Letters to the Editor
Duane Smith | Giving and Investing in the Future
At the age of 31, my life was a train wreck! Among many character flaws, I was a financial disaster. I would tell bill collectors, “Duane Smith moved to Vietnam.…
Letters to the Editor
Dick Cesaroni | A Solution for Homelessness?
Between the years of 1942-1945, 10 internment camps were opened in California per the instructions of the U.S. government where thousands of Japanese-American citizens were rounded up and interred. They…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Eric Goldin | The Charm of ‘Romeo and Juliet’
In the fall of 2018, I attended a production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure” performed in the Black Box Theater at the Santa Clarita Performing Arts Center. Professor David Stears…
Los Angeles County Seal.
Supes’ motion urges LASD, police departments to update their use-of-force policies
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors is expected to review a motion Tuesday that urges the Sheriff’s Department, and the 46 different police departments within the county, to update…
Black Lives Matter protesters take a knee outside the SCV Courthouse and Sheriff's Station on Friday, June 5, 2020. Dan Watson/ The Signal
Las protestas de Black Lives Matter continúan en Santa Clarita
Por Tammy Murga y Lauren Budman Esta edición: Las protestas de Black Lives Matter continúan en Santa Clarita, el estado anuncia que nuevos sectores pueden reabrir el 12 de junio, el…
FILE PHOTO Callah Yoscovitz, 5, points out a desk group to her mom, assistant principal of Old Orchard Elementary Lisa Seeley-Yoscovitz as they tour the new modular classrooms at Peachland Elementary in Newhall on Wednesday. Katharine Lotze/Signal
Barger urges state to reopen schools; state announces new sectors can reopen June 12
California’s counties will have a chance to say when their bars, gyms and schools, which could be as soon as June 12, state public health officials said Friday. Additional sectors…
L.A. County COVID-19 count surpasses 61K, one new death in SCV
Los Angeles County saw another day of more than 1,400 new, confirmed COVID-19 cases on Friday and one additional death in the Santa Clarita Valley, as Department of Public Health…
Black Lives Matter protesters lay down on the lawn outside the SCV Courthouse and SCV Sheriff's Station on Friday, June 5, 2020. Dan Watson/ The Signal
Education over violence: Black Lives Matter protests continue in SCV
By Caleb Lunetta and Tammy Murga After hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets in Santa Clarita on Thursday, about 100 took a knee outside City Hall on Friday to…
Sprouts in Valencia organizes a mock graduation for its employees who graduated in 2020. Courtesy photo
Valencia’s Sprouts throws mock graduation ceremony for employees
When six young employees at Sprouts in Valencia were called into work early one day last week, they thought their shift would be like any other — until they heard…
3 Degrees to Kickstart Your Career in Telehealth
The telehealth industry has been growing strongly for a number of years now. Since the turn of the millennium, technological advances have made remote doctor appointments a viable option. The…
Easy & Inexpensive Beauty Ideas for Busy MBA Students
Studying for your MBA online means that you might not have the time and extra cash that you once had to get expensive salon treatments and hairdressing to keep yourself…
Do You Have What It Takes to Succeed in Criminal Justice?
Criminal justice is a very diverse field, but there is a set of characteristics that most criminal justice professionals have in common. It takes a special type of individual to…
How to Establish Your Business As An Employer of Choice
Being an Employer of Choice is something that every business should strive for, and it isn’t as hard as you think. Regardless if you’re a large company or a small…
Letters to the Editor
Philip Wasserman | Soon, Nothing Left to Loot
I watched live television as a looter emerged from a Starbucks store downtown. He was holding one wrapped package of cheese and ham slices. You could see the disappointment on…
Letters to the Editor
Dennis Moore | Time for Society to Find God
In trying to find the words that convey my thoughts and feelings, it is extremely difficult because I am so numbed by the endless onslaught of the visual carnage on…
Letters to the Editor
Rudy Fillinger | Is Martial Law Next?
The Christians supporting President Donald Trump, especially the evangelicals such as Vice President Mike Pence, should be ashamed if not condemned for their support of (Trump). On Monday, June 1,…
Letters to the Editor
Keith Smith | Off Base in Praising Kaepernick
Response to Richard Myers’ letter of June 2: I believe that Richard Myers is way off base in his praise for Colin Kaepernick’s depreciation of our nation’s flag in the…
Santa Clarita Station Sheriff's motor Deputies keep protestors on the sidewalk along McBean Parkway during the demonstration on Thursday, June 04, 2020 Dan Watson/The Signal
Cientos de personas protestan, marchan en Santa Clarita
Por Tammy Murga y Lauren Budman Esta edición: Cientos de personas protestan, marchan en Santa Clarita, la ciudad rescinde el toque de queda después de las protestas pacíficas, la carta…
Letters to the Editor
Bob Comer | Too Many ‘Taking a Knee’
Response to Richard Myers’ letter of June 2: Colin Kaepernick wasn’t right to “take a knee” during the national anthem. Protesting police brutality has nothing to do with honoring those…
Lynne Plambeck | The Brown Act in the Time of a Pandemic
The Brown Act, California’s venerable open meeting law, was established in 1953 after a newspaper reporter wrote a series of stories on backroom secret meetings in local jurisdictions. This is…
