Carrie’s and my first encounter with then-named Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital was on May 6, 1982. Our second son Christopher Ryan Horton was born in the hospital’s new-ish birthing
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the immunologist who serves as the director of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the chief medical advisor to the president, now says
By David Hegg It’s official. American life and American politics have officially outlawed middle ground. There’s only my side and the wrong side. I’m right, and I’m outraged, and if
I got my first COVID-19 shot the other day, and it brought back childhood memories. Nope, not painful memories of getting my shots. I’m not a wimp, for cryin’ out
One hundred days ago, I stood inside Sacramento’s Golden 1 Arena, raised my right hand, and was sworn in as the assemblywoman representing our community. It was a surreal experience,
It’s my friend Laura Raynor’s birthday tomorrow, Saturday. Friends are flying in, some are here already. From all over the world, calls keep coming, asking for updates. Some know my
Sometimes semantics matter. We just had International Women’s Day, and in the United States March is Women’s History Month. A lot of folks have been rightly recognizing women’s achievements. The
Most people are concerned about all the negative effects of climate change, a recent Yale survey found. Large majorities of voters support policies to reduce carbon pollution and promote clean
In my last Signal column, I reported that our L.A. County issuing site for the COVID-19 vaccines at Six Flags Magic Mountain was greatly overstaffed and highly inefficient. I hate
By David Hegg At some point it was inevitable that I would opine about love. I must confess that the urge had come up quite often but I’ve always been
Two guys get into a fender bender. A profanity-laced shouting match ensues. And it turns out one of them is a racist. Is it news? That was a question we
The Joe Biden administration will rejoin the Paris Climate Accords after President Donald Trump left the accords for good reasons. First, the world’s No. 1 and 3 polluters (China-India) of
Hiking around the Santa Clarita region for decades has shown me that we need to keep our trails safe. Our trails face all sorts of threats, including irresponsible use and
There’s an interesting thing about the dozens of parks and hundred-plus miles of public trails and specialty spots like aquatic centers and skateboard parks, all located here in abundance in
One of the biggest defenses from Republicans who voted not to certify the 2020 presidential election is that they were just trying to start a debate about “voter fraud.” Nothing
By David Hegg When the framers of the Declaration of Independence declared that among the “unalienable rights” imputed to each of us by our Creator is “the pursuit of happiness,”
Get your tinfoil hats, folks. It’s conspiracy theory time. SOMETHING exploded in the hills near Newhall on Tuesday night. That much is certain. The video doorbell and security camera footage
“I’m going to say something that’s going to get me in trouble,” Joe Biden said. “Think about it. If you want to know where the American public is, look at
When I was a kid a seeming 20 minutes ago, my enlightened school district over the hill in Chatsworth saw fit to terrorize my second-grade class into submission with mandatory
Computer algorithms seem to be taking an increasing role in influencing our lives. Over the past couple of weeks I got a stark dose of algorithm reality. My friends know