
Roger Gitlin: Remembering Deputy Dave March
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Because our gasoline is so very expensive (due to gross over-taxation) I usually gas up at the independent station at the intersection of Magic Mountain Parkway and Bouquet. While I

About twenty-five years ago, my wife accompanied me on a business trip to Atlanta. We stayed a couple of days to go sightseeing. One of the attractions in Stone Mountain

Carrie and I experienced the play, “Hamilton” this past weekend. Hamilton is simply the best live production I’ve experienced. Now, I’m no theatre critic; I’m a regular Joe who enjoys

With new information that the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is now twice the size of Texas, the death of the last male African White Rhino, and the seemingly unending march

Sometimes the articles I read end up colliding. Partly to stay up with the times, but mostly because I just love learning new things, I spend a fair amount of

Every year, around April 15th, I write a column about a tax matter that is important but under most reader’s radar. In the past year, I have written a lot

Have you ever looked at something so close that your eyes get tired, vision gets blurry, and a headache starts? Maybe it’s your taxes? I know I sure have. I’ve

After Donald Trump’s anomalous victory in the US Presidential election, California wasted no time thumbing its nose at his initiative to build a wall between the US/Mexican Border. On the

Oh, what I really want to do is to just wake up to a non-eventful morning, enjoy a cup of coffee and maybe a piece of toast while reading a

The typical view when it comes to human suffering in this country is icy in its realism. Hunger, Poverty, Underfunded Schools, and Sky-High College costs may be horrible, the thinking

Last weekend President Trump tweeted that taxpayers effectively subsidize Amazon because the United States Postal Service loses $1.50 on each package that it delivers for Amazon. Given that there are