Letters to the Editor

Recently a tree crew hired by Southern California Edison cut down this old sycamore tree on San Francisquito Canyon Road. It was twice as big when I moved here in

Please accept my appreciation for (Tim Whyte’s) Aug. 15 column article regarding “Local Names That Explain the ‘WHY.’” At the time of the Newhall Incident I was a young officer

Dear City Council, city manager and The Signal: On July 28, the Signal published my letter to the editor, “Cold Shoulder for Ice Rink Purchase.” This letter is a followup

Arthur Saginian wrote a letter to the editor on Aug. 26 entitled, “COVID-19, Wolves and Sheep.” Arthur suggests liberals are sheep because of their pro-life approach to COVID-19 and conservatives

President Donald Trump ran on the slogan “Make America Great Again.” As of July 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported the total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 1.8

Over the last 50 years, an uptick in policing in schools has swept the country and produced a multitude of urgent, critical problems for child safety. Many are unaware of

What do you think of big data? Do you trust it? Mistrust it? How about big government? Listen up. Introduced into both chambers of Congress have been identical bills to

Re: Roundabout plans for the intersection of Lost Canyon Road and Sand Canyon Road. I and many of my neighbors feel a roundabout is a bad idea. I have lived

Editor’s note: The following letter was received before the City Council’s meeting on Tuesday in which the council discussed a memorial or name change for Central Park. This is in

Re: Trump’s incarceration of migrant children on the border, Lois Eisenberg, letters, Aug. 26. A question for Lois: Why didn’t you say anything about this when Barack Obama was president?

Man, I don’t get it. Brian Baker (letters, Aug. 21) hates California, couldn’t wait to leave California, and then, after years of moaning about it, he ups and moves to

Part 2 of 2 (Part 1 was published Aug. 20). This letter is in response to the letter of Christian Olmos and Andrea Fleming printed on July 30, “A Call

Why are you wearing a mask? Is it because it is fashionable? Are you wearing it because the government told you to? Maybe you are infected and don’t want to

Less than 1% of the federal budget goes to international affairs. Increasing foreign aid can have positive effects on the United States economically and politically.   Americans tend to believe

I recently heard a TV host remark, with freedom comes responsibility. This struck me as being so very relevant at this time. We are blessed in this country to have

Friday, Aug. 13, I stopped for gas at a local Canyon Country station. Oops…I forgot to grab my mask before heading out the door. Honoring the imperative to always wear

The city of Santa Clarita should be aware of the Jesse Jackson shakedown. It looks something like this: You go into a business, corporation, and in this case, a city

Re: Bouquet Canyon housing project. I trust the subject of WATER will come up during the Santa Clarita Planning Commission presentation to the City Council…or has a new source of

Rep. Brad Sherman was way ahead of the curve on impeachment, and now there’s another national issue that is desperately calling out for bold action and forward-thinking leadership.  I want

Your Aug. 22 editorial, “Uber-Legislative Hubris,” was spot on. Assembly Bill 5 is an example of one-party arrogance where, as you so aptly call it, the “uber-majority” discounts viewpoints or