Letters to the Editor

I just passed the intersection of Valencia Boulevard and Magic Mountain Parkway, where I saw a mob on the southwest corner with signs and banners proclaiming the flavor of the

I’m compelled to write this letter concerning wearing masks for everyone’s safety. I wrote a letter to the editor a couple of months ago entitled, “Wearing a mask or not

I do not agree with Rep. Mike Garcia’s recent announcement to investigate Gov. Gavin Newsom’s handling of COVID-19 nursing home policy. I find it disingenuous and hypocritical that the congressman

On the front page of your June 26 issue there was a story by staff writer Caleb Lunetta, “Deputies locate parents after finding boy alone,” but it was only half

Reading this morning’s Signal (June 24), I saw that viewing of the Fourth of July fireworks won’t be allowed around the Valencia Town Center. The areas around the mall will

Every time I read about wearing masks infringing on the rights of American citizens, I cringe. The first wave of coronavirus is not over, and cases are increasing. The fact

Re: Gil Mertz column, June 24. I just love his math: 1.5 million voters is 112% of Los Angeles County adults. L.A. County has more than 10 million population, San

Open letter to Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth and Mayor Pro Tem Bill Miranda: According to a recent report in The Signal, I want to commend you for wanting to

Megan Schneider’s letter (June 23) sounds like it is well intended. But Megan seems to ignore what impact using a term like “defunding police” has, on the people supposedly sitting

Eighty years on this good ol’ Earth and I have never seen such spineless and gutless governments (mayors, governors, supervisors, etc.) in this country just throwing up their hands and

Re: John Boston, “Dear Democratic Friend,” June 19. What a refreshing statement, calling out Democrats and like-minded liberals for their disruptive and self-serving antics.  I am sure there are many

I really try to ignore John Boston’s article due to his right wing diatribes, but what struck me in his latest rant (June 19) was his statement that, “I hoped

This is regarding the letter in the June 21 edition of the Sunday Signal about horse poop on the San Francisquito Canyon trail.  The dirt path next to the asphalt

It is a challenge finding gratitude in these difficult times.  Before the virus, I was grateful for some of the little things in life. For example, someone holding a door

Scenario No. 1: A police officer or sheriff’s deputy responds to a call from a gas station employee that he has just been robbed. The officer is close by and

I feel it is necessary to address the recent Signal editorial, “Our View: Defund Police? Pure Insanity,” published on June 13. While the editorial board did speak of its supports

Santa Clarita is a terrific place to live. It’s friendly, alive, clean, and… wait, let me back up… mostly clean. For some reason we keep running into horse poop. Horse

Kudos to Gary Rogness (letters, May 22), a citizen who truly believes in the goodness of all people. To mask or not to mask, that is the question. Since the

Thanks for all of the pictures and acknowledgments of our Santa Clarita Valley 2020 high school graduates. You have given them their “special moments” albeit unlike any given in previous

George Floyd’s brutal asphyxiation in Minneapolis ripped open the wounds of slavery for the entire African American community in our country. Being captured on video by eyewitnesses made it more