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California is quickly becoming a place where only the wealthy can afford to live. And in Southern California, we feel it every single day. Between sky-high housing costs, rising gas

This past Thursday, College of the Canyons held its annual Scholarship Awards Celebration. The entry lobby of the Dr. Dianne Van Hook University Center was packed with scholarship recipients and

I find myself staring at a blank page, wrestling with an unusual case of writer’s block. Perhaps it’s the relentless chaos of this administration, the calculated bombardment of daily outrages

By David Hegg Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in community with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies

I was talking with a friend who I would consider reasonably well informed and she “confessed” to me that she doesn’t vote.  I was shocked. Shocked that she, as a

Today my column is about ugliness. When we bandy about the word, “ugly,” we’re not talking about You-Know-Who’s wife and what she actually looks like, unleashed and naked behind locked

We’re wrapping up National Bike Month. What’s been in the news here in Santa Clarita? Heated debate about the plastic-paddle protected bike lane on Orchard Village Road and tons of

Over the past few months, I have concluded that the IRS is clearly imploding. Since biblical times, tax collectors have been hated, so that built-in predisposition undoubtedly makes many sympathetic

As a survivor myself, and someone who has made protecting victims of crime a focus of my legislation and work in the Assembly, it has been particularly difficult to hear

By David Hegg On this Memorial Weekend, we intentionally set aside critical time for sincere reflection to “memorialize” those who gave their lives in military service to the United States

For over 50 years, Chiquita Canyon Landfill has been a cornerstone of Santa Clarita Valley’s infrastructure, responsibly managing the region’s residential and commercial waste since 1972 until it closed on

I shan’t shed a tear over the Colorado Rockies 21-0 loss recently to San Diego. After all. The Padres were on a sugar high from getting a new pope. It’s

On May 12, the House Ways and Means Committee released its recommended tax provisions to be included in the budget reconciliation bill that Congress is considering. These provisions are politically

Last week, Microsoft laid off 6,000 workers — most of them coders. That followed last year’s layoff of 10,000 more. Meta, Oracle, Amazon, Google — the list goes on. Together,

Each May, during National Police Week, we come together as a country to honor the courage and sacrifice of the men and women in law enforcement. This week is not

Let’s be crystal clear. I just voted yes on Assembly Bill 379, along with 18 Republicans, to create a new felony that protects 16- and 17-year-olds from being bought for

Do you remember “Bizarro World,” the fictional planet first published by DC Comics in the 1960s?   Also know as Hrtae (“Earth” spelled backward), the society was ruled by the

The Signal editorial board published an editorial in the newspaper Saturday, May 10. It was justly critical of the shameful display by our Assemblywoman, Pilar Schiavo, regarding Assembly Bill 379. 

DEAR STEVE GORDON, DIRECTOR, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES — I place my 10 little adept digits to keyboard this fine May morn, Steve, with good news and, alas, bad

By David Hegg As a young boy, my dad taught me not to choose the easy path in life. He was a firm believer that anything worth doing would demand