
Scott Rafferty | Disturbed by Mayor’s Silence
Editor’s note: The following is a copy of a letter sent to Santa Clarita Mayor Jason Gibbs from the plaintiffs’ attorney in the California Voting Rights Act lawsuit against the

Editor’s note: The following is a copy of a letter sent to Santa Clarita Mayor Jason Gibbs from the plaintiffs’ attorney in the California Voting Rights Act lawsuit against the

As a first-generation Hispanic-American of Dominican and Spanish descent and a member of a “protected class” under the Elections Code, Section 14026(d), with more than 20 years of residency in

At the Feb. 28 City Council meeting, there was a discussion on the Sand Canyon Plaza Development. Two Canyon Country residents stood to raise concerns during public comment about ridgeline

I recently contacted the Santa Clarita office of Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo, D-Chatsworth, by email to congratulate her on winning a very tough and close race and also to let her

We live in an age of huge political divide. That much, we all can agree on. That this divide existing in America might largely be the divide of belief in

It seems our left-wing friends have gotten the marching order: You need to attack Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. It has always amazed me how the left acts in unison, with

Residents of Santa Clarita have the opportunity to support our local Sheriff’s Department Off-Road Team. This team is essential to the protection of our city. The Off-Road Team is able

I remember feeling my heart sink when I saw tent cities and homelessness encampments explode after the 2008 housing crisis. Then the pandemic hit and I saw sidewalks with one or

As a first-generation Mexican-American who lived in Canyon Country for eight years and studied political science at College of the Canyons, I am acutely aware of the damaging impact of

By David Hegg Last week, in my series on virtues, the subject was prudence, understood as the ability to discern the best, most appropriate action to take in any given

In February, Assemblyman Corey Jackson, D-Riverside, introduced Assembly Bill 742, seeking to prohibit using police K-9s for arrests, apprehensions and crowd control. The pretense of this bill stems from the

Joshua Heath wrote a superb column (Jan. 17) bashing his own (Democrats, liberals, snowflakes, etc.), and I wish more people would do the same (to their own). He identified the

It’s time to move on. As the city of Santa Clarita began its hearing process Wednesday for the transition to district-based elections, some of the residents who testified were understandably

Growing up in the 1980s, my parents both worked hard to provide for their kids. My mom always worked part-time, and my dad was an auto mechanic. We were mostly

We recently learned that classified documents were found in a locked closet in the office that Joe Biden used after he was the vice president in the Barack Obama Administration.

It is sadly fitting that one of the final acts of the selfish Me Generation was to overreact to a virus and demand useless masks, experimental vaccines and destructive lockdowns

These certainly are the high holy days of pestering. Anything you buy afterward lurks the dreaded follow-up survey: “Hi! We at Dubble Bubble just wanted to make sure you enjoyed

I never watch the program Don Lemon is on. Makes me sad that the show is still being aired and that some folks still watch it. That is their right,

There is a safety issue and hazard on a section of retaining wall on Soledad Canyon Road, near Flowerpark, in Canyon Country. This wall was built by the city when

It really makes me wonder about how, right now, all of this shooting down of a Chinese “aircraft” has led to headlines and congressional discussion about how China is our