Archive By Author - Jim Holt
'Tea Party' simmers to a boil
'Southern California's "Boston Tea Party" appears to be reaching a boiling point as more than two dozen counties band together to sue the state over billions of dollars of withheld funds.
Rain, rain go away
The sun is expected to return for a couple of days with a chance of rain returning for the weekend, according the National Weather Service.
Budget solution: Spend less money
Democrats and Republicans who represent Santa Clarita Valley residents say the current state budget crisis is a large-scale version of over-extended home budgets and irresponsible decisions.
Water district wants to annex
The Newhall County Water District wants to redraw a boundary line so more than 1,178 of its customers can vote in the next water board election.
Haskell Canyon: Keeping their way of life
There was a time when John Haskell and his hogs had the run of this place. In 1890, the Haskell Ranch stretched across 800 hilly acres south of what is now the Angeles National Forest. He and his neighbors, the Agajanians, found living in the valley - now called Haskell Canyon Ranch - a comfortable place to raise their families and a profitable place to raise hogs. Now, 120 years later, close to 200 families ...
Fire officials get land
The Newhall Land and Farming Company is handing over an acre of land valued at $1.5 million to county fire officials as a bankruptcy court continues to restructure debt incurred by its parent company, LandSource Communities Development, LLC.
'Tea party' picks up steam
A number of rebels invited to Southern California's "Boston Tea Party" is mushrooming to include Los Angeles, Riverside and Orange counties, one party organizer reports.
Development might not bear traffic
County planners hope to stifle a plan to build 484 homes on the unincorporated northern edge of the city of Santa Clarita, The Signal learned Tuesday.
Come hail or high water
More than two inches of rain fell on the Santa Clarita Valley in the past week and it couldn't have come at a better time, sending water tumbling through the Santa Clara River and soothing the nerves of drought-fearing water officials.
Locals awarded for budget
The Newhall County Water District is hanging a national award on its wall this week for having prepared a budget that stands out against all other budgets across the country as exemplary.
Waiting for FEMA
Sitting on a stoop of my mobile home waiting for my FEMA check to come. Although it may sound like a country song of woe, it's the sad refrain one Canyon Country man has been singing since the Buckweed wildfire burned down his home and changed his life forever. It's been 476 days and Terry Herdliska has yet to see a dime from the agency mandated in part to compensate disaster victims. For Herdliska, disaster ...
Anger over hiring of rapist at county health center
Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich wants some accountability for rehiring a convicted rapist who worked as an x-ray technician at Roybal Comprehensive Health Center.
County threatens tax revolt
Consider this your invitation to the Boston Tea Party. The venue is changed and calendar reset, but the issues behind a tax revolt and the withholding of tax money owed to the state is an option considered by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. "The (supervisors) are declaring our own Boston Tea Party right here in Los Angeles County," said Supervisor Gloria Molina, representing the county areas of Azusa and Pomona. Under her plan, ...
Supervisors allow water hauler to uncork well
A father and his son are thrilled to get back to pumping and hauling water from their Agua Dulce well today, but neighboring water company officials fear their wells will run dry.
Residents oppose water merchant's plan to pump
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to approve a Conditional Use Permit today granting a tireless Agua Dulce water merchant permission to pump and sell 40,000 gallons a day.
Articles By Author - Jim Holt
UPDATE: Canyon Country: Standoff ends peacefully
A tense barricade situation in Canyon Country ended peacefully Tuesday following a five-hour standoff that resulted in the evacuation of some residents.
UPDATE: Valencia: Preschooler suffers seizure, airlifted to L.A. hospital
A boy about 4 years old was airlifted to a Los Angeles hospital Monday after suffering a seizure at his preschool, according to fire officials.
Lawsuits filed in death of Canyon Country soldier in Afghanistan
Dante Acosta - whose son Army Spc. Rudy A. Acosta was killed by a rogue gunman in Afghanistan two years ago - said Monday he is suing the security firm who hired the gunman.
UPDATE: Extension request on chloride plan to be considered this week
Santa Clarita Valley residents could win an extra 30 days to debate their chloride options this week when the local sanitation district meets to discuss the extension Wednesday.
First annual Father's Day 5K Run and Walk held in Santa Clarita Valley
What better way to spend Father's Day than to run with your 11-year-old son on a Sunday morning, only to hobble breathless over the finish line after him?
Saugus body identified
Investigators with the county coroner's office have identified the body of a man found in Saugus on Tuesday as that of 61-year-old Victor Beres of Saugus, a spokesman for the office said Wednesday.
Local assault victim expected to survive
A man who was hit on the head with a pipe and stabbed Monday night in Canyon Country is expected to live, according to deputies at the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station.
UPDATE: Valencia: Kitten left in car with windows rolled up has new home waiting
A "very cute" 2-month-old tabby kitten left in a box inside a car in Valencia Thursday has found a new home, a county animal control officer said.
Saugus: Body found behind a business identified as that of 61-year-old Saugus man
Investigators with the county coroner's office have identified the body of a man found in Saugus on Tuesday as that of 61-year-old Victor Beres of Saugus, a spokesman for the office said Wednesday.
Trucks collide on Highway 14
A traffic collision involving a gasoline tanker and a cement truck on Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road tied up traffic for more than three hours Wednesday, a California Highway Patrol sergeant said.
Body found in Saugus near Bouquet and Plum
Investigators with the county coroner's office are trying to get in touch with the family of a 61-year-old man whose body was found in Saugus, a spokesman for the office said Wednesday.
2 trucks collide on northbound Highway 14
A traffic collision involving a gasoline tanker and a cement truck on Highway 14 near Placerita Canyon Road tied up traffic for more than three hours this morning, a California Highway Patrol sergeant said.
UPDATE: Canyon Country resident killed in Castaic crash
A 46-year-old Canyon Country woman driving a catering truck was killed and her passenger injured following a two-truck traffic collision Tuesday on Highway 126 at Commerce Center Drive in Castaic.
SCV business leaders request specifics on chloride cleanup
Local business leaders asked the head of the regional water board for "hard numbers" on the cost of chloride cleanup Tuesday, but they got an "It depends" answer.
Attempted murder defendant misses court appears for 3rd time
A man charged with attempted murder, who was confined to a wheelchair when arrested a year ago, missed the start of his trial Tuesday when he failed to appear in court for the third time, a court clerk said.
