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Graduating students walk to “Pomp and Circumstance” during the College of the Canyons graduation at Cougar Stadium on Friday.
COC celebrate bachelor’s grads
Decision comes a little under a year after the district court’s original ruling in August, stalling payouts for hundreds of Val Verde, Castaic homes in the landfill’s orbit
By Susan Monaghan Signal Staff Writer
Thousands of people in the stands and the students’ section at Cougar Stadium Friday saw a first for the College of the Canyons. The roughly 2,300-member 2026 graduating class began degree conferment with a group of new degree holders: 10 students were given their bachelor’s degrees in building design, a program for students intending to pursue an architecture master’s. The future of COC, and the average graduate, is pivoting at a rapid clip,
By Susan Monaghan Signal Staff Writer
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Graduating students listen to the ceremony during the College of the Canyons graduation at Cougar Stadium.
Hart district discusses homelessness
Canyon, Golden Valley reported highest number of students in need By Katherine Quezada Signal Staff Writer
William S. Hart High School, Golden Valley High School and Canyon High School reported the highest numbers of students considered homeless in the 2025-26 school year, with inflation cited as one of the primary contributing factors. There are different ways
Judge denies Chiquita appeal as residents await help
students are identified as homeless and it doesn’t always mean they are living on the streets, Jan Daisher, the William S. Hart Union High School District’s director of special programs and professional development, said during a recent phone interview. She has since been promoted to the district’s chief administrative officer of student services and leadership
support. Students are considered homeless through a variety of factors, including staying at a campsite, living in a recreational vehicle or garage, or even if they may not have parents present while they are currently minors, Daisher said. During the May 6 Hart district governing board meeting, it was stated that Hart High School had a
total of 533 students considered homeless or unhoused, making it the school site with the highest number of homeless students. During a followup, Daisher said Golden Valley came in second with 255 and Canyon High came in third with 144 students. Out of all students See HOMELESS, A7
A federal court denied Chiquita Canyon Landfill’s request to appeal orders to add millions to a relocation fund for residents near the landfill last month, on the basis that the landfill hadn’t yet been ordered to fulfill one. The appeals court ruled that the district court had ordered both the landfill’s owners and L.A. County, which brought the original suit against the landfill in December 2024, to meet and flesh out the terms of the relocation fund, according to a May 27 court filing. They were also required to determine whether the county is required to post bond, in the case that the landfill was wrongly ruled against. The decision comes a little under a year after the district court’s original ruling in August last year, and in the meantime has stalled payouts for the hundreds of Val Verde and Castaic households in the landfill’s orbit dealing with a laundry list of mysterious health issues. John Musella, a spokesperson for the landfill, did not respond to requests for comment on the ruling. L.A. County’s lawsuit had sought an injunction — a court-ordered command to perform or refrain from performing a specific action — that included requiring the See CHIQUITA, A7
LASD gives tactical demonstration at Pitchess Sheriff discusses tools used in emergency situations By Kamryn Martell Signal Staff Writer
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and its Sheriff’s Response Team recently hosted a live demonstration of tactical tools and improvised explosive devices at Pitchess Detention Center. The morning demonstration last week was kicked off with opening remarks by Sheriff Robert Luna, discussing what the SRT does when it is deployed.
“Typically, when we are managing a protest that may turn into something else, our sheriff’s response team is always put on standby. They’re always very close by, not in the middle of it until whoever the incident commander decides they are needed for what they do,” Luna said. He said it can be frustrating for the LASD when one-sided stories begin circulating about an incident. Luna clarified that it’s the people who are See LASD, A3
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Sheriff Robert Luna speaks to a group of reporters and deputies gathered for a recent demonstration at the Pitchess Detention Center in Castaic.
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