Letters to the Editor

David R. McCann wrote a thoughtful letter, “Moved by Column and Letter,” published Aug. 18. He referenced another letter that in actuality was not factual, leaving Mr. McCann with an

Re: The facts about SCV Water’s community facilities district policy. In a recent letter (Stacy Fortner, Aug. 20), SCV Water was characterized as “promoting” the proposed Spring Canyon Development. SCV

Councilman Bob Kellar said if defending our border made him a racist, then he was a racist. Left-wing extremists choose to take that literally.  I guess I am one, too,

The president is undermining the U.S. Postal Service. In fact, many online sources indicate postal sorting machines started to be removed in June. That information is very interesting considering that

Re: U.S. Postal Service.  This is not normal, this is not right, and this should not be allowed to continue. All the machines should be put back online. All the

Re: Gary Horton (no relative), commentary, Aug. 5. Bias is a hard taskmaster. It requires you to ruction on something less than truth. It is the ghost that lives under

The oil market, awash in a flood of extra crude oil, may take many months to work through especially with the decline in the demand for oil in the advent

I predict that if the Democrats prevail by winning the election, this nightmare pandemic will go away. Why do I think so? Tell me of a prior flu epidemic that

President Donald Trump’s disastrous policy about the border children continues, separating the children from their parents. America saw this and knew about this and have known about this with very

COVID-19 has done many things to us, but from my perspective it has allowed me to see peoples’ true colors. It has allowed me to see how people face and

In Gil Mertz’s column (Aug. 13), a diatribe of victim shaming or victim blaming, it is clear he needs help. I once listened to some driveling about “forgiveness” he professed

Stephen Smith’s column “A Cautionary Tale from Animal Farm“ (Aug. 8) is indeed a cautionary tale, but not in the way he intended. It’s hard to believe that he actually

Voting for ballot propositions is a crapshoot. All approved propositions have unanticipated consequences. Consider Proposition 68, approved in 2018, reading the title, “California Drought, Water, Parks, Climate, Coastal Protection, and

I’m sure you have a pile of letters to review, so thank you for taking the time to read mine. Today, I am asking you to consider reporting on an

Gary Horton’s Aug. 5 rant of the week, “It’s Time to Reimagine Law and Order,” certainly touched all the bases we’ve come to expect from the radical left recently as

Part 1 of 2 This letter is in response to the letter of Christian Olmos and Andrea Fleming printed on July 30, “A Call for Change in Santa Clarita.” The

Why is a water agency helping a developer build in a very high fire hazard zone? The explosive Lake Fire that started Aug. 12 rapidly increased in size, burning through

I was disappointed but not surprised by Santa Clarita’s “woke” Mayor Cameron Smyth and the city’s rush to judgment over the recent incident involving Santa Clarita Valley sheriff’s deputies and

Re: Letters, Kathryn Franti, Aug. 5. Ms. Franti has attacked Bob Kellar about something so innocuous that it requires a great effort to make an issue out of it. I

I write as a retired professional person who chose to live in Santa Clarita a decade ago because our daughter and grandchildren resided here and were happy with this community.