We learned last week from the Government Accountability Office that the impacts of climate change have already cost taxpayers some $350 billion over the past decade. And that amount does
I have a few thoughts on the Harvey Weinstein affair which seems to dominate so much of the news cycle currently. Back in my acting days the casting couch was
Recently The Signal offered an opinion that unfortunately conflated our normal three-year retail rate setting process for Santa Clarita Water Division with the recent passage of legislation that will create
We’ve all heard the saying “the ends justify the means.” Taken at face value, this pragmatic truth suggests that, if the end result is good, any and all of the
In a recent segment of the daily TV show “The View,” the ladies of the program pointed out that the attractive lady standing behind the president, Melania Trump, might have
Quid Pro Quo (n): Something given or received for something else; also a deal arranging, a quid pro quo. Merriam-Webster Dictionary I approach this column with fear and trepidation. Within
And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you – ask what you can do for your country. – John F. Kennedy, Inaugural Address, January
In the wake of Donald Trump’s ongoing attacks on America’s undocumented community, the underground economy within California is growing exponentially, resulting in the further exploitation of California’s work force and
My title for this column was “My column sucks,” but that’s a lie. My columns don’t suck. They’re certainly not art or worthy of being published in a collection, but
I would not have believed it if I had not seen it for myself: More than 40 people killed, some 7,700 structures destroyed, a dozen or so of them large
We live in a society where everyone has expectations of everyone around them. But maybe it’s time we all took a breath, hit the pause button on our fixation on
This column is not about reducing your sodium intake. Rather, it is about the deduction for state and local taxes, which tax practitioners affectionately refer to as “SALT.” One
I’m a late baby boomer. I grew up in the late 1960s watching “Batman,” “F-Troop,” “Star Trek,” “Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea” (remember that one?), “Get Smart,” “The
Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a Hollywood power broker and celebrity in his own right is suddenly accused of sexual harassment and assault – and not just by
There’s no use in me a-cryin’ I’ve done everything and now I’m sick of trying I’ve thrown away my nights and wasted all my days over you Now you go
The elementary school my child attends has a new addition this year: a big bulletproof interior wall and doorway blocking the lobby from the classrooms. I was sad to see
By Jim de Bree SCV Voices The GOP is heralding middle class tax cuts. For example, U.S. Rep. Steve Knight is running television advertisements promising a simpler tax system “so
In the wake of the recent horrific Las Vegas massacre, the leftist anti-gun coven has kicked its hair-on-fire hysteria into overdrive. In the immortal words of former Obama chief of
Santa Clarita Valley water users are being subjected to yet another boondoggle. Castaic Lake Water Agency, the valley’s water wholesaler, wasted not a single moment following legislative approval of the
I want you to remember three numbers important to the College of the Canyons Canyon Country campus: 10, 5,000 and 55,000. We’ll start with 10. It was 10 years ago