Letters to the Editor

Glenda Roybal | Results Matter

As a longtime Republican in this valley, I can’t let Denise Lite’s recent column (Nov. 22) go unanswered. She’s lecturing conservatives on how to win elections. The problem is simple:

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | State Revenue Uptick Is Not Enough

In the four months since the Legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom enacted a new state budget, revenues – primarily from personal income taxes — have outstripped expectations by several billion

The Department of Government Efficiency website is displayed on a phone, in this file photo. Photo by Oleksii Pydsosonnii.

DOGE: $300M in federal contracts terminated in 3 days 

By Jack Phillips Contributing Writer   The Department of Government Efficiency has announced that, in line with its guidance, multiple federal agencies terminated contracts worth nearly $300 million last week, coming amid claims that the task

David Hegg, "Ethically Speaking"

David Hegg | Take Me for Granted, Please

By David Hegg Every once in a while, a well-known phrase hits me sideways. When this happens, my weirdness emerges, and as I turn the phrase around in my mind,

Letters to the Editor

Arthur Saginian | Great Minds?

I enjoy reading Larry Moore’s letters. He puts things in a way that makes me think, “Hey, he said that almost the way I would I have said that.” I

The rock art at Chumash Painted Cave State Historic Park dates back at least to the 1600s. PHOTO COURTESY CHUMASH PAINTED CARE HISTORIC PARK

Native American Rock Art Sites in California

California boasts an abundance of Native American rock art sites, with some locations dating back an estimated 12,000 years. The state’s desert areas are especially rich with rock art but

Letters to the Editor

Julio del Rio | A Fundamentally Flawed Process

Re: Proposed eight-story judicial building. ​My wife, Councilwoman Patsy Ayala, and I recently attended a hearing concerning the proposed eight-story judicial building. To my dismay, the process has been fundamentally

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Ray Hegge | The SCV’s Latest Battle

Seems we have another fight on our hands. Elsmere Canyon, Cemex, ring a bell? Now it’s the eight-story courthouse being forced on us in the middle of one of the

Letters to the Editor

Jack Crawford | Courthouse Location Inappropriate

I am writing to oppose the recently announced plans to construct an eight-story criminal justice center and courthouse in the heart of Santa Clarita. The project’s size and location are