Letters to the Editor

To a certain degree, politicians and doctors require similar characteristics to do a worthy job for the people they serve. They must be good listeners; gather information by asking questions;

Make your vote count! California has 115 community colleges serving more than 2.1 million students, making it the largest public education system in the world. And Santa Clarita is home

I want to thank you for endorsing Ann-Marie Bjorkman for College of the Canyons board of trustees Region 5. I think we can all agree that COC is top-notch. With

One of the most contentious issues on this year’s California ballot is Proposition 6, aiming to repeal the Legislature-approved Senate Bill 1 gasoline tax. While this tax on virtually all

I write to support the re-election of Mayor Laurene Weste. In doing so, I ask all Santa Clarita voters to consider some of her many accomplishments: Weste was a driving

I call on everyone to take a moment of silence and reflect on the carnage at the Tree Of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh. One can only ask, when is this

Having just finished William S. Hart Union High School District board incumbent and local shock-jock Joe Messina’s book entitled, “Ramblings of a Right Wing Bible Thumping White Guy,” I guess

I’m compelled to write this letter, being of the Jewish faith, about the horrific shooting in a synagogue in Squirrel Hill, Pittsburgh, on Saturday (Oct. 27), which is the sabbath

I was surprised to learn via an article in the Los Angeles Times Oct. 26 that Michael Bloomberg’s political action committee has given $5.1 million to (help) Katie Hill unseat

Our local congressional campaign has been bruising, and frankly, I look forward to its conclusion. But before it is over I would like to share my thoughts about how the

As the election approaches, I keep asking myself, how can California be both the fifth largest economy in the world, and also one of the poorest states in the nation?

I’m voting for Diane Trautman for City Council. She has been involved in the community for many years – as a small business owner and serving on a number of

Your reporting was brilliant. The page (Oct. 25) leads with an article on the recently passed opioid bill authored by Rep. Steve Knight and goes on to cover the Aliso

Did you catch Gary Horton’s bait-and-switch? In his Oct. 24 column beatifying Katie Hill (“Bullies and Checks and Balances”), he describes her as “the homeless advocate, feeding starving street people…

The recent “news” article written by Tammy Murga reads like a public relations piece for the SCV Chamber of Commerce. How convenient, the nonprofit SCV Chamber can get their political

I moved to the Santa Clarita Valley when I was 6, and was lucky enough to attend new schools, beginning at Pinetree Elementary in Canyon Country and graduating from Valencia

The Signal has endorsed Steve Knight in the upcoming election. I found it ironic that so much of the endorsement focused on what was described as bullying of the paper’s

East coast billionaire Michael Bloomberg has poured $4.5 million into the 25th District congressional race to try to get Katie Hill elected over Rep. Steve Knight. That tells us everything

Very recently one of our sports teams conducted themselves in a improper manner in competing and in vocalizing. Milwaukee Brewers fans and probably everyone else watching the seven-game series were

When I moved to the Santa Clarita Valley in 2012 from the United Kingdom, I found a welcoming and happy community. Sure, there was debate on the issues of the