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The Time Ranger | The $-Billion SanFranCan Lost Gold Treasure 

Schindler “The Swindler” was arguably the Santa Clarita Valley’s greatest con man.  We’ll be saying howdy to him.  John Raggio couldn’t take it with him, the “it” being a fortune in gold.  We’ll be saying howdy to him.  Ever heard of Sheepskin John, the elephant toter?  We’ll be saying howdy to him, likewise.  Interesting trek ahead into the backroads of

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

97th anniversary: St. Francis Dam disaster 

By Signal Staff  The failure of the St. Francis Dam at midnight, March 12, 1928, killed more than 400 people, leveled farms and homesteads, destroyed property and livestock and changed

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