Messina draws crowd, addresses controversy at Hart District meeting
Dozens of people gather Wednesday at the Hart School District governing board to either support of condemn board member Joe Messina. Dan Watson / The Signal.

Messina draws crowd, addresses controversy at Hart District meeting

A few dozen local residents and activists attended the William S. Hart Union High School District governing board meeting Wednesday night in order to either support or condemn board member…

California Budget: Water tax avoided, COC and SCV senior center receive funding
Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center opened its new facility on Golden Valley Road in Canyon Country on April 29, 2019. Cory Rubin/The Signal

California Budget: Water tax avoided, COC and SCV senior center receive funding

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the state’s $215 billion budget Thursday, bringing in new funding for College of the Canyons and the SCV senior center, while also avoiding a water tax.…

Smith holds community town hall, swearing in
Assemblywoman Christy Smith, District 38, left, is sworn in by Speaker of the Assembly Anthony Rendon at Oak Hills Elementary School in Valencia on Saturday. Dan Watson/The Signal

Smith holds community town hall, swearing in

Assemblywoman Christy Smith, D-Santa Clarita, took her community oath of office Saturday in front of about 100 members of the community at a Newhall school she used to represent. In…

Santa Clarita’s Sacramento representatives respond to Trump’s FEMA funding comment
SIGNAL FILE PHOTO: Firefighters fight the Rye Fire as flames encroach upon Travel Village in Valencia on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2017. Nikolas Samuels/The Signal

Santa Clarita’s Sacramento representatives respond to Trump’s FEMA funding comment

The Sacramento legislators who represent the Santa Clarita Valley issued statements regarding President Donald Trump’s comment about Federal Emergency Management Agency aid for areas struck by natural disasters in California.…

Hill takes the oath of office, makes first Congressional vote
Hill addresses the media outside the Capitol Building after she had been sworn in Thursday, January 3, 2018. Photo courtesy of the office of Katie Hill.

Hill takes the oath of office, makes first Congressional vote

Rep. Katie Hill, D-Agua Dulce, joined the 116th United States Congress after taking the oath of office alongside 433 other congressional representatives Thursday. The day began with the House organizing…

SCV GOP central leadership undergoes transition in preparation for 2019
Republican party supporters wave an American flag and placards for passing cars to see at the corner of Valencia Blvd. and Bouquet Canyon Road in Santa Clarita on Friday November, 2, 2018. Dan Watson/The Signal

SCV GOP central leadership undergoes transition in preparation for 2019

The Republican Central Committee for the Santa Clarita Valley -- a local group of Republican Party members who help organize their party’s candidates and volunteers during local election seasons --…

After term in Congress ends, Knight looks to help aerospace industry and veterans affairs
Signal File Photo: Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constituents during a town hall at Canyon High School on Thursday, June 1, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

After term in Congress ends, Knight looks to help aerospace industry and veterans affairs

The soon-to-be-former Rep. Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, wanted to keep his offices in the 25th Congressional District open through the end of the year. Dutiful to the end, even after his…

Smith to be sworn in on Assembly floor Monday
Signal File Photo: Assemblywoman-elect Christy Smith speaks to donors and supporters at a campaign event held earlier this year. Samie Gebers/The Signal

Smith to be sworn in on Assembly floor Monday

Assemblywoman-elect Christy Smith is scheduled Monday to be among the 80 total Assembly members sworn into the 2019-2020 California State Legislature. Despite the election having occurred less than a month…

COC hosts panel discussion with Smith, Hill campaign managers
(From left to right) Zack Czajkowski, Ryan Valencia and Jeff Bomberger talk with COC students about what it means to work on a political campaign, November 28, 2018. Cory Rubin/The Signal

COC hosts panel discussion with Smith, Hill campaign managers

The College of the Canyons Political Science Department offered the public a chance to “look behind the curtain” of local election campaigns Wednesday. With every seat filled in the small…

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