Performers from Vibe Performing Arts sing and dance to “Welcome to Wonderland” at the VIA Bash on Oct. 24, 2025. Photo by Jeremiah Yonemura/For The Signal.

VIA hosts its ‘Mad’ 2025 Bash 

By Jeremiah Yonemura For The Signal  The Valley Industry Association held its annual VIA Bash ball last weekend at the Hyatt Regency Valencia to celebrate its members’ successes and support its Connecting to Success program.   The theme was the Mad Hatters Ball, which

Letters to the Editor

Larry Moore | That’s Some Salad

Re: Christopher Lucero’s letter, “Shouting at Clouds,” Oct. 9. Was he or is he a speech writer for Kamala Harris? His letter is a word salad deluxe, worthy of the

Letters to the Editor

Brian Richards | Destroy it to Preserve it

Hypocrites! The left constantly yammers about saving democracy, even though we are not one. In truth, the left does not care about democracy one bit and they will use all

Dan Walters

Dan Walters | Frenemies Gavin vs. Kamala for President

Well, sports fans, how about this scenario — long-time frenemies Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris facing off for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination three years hence? The two Californians’ parallel

World News Filler: China

9 takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Xi 

By Dorothy Li and Frank Fang Contributing Writers  U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping met for roughly 100 minutes on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Thursday in Busan, South Korea, according to Chinese

Letters to the Editor

Gary Curtis | Prop. 50 Is Politicized Cheating

Vote “no” on Proposition 50! Former California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has criticized both Democrats and Republicans and their partisan redistricting efforts across the U.S. He argues that both parties

Letters to the Editor

Rick Barker | Governments and Prop. 50

Without a doubt there is NOTHING more permanent  than a temporary government program, and anyone who believes that California Proposition 50, if passed by the voters, will not become permanent

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Rob Kerchner | Who Are the Crazy Ones?

Democrats shut down the government because they think it’s not going bankrupt fast enough. They throw rocks at federal agents because they think the agents are too violent. They ban

Jason Gibbs

Jason Gibbs | Costumes, Candy and Caution 

Tomorrow is Halloween, and across our community families are preparing for a night filled with costumes, candy and celebration. For many children, it is one of the most exciting evenings of the year – a time

World News Filler: China

Trump to sit down with China’s Xi in South Korea 

By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer  U.S. President Donald Trump was in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Wednesday, hours away from capping off his busy Asia tour with a high-stakes meeting with Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping on Thursday.  The

Letters to the Editor

Diane Zimmerman | Hello from New California

New California State is the group that broke off from Jefferson after having been heavily involved in that group since its inception. Good people. The problem with Jefferson and all

Commentary by Michael Reagan

Michael Reagan | Tearing Down Trump’s Ballroom

No wonder the dying legacy news media is increasingly distrusted and despised by the American people. They spent much of last week tearing their hair out over “King” Trump’s White