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Winter rainstorm slams SCV
Light rain drenched the Santa Clarita Valley on Friday, and experts expect heavy showers and strong winds to pummel the region tonight.
Maria Gutzeit: Common sense needed on water
Santa Clarita gets 50 percent of its water from snowmelt originating in Northern California, in the Sacramento Bay Delta. More than half the state gets water from there.
Michael Picarella: I can’t make decisions
Wife: So whaddaya want for dinner? Me: Ummm- Wife: You wanna go out? Me: Yeah. Sure. Wife: You decide. Where do you want to go? Me: Ooooh, let's go to Maria's Italian Deli. They've got that really good manicotti. And cannoli. That sounds good. Wife: But we just had Italian food two nights ago. Where else would you want to go? Me: Let's go to Dave's, then. Wife: That's too fattening. What about Salt Creek ...
The Signal.com's Daybreak: Dec. 12, 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:
Defamation of facts
I'm writing in response to the letter to the editor "Do we really need more like Boydston?" (Dec. 4):
Janice France-Pettit: Sound financial planning is key in a tough economy
Today's challenging economic climate presents a unique level of difficulty for many consumers. Issues such as weakening job security, declining home values and unpredictable consumer prices have generated increasing levels of uncertainty throughout the world.
Faith Calendar
Follow the Star' Who: Bethlehem Lutheran Ministries and Iglesia Hermanos Unidos en Christo What: Follow the Star... to Bethlehem, a free drive- or walk-through experience through the life of Jesus Christ depicted by more than 200 costumed participants. Non-perishable food items will be accepted for Help the Children. Cash donations are also accepted for Lutheran Social Services, which helps support the SCV Emergency Winter Shelter. When: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Saturday, Sunday Where: ...
Everybody's talkin': Tiger hangs up his golf clubs 'indefinitely'
Everybody's talkin' about Tiger Woods hanging up his clubs. He posted a statement on his Web site today announcing he's taking an indefinite leave from golf to work on saving his marriage. He used the word "infidelity" for the first time in a statement posted on his site. "After much soul searching, I have decided to take an indefinite break from professional golf," Woods said. "I need to focus my attention on being a better ...
D.C. UPDATE: Stiffer rules for Wall Street pass in U.S. House
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House of Representatives passed the most ambitious restructuring of U.S financial regulations since the 1930s on Friday, aiming to head off any replay of last year's Wall Street failures that plunged the U.S. deep into recession. The sprawling legislation would give the government new powers to break up companies that threaten the economy, create a new agency to oversee consumer banking transactions and shine a light into shadow financial markets that ...
UPDATED: Power restored in Canyon Country
5:10 p.m. update: Power has been restored. 4:20 p.m. update: A power outage in Canyon Country that initially left about 2,600 customers without electricity Friday afternoon is now affecting only a few hundred customers, authorities said. Power went out at about 3:20 p.m. after underground equipment was damaged by water near the intersection of Soledad Canyon Road and Via Princessa, said Anna Frutos-Sanchez, public affairs region manager for Southern California Edison. Repair crews are ...
COC's annual 'Holiday Jazz Concert' swings PAC tonight
College of the Canyons' Music Department will host its annual annual "Holiday Jazz Concert" this Friday, Dec. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center at COC.
Toe Bling Couture & More to host holiday boutique in Valencia Saturday
A holiday boutique will be hosted by Toe Bling Couture & More at the Vistas of West Hills in Valencia this Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m.
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Reader Meter results, Dec. 4 - Dec. 11, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 300 votes from late afternoon Friday, Dec. 4 to late afternoon Friday, Dec. 11, 2009.
SCV Blues Society holds monthly jam at Roast House Sunday
The Santa Clarita Valley Blues Society will hold its monthly blues jam at the Roast House in Saugus on Sunday, Dec. 13 from 4:30 p.m to 8 p.m.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Canyon Country West Crime Report: Woman assaulted near gym
Snapshot for the week of 03/11/2013 to 03/17/2013
Suspected robber released from jail arrested again
VALLEJO (AP) - A suspected bank robber released from jail earlier this month is back in custody again after being arrested in Vallejo, officials said.
Landmark gun bills signed in Colorado
DENVER (AP) - Gov. John Hickenlooper signed bills Wednesday that place new restrictions on firearms and signaled a change for Democrats who traditionally shied away from gun control debate in Colorado - a state with a moderate streak and pioneer tradition of gun ownership and self-reliance.
Rand Paul: Immigration reform needs conservatives
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tea party favorite Sen. Rand Paul said Tuesday that the nation's illegal immigrants should be able to become citizens eventually, but amid a furor from conservative activists on the explosive issue he quickly sought to make clear that, while they would not be sent home, they couldn't get in line in front of anyone else.
Costs of US wars linger for more than 100 years
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - If history is any judge, the U.S. government will be paying for the Iraq and Afghanistan wars for the next century as service members and their families grapple with the sacrifices of combat.
Pope Francis: Protect the poor and the Earth
VATICAN CITY (AP) - After a week marked by acts of simplicity and openness, Pope Francis finally let his words do the talking as he officially began his stewardship of the Catholic Church on Tuesday.
Javier Hernandez: The Czar of Cigar -- 888 Claro
Two weeks ago we reviewed Miami 8&11 from Padilla Cigars. Today it's Luck of the Irish, as the 888 Claro is green.
Health officials: 1 in 50 school kids have autism
NEW YORK (AP) - A government survey of parents says 1 in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism, surpassing another federal estimate for the disorder.
Gary Horton: More residents should find the Master Chorale
Think "inspiration." Think "spiritually beautiful." Think "melodically breathtaking."
Jim Mullen: Village Idiot
I know there are couples who enjoy cooking together and make it look like a well-rehearsed ballet. They savor the aroma of their secret recipe for wild salmon over lemon couscous, stir each other's soups and sample each other's sauces.
Some more equal than others
I used to live in Santa Clarita. I moved to the Bay Area about nine years ago but still check in on The Signal occasionally.
Today in the SCV: Wednesday, March 20, 2013
'Teen Scene Plugged-In' event
Joe Klocko: The conundrum: supply and demand, wages and the skills gap
Most people understand the basic economic principle of supply and demand and incorporate it into their daily decisions. They may not do it consciously, but economic decisions are made every day by each and every one of us.
