In Los Angeles, failure has become a funding strategy. Streetlights don’t work? Raise taxes. Crime increases? Raise taxes. Businesses leave? Raise fees. It’s the same cycle — over and over
When someone applies for and obtains legal citizenship in the U.S., they must make the following pledge called the Oath of Allegiance. Renunciation of Foreign Allegiance: “I hereby declare, on
I’d like to congratulate Mihran Kalaydjian for submitting such a well-written letter (Feb. 20) regarding the mayoral race for the city of Los Angeles. He speaks of current L.A. Mayor
I just read the article (March 26) about the College of the Canyons STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) open house (for Black students) that was held recently. Can anyone
On March 16, I went to get my mail at the community (residential neighborhood) mail box. I had no mail, thought it weird because I always get something. I went
I have been a constant reader of The Mighty Signal since moving to Valencia/Santa Clarita over 50 years ago. While I enjoy — and learn from — many Signal articles,
I see that (some) electric energy companies are promoting ways to help us conserve electricity. I assume it’s to reduce the strain on consumer pocketbooks as well as the strain
Come on, fellow readers. Let’s listen instead of talk, let’s try to understand instead of rebutting or wanting to convince … We all have our favorite columnists and opinion-writers, and
As a resident who was born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, I have seen our community grow and evolve in many ways over the years. However, having recently
Driving by the 64th No Kings rally yesterday, I saw the same old worn- out hippies carrying the same old worn-out signs. Talk about another futile, inept gesture. What has
In his “Democratic Voices” column of March 31, Rep. George Whitesides takes President Donald Trump to task for ”failing to fully fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve” which he infers is
Reality Check: Santa Clarita will lose to the state. In his Feb. 20 column, “Virtue Signaling or Fighting the New Courthouse?” John Boston called today’s Santa Clarita citizens virtue signalers,
The “No Kings” demonstration on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard over the weekend that you featured in the paper was pure comedy. These are the same people
Being a wartime NeverTrumper now means decrying surf-and-turf for our troops, while ignoring $40 billion in military hardware for the Taliban. It means wailing over weeks of oil at $90/barrel
In re: “Immigration and Humanity,” Phillip Wasserman, letters, March 3. Mr. Wasserman’s statements concerning a part of the U.S. immigration policy, often times referred to as “parole in place,” are
I just finished reading a letter by Steve LePore of Santa Clarita entitled, “Comfortable with Cruelty?” Feb. 4, wherein he describes the differences between churches and parishioners in East L.A.
I was happy to read in The Signal that Old West Chapter, Order of DeMolay visited the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry on March 4 to deliver over $140 in
Roughly 27.8 million viewers watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The SOTU address was down 12% in viewing from 31.45 million from Trump’s last
Public safety debates often focus on police, prosecutors and courtrooms. But there is another critical pillar of safety that receives far less attention: the services that help victims escape violence,
The Santa Clarita heat shimmered off the pavement as Anthony, known to everyone as “Meatball,” for his mother always having a large pot of sauce with meatballs simmering on the