Letters to the Editor

As of today, in the heart of Santa Clarita where families thrive in the suburban neighborhoods, known for having a warm welcoming atmosphere, there is a rising growth of homelessness.

So the Saugus Speedway (swap meet) is closing. Since 1994 I’ve lived here off and on, mostly on. There has hardly been entertainment for us youth. Just the concerts in

Rebuttal to Diane Zimmerman “An Apology Forthcoming?” regarding Donald Trump’s approval of Project 2025 (letters, Oct. 30). Just sayin’: I wish you had done more research. I support the truth,

If gravity is the most powerful force in the universe, the bond market might just be the runner-up.  Towering over the stock market, the global bond market is estimated to

Former Santa Clarita resident Gerald Staack appears to be dismayed by what a “pathological society” we have become … a society afraid of itself” (letters, Jan. 12).    Well, welcome

On Jan. 29, a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines commuter jet while it was landing at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C. Prior to the

In the SCV Seniors section of the Jan. 29 edition of The Signal, the “Savvy Senior” was asked for advice on how to obtain a reasonably priced cremation. The answer

I am sure fellow Signal readers and denizens of L.A. County here in the nether regions of Santa Clarita were, like me, THRILLED to read L.A. Mayor Karen Bass took

A little more than 50 years ago, in 1975, I accepted a promotion with the airline, TWA, to move from St. Louis to Los Angeles to manage TWA’s regional reservations

Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a German philosopher, once said, “The only thing we learn from history is that we learn nothing from history.” I am currently reading a book called

COVID-19 accelerated medical communication as patients and doctors utilized technology to manage health care. Hospitals and doctors maintain online records that enable patients to access information. “Portals” allow users to

John Boston, as usual, was absolutely right in his Friday column (Jan. 24) about the grotesque bicycle barriers recently installed on Orchard Village Road. Streets can define and enhance communities.

In the face of California’s escalating wildfire crisis, decisive leadership is paramount. Yet, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo has consistently abstained from voting on critical legislation aimed at wildfire prevention and mitigation.

Santa Clarita is often described as a safe, family-friendly community, a place where people come for good schools, low crime, and well-maintained neighborhoods. But beneath that polished image lies a

All the typical and expected drama majors and hysterics were out in full force after President Donald Trump, rightly, pardoned all the Jan. 6 trespassers. Their outrage is directed at

We couldn’t agree more with John Boston’s comments on the incredibly ugly and distracting new bike lane dividers lining Orchard Village Road. For almost 60 years it was fine the

In criticizing President Donald Trump’s talk of tariffs (Jan. 4, letters, “The Cost of Trump’s Tariffs”), Lois Eisenberg enumerated a list of the things tariffs affect, including percentages, prices and

Last year, California imported 30% of its electricity from other states, so every time a Californian buys a new electric vehicle, an energy producer in Arizona or Nevada smiles.  Suckers. 

I have a chat group with several friends from high school who are ardent baseball fans. While most everyone is a Dodger fan, there is one guy who loves the

Jan. 20, 2025, will go down as a day of infamy: We now have a felon as president of the United States. What’s wrong with that picture? Jan. 20 was