Steve LePore | Stand for Your Values
April 15, 2026 3:13 am
Santa Clarita Valley mini-megachurch leaders, I’ll ask again: When will you trade allegiance to a man and to political power, and return to the virtues of the gospel you proclaim
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Rob Kerchner | Never Again
April 15, 2026 3:01 am
What protects you from 51% of your neighbors democratically voting away your rights? A republic, as Ben Franklin said, if you can keep it. Because as we saw with COVID,
The Savvy Senior | Low-Cost Smartphone Plans for Budget-Minded Seniors
April 15, 2026 1:02 am
Dear Savvy Senior, What are the absolute lowest-cost smartphone plans for seniors who mainly talk and text but need a little cellular data for email and occasional use? I’m currently paying $40 a month
Germany, Ukraine sign defense pact, upgrade ties
April 14, 2026 1:11 pm
By Tom Ozimek Contributing Writer Germany and Ukraine upgraded their bilateral relationship to a strategic partnership on Tuesday and signed a defense cooperation agreement during meetings in Berlin, as German Chancellor Friedrich Merz
Woman alleges violent sexual assault by Swalwell: ‘He raped me’
April 14, 2026 12:59 pm
By Jeanne Kuang CalMatters Writer A Beverly Hills woman alleged Tuesday that Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell sexually assaulted her at a hotel room in 2018, saying she believed she was drugged.
Minimal traffic in Strait of Hormuz as US blockade kicks in
April 14, 2026 12:42 pm
By Chris Summers Contributing Writer Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz was minimal in the hours after the U.S. Navy began blockading the crucial waterway to ships coming to or from
Seniors group predicts COLA for next year’s Social Security payments
April 14, 2026 11:42 am
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A prominent seniors’ advocacy group has predicted that next year’s Social Security payments will likely increase by 2.8% under the annual cost-of-living adjustment, as the inflation metric rose 0.9% month over month. In a
Andrew Taban | The Search for Some Common Ground in Uncommon Times
April 14, 2026 5:55 am
Hello reader, and here we are with another month! Same madness though, with just a few more twists? I want to change it up a bit this month because, well,
Margaret Elias | A Good Idea That Needs Work
April 14, 2026 5:47 am
As a parent, I appreciated Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s recent column (“Growing Up Digitally Addicted: Why Our Kids Need Protection, “April 7) highlighting the very real harms of social media addiction
Lois Eisenberg | Praise for ‘No Kings’ Protesters
April 14, 2026 5:45 am
Millions protested in a “No Kings” protest March 28 against President Donald Trump and the way he is governing. There were 3,000 events planned across the 50 states. People were
Dan Walters | Dueling Props Will Spur Confusion
April 14, 2026 5:26 am
When California voters approved Proposition 13 in 1978, they forced a massive change in how government services are financed that continues to reverberate nearly a half-century later. Prop. 13’s limits
Swalwell ends gubernatorial bid, resigns from Congress amid sexual misconduct allegations
April 13, 2026 2:44 pm
By Aldgra Fredly, Joseph Lord Contributing Writers Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., suspended his bid for California governor on Sunday after reports emerged accusing the Democrat of sexual assault — and he announced the following day he
US military blockade on Iranian ports goes into effect
April 13, 2026 2:35 pm
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer A scheduled U.S. naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters started at 10 a.m. ET on Monday amid a tenuous ceasefire between the United States and
Flea-borne typhus surges in Los Angeles: 4 things to know
April 13, 2026 2:30 pm
By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer Officials in Los Angeles County have confirmed a recent surge in flea-borne typhus cases, with levels reaching all-time highs for the area. The Los Angeles County
David Hegg | Why We Disagree, Persistently
April 12, 2026 12:48 am
By David Hegg Only those playing with a closed mind and closed history book have trouble understanding why Americans are sharply divided over moral issues. At the risk of offending
Philip Wasserman | A Cultural Shift
April 12, 2026 12:33 am
Walking into a record store in Studio City with my wife, Kelly, I realized I could not remember the last time I played a vinyl album. Even CDs have given
Denise Lite | Getting the Small Things Right Is a Very Big Deal
April 11, 2026 4:34 am
Lately, it feels like everywhere you turn — TV, social media, even conversations with friends — everything turns into a big political argument. National issues, “protests,” party fights, who’s right,
James Kennedy | Is There a ‘Housing Crisis’?
April 11, 2026 4:27 am
Many candidates for California governor say the state faces a “housing crisis” and that they can solve it. Over the past 15 years, Democratic governors and Legislatures have promised similar
Larry Moore | Truth and the Olympics
April 11, 2026 4:09 am
Lois Eisenberg (letters, March 11) ends her 1,675th diatribe against President Donald Trump by quoting, “the truth will set you free.” Lois, as Jack Nicholson told Tom Cruise in “A
Mihran Kalaydjian | Gridlock by Design
April 11, 2026 4:07 am
Santa Clarita has long been seen as an alternative to Los Angeles, a place where families could live without the daily gridlock that defines life over the hill. But that