Browsing Tag

COVID-19

53 posts

Local student leaders are expanding a successful grocery delivery service

A student-led initiative called Six Feet Supplies is expanding its grocery delivery service into other branches after massive success in the Santa Clarita Valley.

What delivery drivers are doing to ensure safety amid increasing online orders

It’s business as usual for delivery driver Caitlin Goben –– aside from her bright blue facemask and the ever-stacking list of customers to service.

How SCV students are handling prom’s cancellation

Prom is something a girl dreams about the entire time she is…

A labor of love: strangers print, assemble free face masks amid COVID-19 shortages

The Mask Initiative started out in AJ Apone’s garage in Newhall. Now, he has expanded to over 14 3-D printers and was donated a retail space for his project.

A COC student’s life shows the complexity of housing insecurity

Santa Clarita has made efforts to protect those who are housing insecure during the COVID-19 pandemic, but the topic of housing insecurity is a multifaceted issue that lingers with people for different reasons.

As COVID-19 cases rise, so does the increase in pet adoption and fostering

Loneliness is starting to bubble over as locals continue a monthslong absence of their loved ones, extended family and friends. With the stay at home order extended, anxieties have increased and with the company of only close knit family, people are looking elsewhere to fill the void of what used to be.

COVID-19 sows uncertainty for Santa Clarita’s community of small businesses

Anxieties are growing among small business owners across the Santa Clarita Valley as COVID-19 sends shockwaves throughout the local economy. With the economy booming, there was plenty of optimism for small business owners, but since the COVID-19 outbreak happened, they are struggling to stay afloat.

SCV GrubHub driver risks health amid COVID-19 quarantine

Following Governor Newsom’s statewide Stay-At-Home order, local GrubHub driver Kyle Fleischman worries that his job leaves him and his family vulnerable to COVID-19.

College of the Canyons to continue transition to online format, hybrid for labs

College of the Canyons chancellor Dr. Dianne G Van Hook sent a…