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Free car wash for mothers today
Valencia Car Wash is giving free car washes today to mothers, grandmothers and great-grandmothers in recognition of Mother's Day today. Those who want the free wash must bring one of their kids or show a photo of them. The car wash is valued at $11.99. Valencia Car Wash is located at 24233 Creekside Road in Valencia. Hours are 8 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Cameron Smyth: A losing proposition
Before the passage of the largest tax increase in the state's history last February, Californians already shouldered some of the highest tax burdens in the nation.
Miguel Palmer: Every dollar counts
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." This is the line Charles Dickens used to open his novel "A Tale of Two Cities." It could just as easily be used to describe the situation for people who benefit from the marvels of modern medicine, yet find it difficult to afford the high costs of those prescription drugs. This Mother's Day is the best of times to help your mom save ...
Tim Myers: The ‘fun uncle’ runs for school board again
So Joe Messina, everyone's "fun uncle," decided to run for William S. Hart Union High School District school board again, for the fourth - yes, fourth - time.
Author! Author!
Thank you very much for the excellent front-page photo of young Elijah Fields reading his personalized book ("Write 'em and read 'em," April 15).
Teachers & dogma
Regarding Jim Horton's "Teachers unions addicted" Letter to the Editor (The Signal, May 2):
The second 100 days
Regarding David Bunjac's "Tea-partiers misguided" Letter to the Editor (The Signal, May 1): I think some clarification is in order.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 10, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
Canyon High duo wins culinary scholarships
California School of Culinary Arts recently announced the winners of the third annual Le Cordon Bleu Schools North America Market Basket Competition.
Real stimulus for Santa Clarita — city and valley
People tend to focus on their elected leaders - the president, the school board, the City Council - when things are going well or going wrong, and shower them with the commensurate praise or blame.
Barker, Abdullah to wed
Rebecca Barker and Jason Abdullah were joined in marriage on April 4, 2009 at the North Capel in San Diego.
UPDATED: Saugus High dance team performs tonight at 7:30
The exceptionally talented and award winning Saugus High Dance Team invites the Santa Clarita Valley community to the final performance of their annual dance show tonight.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 9, 2009
Hello, Santa Clarita Valley! Welcome to The-Signal.com's Daybreak, your point of entry for the day, and a quick journey through the past, present and future. Let the adventure begin:
Maureen Stephenson: Entrepreneurship can be a rewarding journey
Being an entrepreneur is not for the weak in spirit, but it is a rewarding adventure. If you've decided you're going to begin your own business, you've probably already had your share of friendly advice from well-meaning friends.
Carmaker idea
The following was sent to Barack Obama's Web site idea page. Perhaps it is too late to comment on the auto industry problem, but as you say, there is hope. I would like to offer an idea on how we could get the auto industry back on its feet. Start by telling the Big Three to have a big sale. First month they could offer their cars at 50 percent off their price. The government ...
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Los Angeles Metro ends free train rides
LOS ANGELES (AP) - As the whir of the subway echoed throughout Union Station and crowds of passengers trickled in for their morning commute, Los Angeles' transit officials unveiled a new development to deter riders from evading fares: locked turnstiles that can only be accessed using a TAP card.
Dog that killed 6-year-old Calif. boy euthanized
UNION CITY, Calif. (AP) - A pit bull mix that bit and killed a six-year-old boy in Northern California has been euthanized.
Teen charged in Calif. couple's slayings saved dad
DAVIS, Calif. (AP) - A 16-year-old Northern California boy once praised as a hero for saving his dad's life has been charged with stabbing a couple to death at their home, a newspaper reported.
VALENCIA: Detectives arrest man for videotaping young girls in SCV stores
Santa Clarita Detective Bureau investigated a report of a male following a young girl and videotaping her while she was walking around inside "Target" located on Magic Mountain Blvd., Valencia. Through proactive work by Target's loss prevention, detectives were able to identify the suspect as Yale Yurman. Suspect Yurman is a registered sex offender.
Woman stabbed, killed on Hollywood's Walk of Fame
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Police say they've arrested three panhandlers for investigation of the fatal stabbing of a young woman who was taking photographs on Hollywood's star-lined "Walk of Fame."
Car quality dinged, survey finds
DETROIT (AP) - Car buyers increasingly want high-tech features like voice recognition and navigation. But they're not very forgiving of the car company when those systems fail.
Homes for Veterans in North Los Angeles County
Are you a veteran making between $45,000 and $83,650 a year combined family income and dream of owning your own home? Habitat for Humanity San Fernando/Santa Clarita Valley, the local Habitat for Humanity affiliate for North Los Angeles County, in collaboration with the California Department of Veterans Affairs, is building homes for veterans in Sylmar and Santa Clarita. The project in Santa Clarita will consist of an 87-home community and the one in Sylmar will ...
Feds in Calif. bust international gambling ring
SAN DIEGO (AP) - Federal authorities have charged 18 people with involvement in an illegal gambling ring they say spanned from California to Peru and used violence against customers with outstanding debts.
As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing blazes in the first place.
Search suspended for missing Livermore kayaker
LIVERMORE, Calif. (AP) - The search for a missing kayaker who disappeared in Lake Del Valle in Livermore is being suspended while crews seek more funding for additional resources.
Woman convicted in LA train platform death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A homeless woman has been convicted of second-degree murder in the death of an 84-year-old woman who was pushed off a Los Angeles train platform.
Obama renews calls for nuclear reductions
BERLIN (AP) - Appealing for a new citizen activism in the free world, President Barack Obama renewed his call Wednesday to reduce U.S. and Russian nuclear stockpiles and to confront climate change, a danger he called "the global threat of our time."
Fire near Banning 80 percent contained
BANNING, Calif. (AP) - An 11-day-old wildfire burning in the San Bernardino National Forest north of Banning is now 80 percent contained.
Man shot by deputy at Calif. burger joint ID'd
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A man suspected of trying to rob an Oakland burger restaurant at gunpoint before being shot and killed by a sheriff's deputy has been identified as a 32-year-old Oakland resident.
OC Fannie Mae worker charged with fraud
IRVINE, Calif. (AP) - An Orange County employee of mortgage giant Fannie Mae has pleaded not guilty to charges that he demanded kickbacks to provide listings of repossessed homes to a real estate broker.
