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By Tim Whyte Signal Editor I had coffee with one of my biggest critics the other day, and it reminded me of a time long ago when one of my

By David Hegg You just can’t escape the discussions these days. Health care continues to be an ongoing topic of conversation. Regardless of your political affiliation, the subject of health

By Katie Hill Candidate, 25th Congressional District “The people that say this isn’t a good economy, I don’t know where they’re living.” I read that quote from our representative, Steve

Gary Horton’s Signal article (Oct. 10) features his interview with Democrat Katie Hill running in the 25th Congressional District against incumbent Steve Knight. I was most interested in Hill being

It’s been nearly 10 years since California voters approved the high-speed rail project that was supposed to have ironclad guarantees of no operating subsidies from taxpayers and a promise it

Shabbat, Saturday, Oct. 27, a day that should be filled with peace and rest, was instead marred by hatred, bloodshed and murder. We are still reeling from the shock of

Attention suburban women: It’s time to vote. If there’s anything I support, it’s women of all walks of life working together. Last week I attended the League of Women Voters

A while ago, I was attending a beginning-of-the-school-year pageant. Several hundred of us were jammed in my daughter’s private granola school gymnasium for the obligatory autumn pontifications. Sitting next to

Proposition 13 was passed by the voters in 1978 to curtail runaway property taxes. I am a huge supporter of Proposition 13 because it affords much-needed protection against property tax

I love campaign literature. Somehow, I got on the Democratic Party mailing list so now I get both red and blue mailings. A couple years ago, I gave Christy Smith

“In the township, as well as everywhere else, the people are the source of power; but nowhere do they exercise their power more immediately. In America the people form a

Here we go. Two weeks from The Most Important Elec- tion in Our Lives. You get to choose more of the unrestricted, anti-democratic, anti-civility, crazy-making from the Trump White House

On Oct. 9, the Santa Clarita City Council issued a proclamation naming October German-American Heritage Month. This was wonderful on many levels. Mayor Laurene Weste shared a little bit of

By Tim Whyte Signal Editor It was one of my earliest cloak-and-dagger experiences as a reporter. It was the early 1990s. I got a call from a guy — let’s

By David Hegg The basic question in the study of ethics has always been that of determining right and wrong, moral and immoral. Some find right to be that which

Senate Bill 1 was not passed by or with voter approval. Gov. Jerry Brown broke his promise of no new taxes without voter approval by passing SB1 with his Democrat

Our climate is changing. Whether it’s part of a long-term cyclical trend or driven by cars and other pollution matters little, it is happening. Here in the Golden State, the

Carousing in Downtown Los Angeles a few nights ago, I witnessed an interesting spectacle, part performance art and part gym class ballet. A legion of the Los Angeles Police Department’s

Recently, I got the opportunity to sit down with my beloved (albeit cranky) Uncle Earl to get his take on the upcoming election. Feel free to tear this column out

I’ve said it before, right in these pages: We’re in the midst of a civil war in this country every bit as profound and fundamental as the one that took