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By The Signal Editorial Board Suppose you’ve got a cavity. It needs filling. Would you go to someone who doesn’t have “DDS” after their name and hope for the best,

By The Signal Editorial Board You would think each of the five members of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors would feel sufficiently empowered: Governing a county with a

By The Signal Editorial Board This Fourth of July is a welcome change. For the first time since 2019, the Santa Clarita Valley will truly come together as a community

By The Signal Editorial Board Next time you’re filling your gas tank and lamenting the high cost, remember this:  Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Democrat supermajority in the Legislature just

By The Signal Editorial Board Locally at least, a relatively quiet primary election season comes to a close on Tuesday, as those who have not already cast their ballots by

By The Signal Editorial Board When we first endorsed Suzette Martinez Valladares two years ago, she was a relative newcomer to the political scene who brought the promise of a

By The Signal Editorial Board As elections go, the race for county assessor may not generate as much “heat” as, say, a partisan race for a congressional seat. But the

By The Signal Editorial Board When Mike Garcia first took office as the member of Congress representing the Santa Clarita Valley, he filled a vacancy that was created by his

By The Signal Editorial Board When we choose a county sheriff, we should be looking for someone who takes law enforcement seriously, and will fight to protect the safety of

By The Signal Editorial Board Large corporations colluding with political leaders and government to shut down ideas and speech they don’t agree with. Eliminating communication among the citizenry of any

By The Signal Editorial Board From a legal standpoint, the city of Santa Clarita was stuck. The City Council had no choice, pragmatically, but to cave in to the demands

By The Signal Editorial Board One of the driving forces that led to the creation of the city of Santa Clarita in 1987 was local dissatisfaction with Los Angeles County

By The Signal Editorial Board It’s back. Like a bad horror movie, where the monster keeps returning, so is a very bad and dangerous idea on where to locate the

By The Signal Editorial Board Tuesday, Feb. 8, could turn out to be a day to remember. Tuesday, Feb. 8, might be a day to look back on as the

By The Signal Editorial Board It takes courage to stand up for something when you are outnumbered — and we’ve praised county Supervisor Kathryn Barger on several past occasions for

By The Signal Editorial Board L.A. County residents are getting another bite at the apple. We suggest taking a very large one — because the public’s safety literally depends on

By The Signal Editorial Board The Santa Clarita Valley’s congressman, Mike Garcia, took to the House floor on Wednesday during time set aside for general speeches from members of the

By The Signal Editorial Board If you serve in the military and you die defending your country, your family receives a $100,000 payout from the government.  It’s a pittance.  And,

By The Signal Editorial Board It’s a classic case of a solution looking for a problem. Bay Area attorney Scott Rafferty has threatened the city of Santa Clarita with a

By The SignalEditorial Board Violent youth criminals should be incarcerated, but they should be incarcerated safely — and it’s clear that Camps Scudder and Scott are not the places to