Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Anti-spam group surveys consumer e-mail behavior, security savvy
SAN FRANCISCO -- Everyone asks, "who would be so reckless as to click on this junk?" Yet almost a third of consumers admitted to responding to an email message they suspected might be spam, according to a survey released today by the Messaging Anti-Abuse Working Group (MAAWG).
GRID Alternatives to manage state residential solar program
SAN FRANCISCO -- GRID Alternatives, a non-profit organization bringing solar equipment, training and resources to low income families, has been selected by the California Public Utilities Commission to provide program management services for the California Solar Initiative (CSI) Single-Family Affordable Solar Homes (SASH) Program.
City answers questions about Stormwater Pollution Prevention Fee
In accordance with the Federal Clean Water Act, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the regulations for protection of our rivers and oceans by way of the National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit.
Doña Oxford boogies at Town Center Friday night
Six Flags Magic Mountain and Hurricane Harbor along with Good Neighbor Pharmacy present Doña Oxford, "The Boogie Woogie Woman," and her two-fisted piano playing for the next concert in the 11th annual Lexus of Valencia Jazz and Blues Concert Series on Friday, July 17 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Freeway slims as firefighters keep blaze dormant
Two lanes on Interstate 5 north of Castaic remained closed Tuesday night as firefighters tried to make sure a weakened 288-acre blaze near Pyramid Lake didn't spring back to life, a U.S National Forest spokeswoman said.
Your Community: Dates to Watch
Saturday Canned food drive to benefit SCV Food Pantry 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Meet characters from Star Wars from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and see a performance by Shanica Knowles (Amber on Disney's "Hannah Montana) who will sing and sign autographs at 1 p.m. Attendees are asked to donate at least one canned good. Anyone who donates a canned good can have their pictures taken with their favorite Star Wars character. Pavillions at ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 15, 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:
Your Community: Upcoming Events
Jazz & Blues Concert Series The Lexus of Valencia Jazz & Blues Concert Series on Town Center Drive at McBean Parkway adjacent to the Hyatt Valencia returns 7 p.m. Fridays through Aug. 28. Music, food and beverage and activities for kids. Admission is free. 24500 Town Center Dr., Valencia. City of SC Concerts in the Park The City of Santa Clarita presents "Concerts in the Park" at Central Park every Saturday at 7 p.m. through ...
Gary Horton: It's not about Sarah Palin
This column isn't about Sarah Palin. It's about us and how we dysfunctionally relate to her dysfunctions.
Madoff didn’t kill anyone
Murderers, rapists, child molesters, kidnappers, or senior abusers - the lowest forms of predators - don't receive this kind of sentence.
Kenneth W. Keller: The biggest mistakes business owners can make
People who own businesses make mistakes, perhaps more mistakes than their counterparts in Corporate America. This happens because in Corporate America, making mistakes is not only something to be avoided, making a big enough one means paying the ultimate price of losing your income. The tendency is to maintain the status quo.
Thoughts on our California fiscal crises
Here are some thoughts about California's fiancial crises. 1. The Legislature has failed the people of California miserably. 2. I firmly believe the crisis is a result of a spending problem and not a revenue problem. While it may not make a difference in light of the magnitude of the problem, the Integrated Waste Management Board is representative of the fiscal failure. As long as this board exists and we pay termed-out, washed-up ...
County welfare for kids of illegal aliens nears $48 million in May
LOS ANGELES COUNTY - Figures from the Department of Public Social Services show that children of illegal aliens in Los Angeles County collected more than $21 million in welfare and more than $26 million in food stamps in May 2009.
Johnny Strat, Project Wavelength rock The Whisky tonight
Santa Clarita-based singer-songwriter Johnny Strat and his group Project Wavelength play the world-famous Whisky on the Sunset Strip tonight from 8:30 to 10.
Trekkers beam in for SCV Food Pantry food drive Saturday
SCV Food Pantry will hold a canned food drive on Saturday, July 18 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m at Pavilions, 27095 McBean Parkway, Santa Clarita 91355.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating the ceiling of a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
Arias foreman: Sentencing decision unfair to jury
PHOENIX (AP) - The jury foreman in Jodi Arias' trial says the panel just couldn't decide whether the killing of her boyfriend was enough to merit a death a sentence.
Arrests: Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, May 24, 2013
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Canyon Country West crime report: Arson reported on Golden Triangle Road
Canyon Country West, Zone 7, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snapshot for 05-13-2013 to 05-19-2013
Saugus crime report: Attempted theft from a vending machine
Saugus, Zone 4 Update, Public Safety & Crime Prevention Information Snapshot: 05/13/2013 - 05/19/2013
Canyon Country East crime report: Attempted scissor-stabbing reported
Canyon Country East, Zone 8, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information. Snap Shot 05/13/2013 – 05/19/2013.
Newhall crime report: Thief smashes glass, grabs cash
Newhall, Zone 6, Public Safety and Crime Prevention Information Snapshot for 05/13/13 through 05/19/13.
Bob Khalsa: Rising Home Sales Boost Economy
With the return of traditional homebuyers in ever-greater numbers, the powerful impact of an improved housing market on the local, state, and national economies is, quite frankly, palpable.
Obama sees narrower terror threat, defends drones
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama sought Thursday to advance the U.S. beyond the unrelenting war effort of the past dozen years, defining a narrower terror threat from smaller networks and homegrown extremists rather than the grandiose plots of Osama bin Laden's al-Qaida.
Beaten Bakersfield man's death ruled accidental
BAKERSFIELD (AP) - Kern County Sheriff Donny Youngblood said the death of a Bakersfield man beaten by deputies was due to the man's heart disease, not baton blows from officers.
Some damage in N. California earthquake
GREENVILLE, Calif. (AP) - An earthquake in far northeastern California did not injure anyone but did cause moderate damage, including to a water tank that supplies hundreds of homes with drinking water, local authorities said Friday.
Summer forecast sunnier for tourism industry
NEW YORK (AP) - The forecast for summer travel, 2013: Partly sunny.
Report: Most Calif beaches had clean water in 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Less winter runoff has allowed visitors to enjoy mostly clean water at California beaches, according to a report released Thursday.
I-5 bridge collapses in Washington state, sending people into water
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) - An Interstate 5 bridge over a river north of Seattle collapsed Thursday evening, dumping vehicles and people into the water, the Washington State Patrol said.
Boy Scouts approve plan to accept openly gay boys as Scouts
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) - The Boy Scouts of America threw open its ranks Thursday to gay Scouts but not gay Scout leaders - a fiercely contested compromise that some warned could fracture the organization and lead to mass defections of members and donors.
