Read more about the article Federal Court ruling sides with Tejon Ranch Co. over species conservation plan
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Federal Court ruling sides with Tejon Ranch Co. over species conservation plan

A California federal court recently ruled against the environmental group Center for Biological Diversity in a lawsuit challenging the way a habitat conservation plan would affect the California condor in…

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Read more about the article Supervisors approve Centennial plan for 19,000 homes
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Supervisors approve Centennial plan for 19,000 homes

Tejon Ranch developers wanting to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line received final approval for the Centennial development Tuesday. L.A. County supervisors granted approval after the…

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Read more about the article VIA hosts celebration of The Signal’s centennial
Supervisor Kathryn Barger, left. makes a presentation to The Signal Publisher Richard Budman at the VIA Luncheon to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Signal Newspaper held at the Hyatt Regency Valencia on Tuesday. Dan Watson/The Signal

VIA hosts celebration of The Signal’s centennial

From breaking news to heartfelt community stories, The Signal has covered the Santa Clarita Valley from behind the spotlight for decades. On Tuesday, the cameras turned to The Mighty Signal…

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Read more about the article Housing: Green light for Centennial, yield sign for Grapevine
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Housing: Green light for Centennial, yield sign for Grapevine

While developers with Tejon Ranch revel in Los Angeles County’s approval of their Centennial Project and its 19,000 homes, they continue to work on ways to satisfy a Kern County…

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Read more about the article Centennial gets approval from Los Angeles County Planning Commission
This picture from a resident who lives near the intersection of Three Points Road and Highway 138, looks west over where the proposed Centenial project would go.

Centennial gets approval from Los Angeles County Planning Commission

County planning officials voted Wednesday to recommend approval of the proposed 19,000-home Centennial development on Tejon Ranch. At a previous meeting in June, commissioners told Centennial developer Tejon Ranch to…

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Read more about the article Grapevine project suffers setback in court
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Grapevine project suffers setback in court

Tejon Ranch Corp.’s plan to develop 8,000 acres at the foot of the Grapevine suffered a setback last week when a Superior Court judge in Kern County ruled a report…

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Read more about the article Commissioners extend public hearing on Centennial project
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Commissioners extend public hearing on Centennial project

The California Condor’s habitat, open space preservation, Grapevine traffic, affordable housing, seismology, fire safety and Valley Fever were among the issues discussed at a public hearing Wednesday on the proposed…

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Read more about the article Lancaster ‘remote’ venue changed for Centennial public hearing
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Lancaster ‘remote’ venue changed for Centennial public hearing

Residents wanting a say in plans to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line can view proceedings at a remote location regional planners set up in Lancaster.…

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Read more about the article Commissioners cite homelessness before Centennial homes are built
Public hearing into Centennial Specific Plan. photo for The Signal by Jeff Zimmerman.

Commissioners cite homelessness before Centennial homes are built

People weighing in on the prospect of more than 19,000 homes being built just south of the Kern County line expressed concerns about increased traffic, air pollution, water availability and…

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Read more about the article Nick Jensen: Day in the life on an ill-advised development site
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Nick Jensen: Day in the life on an ill-advised development site

When the naturalist John Muir walked from California’s coast to the Sierra Nevada, he crossed vast fields of wildflowers noting that his feet “would press a hundred flowers at every…

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Read more about the article Public hearing on Centennial project at two locations
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Public hearing on Centennial project at two locations

Residents wanting a say in plans to build more than 19,000 homes near the Kern County line —  but worried about the long commute into Los Angeles for the public…

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Read more about the article Planners discuss building roads and highways for 19,000 homes near Gorman
Snow on hills near Gorman in February. photo by Jeff Zimmerman, for The Signal.

Planners discuss building roads and highways for 19,000 homes near Gorman

Road specialists got together Thursday to talk about adding major highways – and secondary highways – in response to plans to build more than 19,000 homes near Gorman. Although the…

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Read more about the article Remote location set up in Lancaster for public meeting on Centennial
Site west of Neenach where more than 19,000 homes are proposed in Centennial Specific Plan. photo for the Signal by Jeff Zimmerman

Remote location set up in Lancaster for public meeting on Centennial

  Residents wanting a say in the plan to build more than 19,000 homes at the Kern County line --  but worried about the long commute into Los Angeles for…

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Read more about the article County planners take site tour for 19,000-home Centennial development
This picture from a resident who lives near the intersection of Three Points Road and Highway 138, looks west over where the proposed Centenial project would go.

County planners take site tour for 19,000-home Centennial development

County planning commissioners boarded a bus in Castaic, headed north of Gorman  and got their first look at a plot where more than 19,000 new homes are being planned as…

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Read more about the article J.P. Rose: Centennial threatens untouched corner of L.A. County
View of Neenach and the surrounding Tejon Ranch early on a January morning. Photo by Jeff Zimmerman

J.P. Rose: Centennial threatens untouched corner of L.A. County

It’s a massive sprawl development that would increase traffic, add to our region’s air pollution burden and destroy some of California’s last remaining native grassland. Dubbed “Centennial” by developer Tejon…

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