2017
Bridge to Home, which provides support services to homeless individuals and families in Santa Clarita, officially announced its endorsement of Measure H at a press conference Thursday. “We are really
Wilk seeks trauma center funding
February 21, 2017
In hopes of more fairly distributing funds for Los Angeles County trauma centers, Senator Scott Wilk announced Senate Bill 792 to bring adequate finances and resources to currently underserved cities.
Local Dems, galvanized by Trump, looking long-term
February 20, 2017
Patti Sulpizio, president of a Democratic Party club in Santa Clarita called the Democratic Alliance for Action, says membership has exploded in recent months. Diana Shaw, also a member of
Top California officials go before newspaper industry representatives
February 16, 2017
SACRAMENTO – Democrats pushed an anti-Trump agenda and Republicans stuck mostly to their own state legislative agenda. But the top representatives of both parties in the state capital expressed their
Knight officially re-introduces ‘Heroes’ bill
February 16, 2017
As he promised in an exclusive Signal story a day earlier, Rep. Steve Knight on Thursday re-introduced his No Hero Left Untreated Act on the House floor in Washington. The
Knight hitting reset button on ‘Heroes’ bill
February 15, 2017
Rep. Steve Knight’s “No Hero Left Untreated Act” passed the House last November — but because the Senate did not take up the matter before Congress recessed for the year,
City Council formally votes support for Wilk’s anti-Cemex bill
February 14, 2017
For Valentine’s Day, the Santa Clarita City Council kept it short and sweet on Tuesday night, while voting its support for a bill at the heart of the battle to
Veterans’ ‘wingman’ bill passes House
February 14, 2017
Note to military veterans: Rep. Steve Knight is one of your “wingmen.’’ Yes, that’s a metaphor for the support the Santa Clarita Republican has shown toward vets in his two-plus
Acosta introduces three public-safety bills
February 13, 2017
Back in 2011, the so-called “realignment bill” known as AB 109, that’s now state law, sent prisoners guilty of non-violent felonies from state prisons to county facilities, and made some
Debate scheduled on Measure H
February 10, 2017
The Signal and College of the Canyons are scheduled to host a debate later this month on Measure H, the lone item on voters’ March 7 ballot aimed at funding
Wilk bill would push agency accountability
February 9, 2017
State Sen. Scott Wilk calls it the “Pinocchio bill.” Introduced by the Santa Clarita Republican this week, Senate Bill 259 looks to ensure accountability in state agencies — and would
SCV podcaster keeps it local and lively
February 8, 2017
Stephen Daniels likes talking to people. He likes it even more when lots of other people listen in. Daniels, a 49-year-old Kentucky native and, since 2007, Valencia resident, hosts “The
Stern bill looks to help human-trafficking victims
February 7, 2017
Last week, a multi-agency law-enforcement crackdown on human trafficking throughout California netted 474 arrests and rescued 55 victims – almost half of the latter, children. Now a bill introduced by