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Santa Clarita Planning Commission update
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission will not meet Tuesday. There will be a joint study session regarding the 2009-2010 budget with the commission, the City Council and the Parks, Recreation and Community Services Commission at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Century Room at City Hall. City Hall is located at 23920 Valencia Blvd.
Mountain View kindergarten kids get a visit from Zero the Hero during 100th day of school
Dylann Pinto's father was a real zero Monday. She loved it. Burke Pinto, father of kindergartner Dylann Pinto, dressed up as Zero the Hero and visited Mountain View Elementary School students during a parking lot assembly as part of the celebration of the 100th day of school. Dylann had no idea her father was playing the role of Zero, until he ran into the parking lot with the Space Jam song blasting behind him. He ...
Program provides alternative to layoffs
Evonne Feeder, an accountant at a Valencia civil engineering company, only works three days a week compared to the five she used to work. But she doesn't count the hours cut by her employer, Hunsaker & Associates in Valencia, a complete loss.
You've got (too much) mail
Rochelle Walter, a human resources and office administrator for a local business, was outraged when her company recently received 18 letters in the mail from the state's Employment Development Department.
Astrophysicist refutes evolution theories
There are big problems with the Big Bang theory, according to an astrophysicist who will explain next month at a conference at The Master's College.
Deputies get gadgets
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station has adopted a new crime-fighting device that allows deputies to check the fingerprints of a detainee within two minutes.
Steve Lunetta: Where we are headed
In the summer of 1863, the Union Army was chasing Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces that had slipped into Pennsylvania. Lee intended to draw the Union into a final battle that would end the Civil War and divide the nation.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Feb. 2, 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: First Word
Newhall to host health fair
The Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital hosts the quarterly Care for Your Heart Health Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Feb. 13 at the Santa Clarita Community Center, 22421 Market Street in Newhall.
Deputies on lookout for missing senior citizen
A Santa Clarita Valley sheriff's helicopter searched around Via Delfina in Valencia for a missing 80-year-old man with dementia Saturday night, said Lt. Robert Lewis.
SCV sees spike in home sales
Dips in interest rates and plummeting home prices due to foreclosures contributed to a 10.1-percent increase in single-family home sales in the Santa Clarita Valley, when first-time buyers, "move-up" buyers and investors took advantage of the market.
Abortion isn't hope or change
So what is Buck's new big idea, give a tax credit so local car dealers can sell more cars that people can't afford to buy or keep, while criticizing the plan that President Obama is trying to put together that would give tax cuts to low- and middle-income families?
Buck's new big idea is foolish
So what is Buck's new big idea, give a tax credit so local car dealers can sell more cars that people can't afford to buy or keep, while criticizing the plan that President Obama is trying to put together that would give tax cuts to low- and middle-income families?
Hospital chose its own fate
Regarding The Signal's Jan. 17 article, "Hospital Officials Move On With Plans," I would like to clarify a misrepresentation about my position on the lawsuit the city now faces due to its reckless approval of the G&L/Henry Mayo "campus expansion plan."
Our View: Hart bonds needs oversight
Will the William S. Hart Union High School District keep its promise? Will it empower a true oversight committee to keep an eagle eye on the district as it spends $300 million in new, voter-approved school construction funds?
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Joe Gandelman: Watch the credibility games
Forget the political "blame game." The biggest game in town now is the credibility game - a high-stakes exercise that will end with America's political middle deciding who is trustworthy and who isn't. Some key players:
The scandal of scandal in Washington, D.C.
If you listen loud enough you can almost hear the siren song of the Republican Party spread its dulcet tones across Washington. It's scandal season boys and girls, and for the GOP it's Mardi Gras, Christmas and The Spanish Inquisition all in one!
Jump for brain cancer research
Valencia indoor trampoline park Jump 5150 is helping to raise money for Brain Cancer Awareness Month by holding a fundraiser Friday.
Santa Clarita, county 'One Valley, One Vision' plan wins award
Earlier this month, the Southern California Association of Governments recognized the city of Santa Clarita and Los Angeles County with a sustainability award for the joint general plan known as "One Valley, One Vision."
LeBron saves Heat at buzzer of Game 1
MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James made a layup as time expired in overtime, and the Miami Heat found a way to beat the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wild Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night.
Wilson, Angels beat Mariners
ANAHEIM (AP) - C.J. Wilson and the Los Angeles Angels celebrated Arte Moreno's 10 years as owner by cruising to another easy victory over the slumping Seattle Mariners.
After Mattingly criticism, Dodgers top Brewers
MILWAUKEE (AP) - Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly has been sharply critical of his slumping team.
Mason Nesbitt: Mustangs settle into Lewiston, Idaho
Editor's note: This is the first in a series of columns by The Master's College baseball player Mason Nesbitt who will be filing stories from Lewiston, Idaho - the site of the NAIA World Series. Nesbitt, who played baseball until his sophomore year for TMC, was asked to return to the Mustangs out of need. At the time, he was a contributing baseball writer with The Signal.
Mattel moving 100 jobs from New York to Calif.
EAST AURORA, N.Y. (AP) - Toy maker Fisher-Price said Wednesday it's moving or eliminating roughly 100 jobs from its operations in the state as part of restructuring by parent company Mattel Inc.
Minn. teen whose farewell song became web hit dies
LAKELAND, Minn. (AP) - When high school student Zach Sobiech learned he didn't have much longer to live, his mother suggested he write letters to tell his loved ones goodbye. Instead, the Minnesota teenager turned to writing music - and his farewell song, "Clouds," became a YouTube sensation that has attracted more than 4 million views.
Injured volunteer seeks payment from lost hiker
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A volunteer searcher who broke his back while looking for a teenager who was lost in Orange County wilderness wants restitution if the teen is convicted on drug charges.
Doctors save Ohio boy by 'printing' an airway tube
In a medical first, doctors used plastic particles and a 3-D laser printer to create an airway splint to save the life of a baby boy who used to stop breathing nearly every day.
Weiner launches comeback bid to become NYC mayor
NEW YORK (AP) - In running for mayor, Anthony Weiner is seeking to get past the tawdry-tweeter punch line that has dogged him since his congressional career imploded two years ago. And while he's facing an uphill sprint, his campaign could help his long-term prospects even if he loses, some experts say.
Flooding forces evacuation of 1,300 in ND town
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - A dam that threatened to give way and flood a North Dakota town was holding back the water on Wednesday, though the 1,300 residents of Cavalier were still being told to stay away from their homes.
Arias jury deadlocked but must keep deliberating
PHOENIX (AP) - Jurors in the Jodi Arias murder trial told the judge Wednesday they are unable to reach a unanimous verdict on whether the convicted murderer should be sentenced to life in prison or death for killing her one-time boyfriend, prompting the judge to send them back to the deliberation room to work through their differences.
