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A stinging study on our state

This hurts. This really hurts. In a recent article in U.S. News & World Report, California ranked dead last in quality of life in a survey ranking the best states

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Our View: No better time for discussion

Our View Feb. 24   No better time for civil discussion   When we were going to school, we worried about the next algebra test. Or the upcoming science fair

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Our view: Lines of reality blurring

After discussing the news of the week, The Signal’s Editorial Board felt a prevailing sense of how prescient the movie “The Truman Show” was for today’s society. For those who

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Our View: Support needed for town councils

The absolute last thing a local newspaper should do is discourage democracy and involvement. So we want to first thank the 10 men and women who have stepped up to

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Our View: Making those hard decisions

The Santa Clarita City Council’s discussion of climate change at its most recent meeting was both interesting and frustrating. At Councilman Cameron Smyth’s urging, council members had before them a

Our View: Get involved in issue of homelessness

It’s time to have an honest conversation about homelessness. For starters, the Santa Clarita Valley is not immune from the housing crisis. Rents continue to climb on what seems like

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A proposal that’s bad for business

Few will forget the dramatic impact that the Aliso Canyon gas leak had in the region. The clear skies above Porter Ranch became permeated and the nation’s second largest natural

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Our View: Stay aware, help fight Cemex

It’s a new year, but a very old issue is still dogging us here in the Santa Clarita Valley. It’s the proposed Cemex mining operation. That company has been wanting

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Paging Rep. Knight: Net neutrality needs fixing

Every once in a while, our imperfect democracy gives us an opportunity to see why – though sometimes a flawed system, as Winston Churchill once noted – it’s still better

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Continue a moratorium on marijuana

With the sale of recreational marijuana to be legal in California in January 2018, each city in the state can decide whether to opt out of that practice. The city

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We can do better in helping shelter

If there was ever any doubt that there is a long way to go before the Santa Clarita Valley has a homeless shelter offering full services and amenities, a tour

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Our View: Rate hikes poor way to launch water agency

With little fanfare, California Gov. Jerry Brown last weekend changed the course of Santa Clarita Valley water history by signing Senate Bill 634, creating a single valleywide water district with

Our View: Fireworks crackdown long overdue

It’s grimly ironic that the Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday evening to put teeth into the city’s anti-fireworks ordinance. It was just one evening after a wildfire ran rampant

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Our View: Newhall Ranch agreement a job well done

It was both a surprise and a forehead-slapping big “duh” when the owner of Newhall Ranch and a coalition of environmental groups announced a joint agreement allowing construction to move