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Protestors gather on Tourney Road in Valencia Friday morning to protest the AB 84 bill, otherwise known as "School Accountability: Office of the Education Inspector General," on May 30, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Parents, students protest proposed bill to cut charter school funding 

An estimated 50 parents, their kids and others showed up Friday morning in front of the Valencia office of Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, to protest the proposed Assembly Bill 84, which several people there said would severely hurt and even shut down charter schools in the area and the state.  According to one parent, Libby Fortman of Canyon Country, AB

Hundreds of runners participated in the Santa Clarita Runner’s 40th annual Independence Day Classic 5K and 10K before the SCV Fourth of July Parade. 070424 Katherine Quezada/The Signal

Independence Day Classic returns for 41st year 

News release  The 41st Annual Independence Day Classic, hosted by the Santa Clarita Runners, returns this Fourth of July to kick off Santa Clarita’s Independence Day festivities with a morning of fitness,

The Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 70572 plants fire resistant plants at the Chuck Pontius Commuter Trail on Wednesday, May 14, 2025. Habeba Mostafa/ The Signal

Brownies plant fire-resistant plants 

After the Los Angeles wildfires in January, various communities have undertaken efforts to support those affected, while also implementing strategies to help prevent fires in the summer.   Girl Scouts Brownie