Archive By Author - Signal Staff
Kill the ETP?
At first glance, I thought Steve Lunetta was on to something when he suggested killing the ETP to save $76 million toward balancing our state budget ("The state training scam," The Signal, May 25).
Oscar Dominguez: Build yourself a nest egg
Whether you would like to set money aside for a down-payment on a home, build an emergency fund or save for retirement, concern about the economy has many thinking about ways to save and create a nest egg for the future.
Medical issues cause vehicle rollover
Ambulances transported a 54-year-old Northridge man to the hospital Tuesday after he rolled his car off southbound Interstate 5 just north of the McBean Parkway.
COC to offer weekly tour
College of the Canyons has introduced a new Friday morning tour program for interested students.
The Signal.com's Daybreak: May 30, 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:
Fertilizer fast facts for a beautiful lawn
Get the facts on fertilizers and make the right choice for your lawn. The set of numbers on each bag shows the amount of three key nutrients for grass health - nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. So a bag with the numbers 20-10-10 contains 20 percent nitrogen, 10 percent phosphorus and 10 percent potassium. The remaining 60 percent is inert and filler material that helps transmit the nutrients to the plant. Synthetic fertilizers are manufactured through ...
Dick, go away
Is Grim Veeper (i.e. former V.P. Dick Cheney) ever, ever, ever gonna go away? Ever?
Speak for yourself
I wish Tim Myers would speak for himself in his opinion columns for The Signal, and not try and speak for the rest of us.
Swimming pretty in the SCV
Maybe you went out of town for the Memorial Day weekend. If so, maybe you're still stalling on your pre-summer pool preparation. Maybe you're afraid to even look under the pool cover - and haven't since last fall. Well, before something crawls up out of the green, swampy depths, or the mosquito abatement folks come a-knockin, get 'er done.
Fair share of taxes OK
I am a progressive Democrat who voted no on most of the propositions on the May 19 ballot, but it was not because I am tired of being taxed to death as Lynn Vakay says in her "Coming together to stop the props" Opinion column (The Signal, May 15).
Motorcyclist killed on Sand Canyon Road
A fatal traffic collision occurred Friday afternoon on Sand Canyon Road south of the 14 Freeway. Deputies from the Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station and the Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to the location and reports of a vehicle collision involving two vehicles.
Operation aims at SCV gangs
As part of the ongoing effort to deter and combat gang related crime and activity in the Santa Clarita Valley, several law enforcement personnel from the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff Station's Detective Bureau, the city of Santa Clarita/Sheriff's COBRA Unit and the Community Interaction Team (CIT), joined in partnership with United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials and representatives from the Los Angeles County Department of Probation, to carry out a targeted gang enforcement ...
Reader Meter results, May 15-29, 2009
Here are the results of The-Signal.com's latest Reader Meter poll. The-Signal.com visitors cast a total of 1,266 votes from late afternoon Friday, May 15 to late afternoon Friday, May 29, 2009.
Amateur meteorologists & weatherbugs invited to learn weather-spotting
The city of Santa Clarita, in conjunction with Magic Mountain, will host a National Weather Service Weather Spotter Training and Recruitment session on Tuesday, June 16 at 7 p.m.
Family fun at 'Fandango' in Newhall Friday at 5 p.m.
A "Fandango de Veracruz" -- a Son Jarocho-style festival featuring music, dance and food -- will fill the Newhall Community Center Friday afternoon starting at 5.
Articles By Author - Signal Staff
Go get ‘em, deputies
Get the cars that have expired tags 30-180 days late. Get the drivers driving with headlights off when it is getting dark. Get those driving while talking on cell phones.
Today in the SCV: Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013
Valentine's heart-y walk
New gardeners have questions
People new to gardening ask the darndest questions: about how seeds work, about growing the perfect tomato, about waging war with insects (many of them beneficial).
How to fit new tile
Q: I need to replace some cracked and chipped tile in the bathroom. Some of it was shaped to fit around the base of the toilet. Is it difficult to shape replacement tiles in the same way? - Sarah S., Fort Worth, Texas
Prep boys hoops: Good memory
Two years ago, West Ranch boys basketball was eliminated from the postseason by eventual CIF division champion Ventura.
