Brett Haddock: S.B. 54 and Santa Clarita
May 8, 2018
There have been a great deal of discussions surrounding S.B. 54, what it means for Santa Clarita, and the position our city council should take on the matter. Both sides
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Bruce McFarland: First do no harm
May 8, 2018
“If following the lead of the President of the United States is racist, then I’m a proud racist” is something you might expect to hear City Council member Bob Kellar
Maria Gutzeit: Your vote is the voice that matters
May 8, 2018
We just received our official sample ballots in the mail. Absentee ballots should be arriving any day. It’s easy to become a permanent absentee voter and have your ballots mailed
David Hegg: Why we need history
May 5, 2018
Winston Churchill is credited with reminding the world “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” History, being in many ways the succinct compilation of humanity’s
Lynne Plambeck: County, hold strong on Chiquita requirements
May 5, 2018
After years of battling with the County, the operators and owners of Chiquita Canyon Landfill got what they wanted. In July 2017 they were granted a 30 year expansion of
Sanctuary State? SCV Voices on SB 54: Brian Baker
May 4, 2018
Brian Baker On May 8 our City Council is going to be discussing the issue of joining several other California cities and counties in opposing this state’s declaration of “sanctuary
Sanctuary State? SCV Voices on SB 54: Alan Blake
May 4, 2018
Alan Blake Below the Statue of Liberty are engraved the following words: “Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, The wretched refuse of your
Lucas Nava: My Time In The Signal Newsroom
May 3, 2018
For my spring semester at Valencia High, I was given the opportunity to shadow a business professional somewhere in the Santa Clarita Valley. The point of this exercise was to
Jim De Bree: Where is the Tea Party’s outrage?
May 3, 2018
According to Wikipedia, the Tea Party movement is an American conservative movement within the Republican Party calling for a reduction of the national debt of the United States and the
Gary Horton: In praise of immigrant ethics
May 2, 2018
Two weeks back, Signal Saturday Pastor David Hegg wrote a somewhat controversial column titled, “Calling every man to be a man.” Whatever that means. No matter, Hegg rightly laments that
Laurel Taylor: Why I am voting for Caforio
May 2, 2018
The primaries are just around the corner on June 5, and when we go to vote we have some decisions to make about who we are, what we represent, and
Roger Gitlin: Remembering Deputy Dave March
May 1, 2018
April 29 marked the 16th anniversary of the murder of Santa Clarita native son and Los Angeles County Deputy Sheriff, Dave March. As the drumbeat of the years slowly ebbs
David Hegg: Finding time for beauty
April 28, 2018
Have you even noticed that, with all the surprises and unpredictable intrusions life throws at us, what we find most tiring are the very predictable ways our days unfold. There
Jason Gibbs: SB-54 and the sanctuary state
April 28, 2018
Since my previous opinion piece regarding SB-54 and California’s overall intent to limit municipality interaction with the federal government regarding immigration enforcement, the City of Santa Clarita placed on the
Martha Michael: Passing the mantle of the movement
April 27, 2018
Several things happened this week that made it royally cool to be female. The birth of another boy to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge (Will & Kate) underscored a
James De Bree: Mucking up the midterms
April 26, 2018
In late March, I attended a law and accounting conference sponsored by a major real estate trade association. The conference provided updates of legal accounting, tax and economic matters of
Gary Horton: Of waffle houses, racism and guns
April 25, 2018
It’s not often the oft-maligned, but generally savored Waffle House makes national news – and twice in one week. We don’t have Waffle Houses here in So. Cal. Kind of
Jonathan Kraut: It’s in our DNA
April 24, 2018
California Proposition 47 was passed by voters in 2014 and Proposition 57 in 2017 that essentially reclassified a number of serious felonies as misdemeanors and eliminated DNA collection from many
David Hegg: Some advice for graduates, and everybody else
April 21, 2018
As graduation season comes into view, I have some advice for those who are entering a new phase of life called adulthood. The advice is good for the rest of
Cheryl Gilmore: Earth Day good news
April 21, 2018
It would be easy to write about the latest climate-related disaster—such as the fiery infernos now burning up huge portions of drought-stricken Idaho and Colorado—and the actions needed to stop