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Homeless count rescheduled for Feb. 18 

News release  The 2025 Greater Los Angeles Homeless Count has officially been rescheduled to Tuesday, Feb. 18, according to a news release from the city of Santa Clarita.   This

Attendees Lauren Ruffner, left, and father, Dano, sample some of the 20 varieties of chili on hand during the Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley's SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off held at Bella Vida at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center on Friday, 012624. Dan Watson/The Signal

Rotary to host SCV Charity Chili Cook-Off  

News release  The Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley is looking for chili cookers to enter their favorite creations in its 12th annual Charity Chili Cook-off, scheduled to be held

The “Father of the Los Angeles Water System,” William Mulholland (left), chief engineer-general manager of the Los Angeles Bureau of Water Works and Supply, and his assistant H.A. Van Norman inspect remnants of the St. Francis Dam after its catastrophic collapse on March 12, 1928. Photo by George Watson/Courtesy Watson Family Photographic Archive

St. Francis Dam Tour set for March 15 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society has announced its annual tour of the St. Francis Dam site will be held Saturday, March 15.   Four historians will speak

Guests look through numerous paintings from 20 local SCAA artists during the first art show of the year titled “Signature You” at the 6th Street Gallery in Old Town Newhall, Jan. 18, 2025. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Photos: SCAA “Signature You” art show

The Santa Clarita Artists Association opened the 2025 year with their first art show titled “Signature You” featuring 20 local SCAA artists on a recent Saturday evening at the 6th

The city of Santa Clarita is hosting its next Rain Barrel Purchase Program in February. Residents can pre-order up to two rain barrels per household for $40 each plus tax, at city.sc/RainBarrel. Courtesy photo.

Rain barrel program returns Feb. 22 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita is hosting its next Rain Barrel Purchase Program in February.   Residents can pre-order up to two rain barrels per household for $40

MLK Day walk invokes spirit of unity 

The heavy Santa Clarita fog early Monday morning rose off the nearby soccer fields at Central Park in Saugus as singer Kenneth Page sang “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The

Singer-songwriter Judy Unger performs an original song called “Beside Me Always” during the 23rd Annual Candle Light Remembrance Program Sunday evening at Bethlehem SCV Church in Canyon Country. Katherine Quezada/The Signal

One woman’s grief to harmony 

Judy Unger was 15 years old the first time she picked up a guitar and wrote her first original song, titled “You’re Not the One” following a recent breakup. Years