It shouldn’t be like this in Santa Clarita. The 2026 election cycle has brought upon our fair community multiple instances of dirty politics, potentially libelous campaign advertisements, anonymous hit pieces,

There are many important items on the ballot in Tuesday’s election, both locally and statewide. In previous editions — web addresses provided below — we offered our endorsements for the

There are many important local races on the Nov. 3 ballot, and we’re striving to help the community get to know the candidates, in our news coverage — including a

Accountability.  That’s perhaps the most important thing we are looking for in a congressional candidate, in particular the 27th Congressional District, which encompasses the vast majority of the Santa Clarita

By The Signal Editorial Board The Signal editorial board seldom gets involved in anything outside of Santa Clarita and certainly not Los Angeles city politics. But … For too long,

By The Signal Editorial Board For voters in the 40th Assembly District, we are offering endorsements today for two candidates: Republican challenger Elizabeth Wong Ahlers, and the Democratic incumbent Pilar

By The Signal Editorial Board If you live in Val Verde, chances are you’re not feeling a whole lot of patience for the Chiquita Canyon Landfill debacle to wind its

By The Signal Editorial Board “The only thing worse than the Iran that exists now is an Iran with nuclear weapons.” • • • “The Iranians and the world need

By The Signal Editorial Board What the videos show depends on who’s watching. Thanks to confirmation bias, many people saw what they wanted to see. It seems like many people

By The Signal Editorial Board There’s a disconnect between the Saugus Union School District and the community it is supposed to serve. That disconnect has manifested itself in a couple

By The Signal Editorial Board It’s David vs. Goliath. And we’re David. Santa Clarita against the state of California: The Judicial Council of California has decided it wants to drop

By The Signal Editorial Board “Democracy is on the ballot Nov. 4.” It sure is. But when that statement comes from proponents of Proposition 50, it drips with hypocrisy. Remember

By The Signal Editorial Board “He advocated stoning gays to death. Just sayin’.” Those false words were typed by the prolific novelist Stephen King on his official X account in

By The Signal Editorial Board At Tuesday’s Santa Clarita City Council meeting, Mayor Bill Miranda said he smells something rotten, and there is a stink to the way the downtown

By The Signal Editorial Board There’s been a lot of turmoil lately at Santa Clarita City Hall. Over the past few months, the City Council has had some eyebrow-raising discussions

By The Signal Editorial Board We should all celebrate America’s successes.  And, as much as people with strong partisan political views will not only hate to admit it, but also

By The Signal Editorial Board It doesn’t happen often, but we admit it: The Signal Editorial Board must apologize. We were wrong. We have to say we are sorry to

By The Signal Editorial Board The liars and perverts in the state Assembly’s Democrat caucus almost got away with it. Faced with a bill that originally would have made it

By The Signal Editorial Board A week ago, we asked Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste to do the right thing, and recuse herself from the City Council’s discussion of a proposed