Letters to the Editor

According to an article (July 10), the city’s Community Preservation Division has responded to 40 complaints and conducted 61 inspections related to Tacos Carmelita. A street vendor! I wrote about

Jim de Bree’s May 8 letter, “Fulfilling the Oath of Office,” criticizes President Donald Trump’s comments on NBC’s “Meet the Press” about the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia. De Bree

Even while many Eaton and Palisades fire victims have lost everything and remain unable to rebuild their homes, Los Angeles County plans to consider yet another housing project in a

NeverTrump’s favorite illegal alien Kilmar Abrego Garcia is back in the U.S., to be charged with human smuggling. He was indicted by a grand jury for having trafficked people, firearms

Since Burrtec replaced Waste Management as the city’s trash collector, I have generally been pleased with their services and I see them as an improvement over Waste Management. With the

While President Donald Trump has been marching from one triumph to the next, the Democrat Party has been searching high and low for their next Shining Light, someone who can

One of the small pleasures about living in Santa Clarita this time of year is being able to buy fresh, flavorful, locally grown (Oxnard/Ventura) strawberries from street vendors. I usually

Ben Mullen (letters, May 29) asks about expensive gifts from foreign nations and the Trump presidential library foundation. He wonders if this sort of thing will set a bad precedence

Regarding Nancy Fairbanks, letters, July 5: Hmmm. Nice try, Nancy. Superficially alarming. Multi-year claims are not directly comparable to the annual budget balancing requirement. I found her voiced concerns tempered

Jonathan Kraut penned a column (July 15) full of left-wing talking points. As is typical of the left, his assertions were not backed up with any authentication. So I have

Why does innovation that created businesses, products, and industries occur on the frontier where there is little or no regulation? Consider the major industries created in American history, such as trapping, logging,

In 2009 the residents of San Francisquito Canyon were in the process of petitioning the L.A. County Regional Planning Commission for a rural community standards district for the canyon. A

Pam and I feel very fortunate to live on a corner in Canyon Country with caring neighbors. Across the street is a gentleman named Julio. He is a retired high

Nationwide gas prices are the lowest they’ve been since Joe Biden became president, and after adjusting for inflation, they’re the lowest they’ve been since George Bush became president.  That’s Republican

Why the removal of Planning Commissioner Denise Lite sets a dangerous precedent for Santa Clarita: Three Santa Clarita City Council members — Mayor Bill Miranda, Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste,

The City Council tarnished themselves Tuesday night (July 8). The entire thing was performative. Laurene Weste, Patsy Ayala and Bill Miranda all had their minds made up before even conducting

I watched with great interest the discussion and vote that led to the removal of Denise Lite from her seat on the Santa Clarita Planning Commission during the City Council

International visits to the U.S. fell about 14% in March 2025 and continues to fall as the months progress, according to the Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border

Maggie Bowman of Valencia has written two letters that sent the same message: Santa Clarita residents need to open their minds and their doors to diversity, equity and inclusion.  I

I’m sure our City Council thought they were doing what is best for the residents of Santa Clarita when they cancelled the Waste Management contract and replaced it with one