Signal 100 | A century of government coverage — Part 2
“I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of taking care of them.” — Thomas Jefferson…
Wilk ‘transparency bill’ clears another hurdle
Looking to address concerns about transparency for state agencies, the Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved Senate Bill 53 by Sen. Scott Wilk, R-Santa Clarita. Wilk said the legislation was authored…
Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth takes a selfie with elementary school students in Santa Clarita in Oct. 2017. Austin Dave/The Signal
Mayor shares government lesson with Plum Canyon students
Mayor Cameron Smyth surprised third and fourth grade students at Plum Canyon Elementary School Wednesday by answering their letters to him in person. “It’s important that you guys know that…
Santa Clarita City Hall
Mayor: Appointment, not election, likely path to filling council vacancy
It hardly qualified as a bold prediction, but Mayor Bob Kellar predicted Wednesday that the Santa Clarita City Council will likely choose to appoint outgoing Councilman Dante Acosta’s successor, rather…
Our bartender, Andres, providing cigar service as we prepared to watch the second presidential debate at a hotel bar in Old Havana, Cuba. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Signal staffer watches U.S. presidential debate in Cuba with Cubans
Signal photographer/staff writer Katharine Lotze spent last week in Cuba. While she was there, she took some time to watch the second U.S. presidential debate at her hotel’s bar. A…
