Smyth to ask City Council to help fill funding gap for Bridge to Home
Bridge to Home Shelter opens ticket sales for Soup for the Soul, the premier fundraiser for the shelter will take place on Oct. 13. Signal File Photo.

Smyth to ask City Council to help fill funding gap for Bridge to Home

In light of Bridge to Home’s county grant cancellation, Mayor Pro Tem Cameron Smyth is stepping forward with a plan he hopes will help fill the funding gap for the…

Barger’s office responds to Bridge to Home’s grant cancellation, LAHSA says due to insufficient funds
A chain link fence encloses the Bridge to Home Shelter on Drayton Street on Monday, April 2, 2018. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Barger’s office responds to Bridge to Home’s grant cancellation, LAHSA says due to insufficient funds

Bridge to Home’s recent grant process cancellation announcement has left many members of the community and local dignitaries feeling disappointed. But officials with Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s office said they will…

Community Task Force on Homelessness establishes board; UCLA students to help create more accurate local count
UCLA graduate students to help Santa Clarita Community Task Force on Homelessness create a model for a more accurate homeless count. From left are Jenny Rees, Brian Harris, Irma Livadic, and Michelle Viorato. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

Community Task Force on Homelessness establishes board; UCLA students to help create more accurate local count

The collaborative community task force leading the Santa Clarita Homelessness Plan made progress Tuesday with the official establishment of its board of directors. The group also said it’ll receive help…

City Council weighs in on proposed homeless shelter in Tesoro Del Valle Project
TimBen Boydston, a former Santa Clarita councilman and current City Council candidate, among the speakers at the Oct. 23, 2018 City Council meeting. Tammy Murga/ The Signal

City Council weighs in on proposed homeless shelter in Tesoro Del Valle Project

The Santa Clarita City Council weighed in Tuesday on the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission’s consideration of adding a homeless shelter to the Tesoro Del Valle Project — a shelter…

Firefighters honored at Oakmont for extinguishing 2017 Rye Fire
Anderson Mackey Jr., assistant fire chief for the district, answers various questions asked by members of the Oakmont of Santa Clarita Senior Home Friday afternoon. Eddy Martinez/The Signal

Firefighters honored at Oakmont for extinguishing 2017 Rye Fire

As the Santa Clarita Valley continues to push through the summer fire season, firefighters who fought off the 2017 Rye Fire were honored by residents at the Oakmont of Santa Clarita senior living community on Friday afternoon.

Legislative roundup: Wilk touts water bill, homelessness audit
State Senator Scott Wilk, left, speaks to constituent Richard Humanic about his concerns regarding the possible consolidation of Castaic Lake Water Agency and Newhall County Water District Feb. 11 at City Hall. Samie Gebers/ Signal

Legislative roundup: Wilk touts water bill, homelessness audit

Senator Scott Wilk said he’s had two key legislative wins this past year that will impact Santa Clarita residents. Wilk said Senate Bill 634, which formed one water agency for…

City, service providers and volunteers talk homelessness concerns and strategies
Action's Cary Quashen listens as Gerry Ramirez gives a presentation about the allocation of the Measure H funds to the City of Santa Clarita's monthly ad hoc committee on homelessness at the Activities Center on Monday, August 28, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

City, service providers and volunteers talk homelessness concerns and strategies

Moving forward with citywide conversations about homelessness, a group of nearly 40 gathered on Monday afternoon for the largest ad hoc committee on homelessness meeting since its formation. This surge…

High school students work together to fight homelessness
Members of SCV Urge make sandwiches for Thursday's meal at Bridge to Home on Wednesday, June 15, 2017. Courtesy of Dylan Edwards

High school students work together to fight homelessness

High school students in the Santa Clarita Valley are working together to stop homelessness in the area through their newly-formed cooperative social action project. Named SCV Urge, the group of…

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