Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Not ready to believe in GM
I am writing about article entitled "New GM ready to roll out" (The Signal, July 10).
Independence Day for all?
I just got home from celebrating Independence Day with my family at the Valencia carnival held in the Bristol Farms parking lot.
Oscar Dominguez: Online banking is simple and efficient
During these challenging economic times, online banking can provide Santa Clarita Valley residents an efficient and simple way to monitor and manage your finances seven days a week.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: July 18, 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:
Neon golf at Fin’s Glow Zone
Locals enjoy some miniature golf under lights.
Local rockers join Mama-O, rock Baked Potato tonight
Mama-O, the rock/R&B band featuring Santa Clarita Valley residents Joe Elliott and Tim McIntyre, returns to the Baked Potato nightclub in Studio City for a pair of sets tonight.
City removes Saugus neighborhood restrictions, begin Phase II of study
As part of a six month long traffic study, the city of Santa Clarita will remove turn restrictions at two intersections on Copper Hill Drive, as well as on Bouquet Canyon Road to test the effectiveness of speed cushions installed this spring. The turn restrictions will be removed for three months, during which city staff will monitor traffic volume and speed in the Benz Road neighborhood.
McKeon small business health plan shot down
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Early this morning, Democrats on the House Committee on Education and Labor opposed an amendment by Congressman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon (R-Santa Clarita) that would have protected small businesses and working families by authorizing Small Business Health Plans.
UPDATED: Man shot in Newhall; shooter at large
A man was shot near a Newhall apartment complex early Friday, a sheriff's sergeant said. The victim suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a man walked up and shot him just after midnight in the 23000 block of Valle del Oro, said Sgt. Gary Parker of the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station. Sheriff's deputies were still looking for the shooter, he said. It wasn't clear what prompted the attack. Check back here later for updates.
‘State of the City’ luncheon Sept. 29
The Santa Clarita City Council and community leaders will host a luncheon and presentation about the city of Santa Clarita, "Setting a Course for Stability," on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 11:30 a.m. at the Hyatt Valencia.
Oxford boogies at Blues & Jazz Concert Series tonight
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 from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Two Women on Wine: The five S's
When people ask us how to judge a wine, we tell them that it's all in the senses. It's the five Ss as we call them: see, swirl, sniff, sip and swallow. Wine awakens the senses. From the moment you see it in the glass to the last delicious sip that lingers in a complex interplay of flavors on the palate. Let's start with the first S: "See". Before wine reaches your lips, you should ...
'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince'
The climactic scene in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" takes place in one of those underground caverns with a lake and an ominous gondola as the means of transportation, popularized by "The Phantom of the Opera." At first I thought - no gondola! But then one appeared, dripping and hulking. In another movie I might have grinned, but you know what? By that point, I actually cared.
Michael S. Little: Where nonprofit organizations need protection
One of the most important skills any successful nonprofit organization must develop is the ability to raise capital through fundraising events. Fundraising events are even more important in today's tough economy as many nonprofit organizations and charities struggle to survive amid the decline of charitable contributions by both private and corporate donors.
Castaic brush fire doused
Los Angeles County firefighters doused a small brush fire in Castaic on Thursday afternoon, authorities said.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Police: Hotel altercation sparked Vegas shooting
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Bullets were flying from a black Range Rover at a gray Maserati as the vehicles raced toward a red light on the Las Vegas Strip.
4 stabbed outside downtown LA nightspot
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Four young adults have been stabbed after a feud spilled out of a downtown Los Angeles nightspot.
More tests needed in LA hotel water tank death
LOS ANGELES (AP) - More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in a water tank atop a downtown Los Angeles hotel, authorities said Thursday.
Letters: A socialist by any other name is... a socialist
Leftists of late have become very defensive about being called socialist in their ideology, as typified by Kevin Buck's column (Feb. 19, "Straw men live in glass houses").
Alice Khosravy: California is at bottom for business
Just a few short days ago the lanterns fell, bringing an end to Chinese New Year season for 2013.
