Our View: The pride of Santa Clarita
March 3, 2018
“When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe.” John Muir, “My First Summer in the Sierra,” 1911 Nature has
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Our View: No better time for discussion
February 24, 2018
Our View Feb. 24 No better time for civil discussion When we were going to school, we worried about the next algebra test. Or the upcoming science fair
Our view: Lines of reality blurring
February 17, 2018
After discussing the news of the week, The Signal’s Editorial Board felt a prevailing sense of how prescient the movie “The Truman Show” was for today’s society. For those who
Our View: Signal’s 100th year is a community event
February 10, 2018
The Santa Clarita Valley is home to the Oak of the Golden Dream, which launched the California gold rush in 1842, according to legend. Then there was another boom, as
Our View: Support needed for town councils
February 2, 2018
The absolute last thing a local newspaper should do is discourage democracy and involvement. So we want to first thank the 10 men and women who have stepped up to
Our View: Making those hard decisions
January 26, 2018
The Santa Clarita City Council’s discussion of climate change at its most recent meeting was both interesting and frustrating. At Councilman Cameron Smyth’s urging, council members had before them a
Our View: Get involved in issue of homelessness
January 19, 2018
It’s time to have an honest conversation about homelessness. For starters, the Santa Clarita Valley is not immune from the housing crisis. Rents continue to climb on what seems like
A proposal that’s bad for business
January 12, 2018
Few will forget the dramatic impact that the Aliso Canyon gas leak had in the region. The clear skies above Porter Ranch became permeated and the nation’s second largest natural
Our View: Stay aware, help fight Cemex
January 6, 2018
It’s a new year, but a very old issue is still dogging us here in the Santa Clarita Valley. It’s the proposed Cemex mining operation. That company has been wanting
Our View: Thinking bigger far into the future
December 29, 2017
The city of Santa Clarita hit a milestone with its 30th birthday this past year. So it seems like a good time as we begin the new year of 2018
Our View: Paging Congressman Knight, net neutrality needs fixing
December 17, 2017
Every once in a while, our imperfect democracy gives us an opportunity to see why – though sometimes a flawed system, as Winston Churchill once noted – it’s still better
Paging Rep. Knight: Net neutrality needs fixing
December 15, 2017
Every once in a while, our imperfect democracy gives us an opportunity to see why – though sometimes a flawed system, as Winston Churchill once noted – it’s still better
Our View: Ditch the mayoral advantage in City Council elections
December 8, 2017
The next election for Santa Clarita City Council is nearly a year away. But there is a routine matter set for Tuesday’s council agenda – the council’s last meeting of
Continue a moratorium on marijuana
November 25, 2017
With the sale of recreational marijuana to be legal in California in January 2018, each city in the state can decide whether to opt out of that practice. The city
We can do better in helping shelter
November 18, 2017
If there was ever any doubt that there is a long way to go before the Santa Clarita Valley has a homeless shelter offering full services and amenities, a tour
Our View: Rate hikes poor way to launch water agency
October 20, 2017
With little fanfare, California Gov. Jerry Brown last weekend changed the course of Santa Clarita Valley water history by signing Senate Bill 634, creating a single valleywide water district with
Our View: Fireworks crackdown long overdue
October 14, 2017
It’s grimly ironic that the Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday evening to put teeth into the city’s anti-fireworks ordinance. It was just one evening after a wildfire ran rampant
Our View: Newhall Ranch agreement a job well done
October 6, 2017
It was both a surprise and a forehead-slapping big “duh” when the owner of Newhall Ranch and a coalition of environmental groups announced a joint agreement allowing construction to move
Step in the right direction
September 29, 2017
We are pleased this weekend to pause and congratulate both the city of Santa Clarita and the nonprofit Bridge to Home for resolving a big gap in Santa Clarita Valley
Our View: City needs to tighten ethics rules
September 22, 2017
Santa Clarita City Councilman Bill Miranda did something recently as a public official that is truly mind-boggling. In the latest issue of a local magazine, an advertisement from a local