Parents and professionals discuss drugs at annual city event
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station Captain Robert Lewis speaks to those gathered at the Parent Resource Symposium at the Activities Center on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Parents and professionals discuss drugs at annual city event

About 50 parents, teens and community members had an open talk about drugs at the city’s 7th annual Parent Resource Symposium on Wednesday night. Through an educational resource fair and…

Women talk logistics for finding roommates, affordable housing
Domestic Violence Center Executive Director Linda Davies (left) and Bridge to Home Board President Peggy Edwards speak to women about Sisters in Time on Sept. 13, 2017, which seeks to help women find roommates. Gina Ender/ The Signal.

Women talk logistics for finding roommates, affordable housing

Sisters in Time, a collaborative effort between local agencies to get women connected with roommates and affordable housing, held their first public forum on Wednesday. The group of about 20…

Child & Family Center honors donors, dedicates children’s garden
Jacqulyn Petersen is overcome with emotion as she sits beside husband Harold Petersen after as a newly-dedicated children's garden bearing their name is unveiled at the Child and Family Center on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Child & Family Center honors donors, dedicates children’s garden

The Child & Family Center thanked donors for their generosity at an annual reception on Tuesday evening, highlighting the impact these funds have on the people the center serves. In…

White ribbons remind locals to drive safely
Michael Doroginsky, a street maintenance worker with the city, hangs a white ribbon at the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Citrus Street on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

White ribbons remind locals to drive safely

The city of Santa Clarita does not want the conversation about safe driving to stop. White ribbons will be displayed around town this week on traffic poles, streetlights and trees…

Construction commences on Fallen Warriors Monument
Project Manager Julia Regan (right) stands beside Bill Reynolds on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2017 and discusses the construction to take place in Veterans Historical Plaza. Courtesy of Bill Reynolds.

Construction commences on Fallen Warriors Monument

The city broke ground this week in Veterans Historical Plaza to make way for the Fallen Warriors Monument. Shovels hit the dirt on Thursday after two years of planning and…

Congress passes $100 million in community grant funds
Congressman Steve Knight answers questions from constiuents during a town hall at the Chimbole Cultural Center in Palmdale on March 4. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Congress passes $100 million in community grant funds

This week, the House of Representatives approved $100 million in grant funding to go back into communities around the country. When President Donald Trump eliminated Community Development Block Grants from…

Loved ones remember 105 youth who lost their lives behind the wheel
Families and friends of youth who died in traffic-related incidents join community members as they walk in the 2017 Walk of Remembrance at Central Park ahead of the 2017 Evening of Remembrance on Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Loved ones remember 105 youth who lost their lives behind the wheel

Holding glow sticks in one hand and tissues in the other, community members’ eyes filled with tears as they stood among tree stumps representing 105 local youth who lost their…

Impassioned parents voice calendar concerns at Newhall District board meeting
Parents fill the Newhall School Board's chambers on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, to address the board about the school's calendar. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Impassioned parents voice calendar concerns at Newhall District board meeting

Newhall School District parents packed the district office Tuesday night to speak out against the district’s calendar not aligning with the William S. Hart Union High School District calendar. There…

Protesters rally and dance in support of immigrants
Deborha Tovaldo, 13, dances with Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc of the San Fernando Valley during a demonstration supporting Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an Obama-era executive order that allowed children who entered the U.S. illegally to apply for work permits and remain in the country, outside of Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Protesters rally and dance in support of immigrants

In solidarity with DACA and its recipients, about 30 Los Angeles County residents gathered at Congressman Steve Knight’s (R-Palmdale) Santa Clarita office to call on him to support immigration reform…

DACA decision garners political responses
Supporters of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) rally outside Representative Steve Knight's Santa Clarita offices on Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

DACA decision garners political responses

After President Donald Trump’s decision to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) on Tuesday, some Santa Clarita elected officials and community members are calling for immigration reform. DACA…

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