Laurene Weste, City Council column

Laurene Weste | Protecting Our Quality of Life 

The exceptional quality of life enjoyed in Santa Clarita today is not an accident. The beautiful neighborhoods, thriving businesses, parks, trails and schools we enjoy today are the result of decades of

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Billionaire Tax Paces November Props

When California voters in 1978 passed Proposition 13, the iconic property tax limitation, they simultaneously rejected Proposition 8, which had been placed on the ballot by the Legislature as an

World News Iran filler

UK: 3 tankers struck in Strait of Hormuz 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer  The United Kingdom’s military said three tankers were struck in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Tehran continues to hold funeral services for its former top leader,

World News

Trump: US to decide on F-35 sales to Turkey 

By Emel Akan Contributing Writer  ANKARA — President Donald Trump arrived in Ankara on Tuesday to attend the two-day NATO leaders’ summit.  He began with a bilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the

Letters to the Editor

Meg Reynolds | Romanticizing Communism 

My husband Bill was drafted into the U.S. Army and sent to Vietnam, where he spent a year fighting communism in brutal conditions. He returned home alive, with only a

Letters to the Editor

Eve Jones | Not Enough Diversity

I am expressing my dissatisfaction over the lack of diversity in many areas at the Santa Clarita Valley Senior Center. For years, in the entertainment sector, the Senior Center has

World News

France evacuates 10,000 from wildfire’s path 

By Chris Summers Contributing Writer  Around 10,000 people are being evacuated from ‌areas along the path of wildfires that threaten several small towns and villages near France’s border with Spain.   On Monday morning, French Interior Minister