Gerald Staack | Balcony Solar Panels?
April 8, 2026
I see that (some) electric energy companies are promoting ways to help us conserve electricity. I assume it’s to reduce the strain on consumer pocketbooks as well as the strain
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Dan Walters | Trump’s Backing of Hilton May Hand Democrats Gubernatorial Win
April 8, 2026
For weeks, leaders of California’s Democratic Party have worried aloud about having so many Democrats running for governor that two Republicans could finish first and second in the state’s June
Pilar Schiavo | Growing Up Digitally Addicted: Why Our Kids Need Protection
April 7, 2026
The current state of technology marks a turning point unlike anything we’ve seen before. Social media and gambling, integrated in video games and apps, have been creating new forms of
Patrick Daems | Let’s Try Listening and Learning
April 7, 2026
Come on, fellow readers. Let’s listen instead of talk, let’s try to understand instead of rebutting or wanting to convince … We all have our favorite columnists and opinion-writers, and
Brian McMahon | Proud Day for the SCV
April 7, 2026
As a resident who was born and raised in the Santa Clarita Valley, I have seen our community grow and evolve in many ways over the years. However, having recently
Dan Walters | Governor’s Race a Game of Chicken
April 7, 2026
Political media habitually use “race” to describe contests for public office. However the word implies movement and therefore would be inaccurate if applied to this year’s election of a new
David Hegg | Easter and Ethics
April 5, 2026
By David Hegg Back in the 1960s, Joseph Fletcher, an Episcopal clergyman, proposed a new approach to ethics. Built on the assertion that love is the only absolute, Fletcher declared
Larry Moore | What Kings This Time?
April 5, 2026
Driving by the 64th No Kings rally yesterday, I saw the same old worn- out hippies carrying the same old worn-out signs. Talk about another futile, inept gesture. What has
Suzette Martinez Valladares | The Real Reason Californians Pay More at the Pump
April 4, 2026
Today, Californians are paying nearly $2 more per gallon for gasoline than the national average, and the gap is growing. When gas prices rise, the cost of everything rises. Groceries.
Max Morgan | Place the Blame Where it Belongs
April 4, 2026
In his “Democratic Voices” column of March 31, Rep. George Whitesides takes President Donald Trump to task for ”failing to fully fill the Strategic Petroleum Reserve” which he infers is
Kevin T. Kelly | Reality Check on the Courthouse
April 4, 2026
Reality Check: Santa Clarita will lose to the state. In his Feb. 20 column, “Virtue Signaling or Fighting the New Courthouse?” John Boston called today’s Santa Clarita citizens virtue signalers,
Sam Steel | Tyrrany When They Wore the Crown
April 4, 2026
The “No Kings” demonstration on the corner of McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard over the weekend that you featured in the paper was pure comedy. These are the same people
Rob Kerchner | A Wartime NeverTrumper
April 4, 2026
Being a wartime NeverTrumper now means decrying surf-and-turf for our troops, while ignoring $40 billion in military hardware for the Taliban. It means wailing over weeks of oil at $90/barrel
John Boston | New & Nefarious Names for SCV Neighborhoods
April 3, 2026
So. Granted. I’m terribly prejudiced. I’m forced to drive down the hill from Bouquet Canyon to reach the yawning civilization of Greater Newhall, what newcomers like to call, “Santa Clarita,”
Rick Barker | Not Quite So Simple
April 3, 2026
In re: “Immigration and Humanity,” Phillip Wasserman, letters, March 3. Mr. Wasserman’s statements concerning a part of the U.S. immigration policy, often times referred to as “parole in place,” are
Arthur Saginian | Comfort, Security and Fear
April 3, 2026
I just finished reading a letter by Steve LePore of Santa Clarita entitled, “Comfortable with Cruelty?” Feb. 4, wherein he describes the differences between churches and parishioners in East L.A.
Jim de Bree | A Positive Memory
April 3, 2026
I was happy to read in The Signal that Old West Chapter, Order of DeMolay visited the Santa Clarita Valley Food Pantry on March 4 to deliver over $140 in
Tom Purcell | Kimmel Gets It Blue-Collar Backward
April 3, 2026
Jimmy Kimmel is a fool. Last week, Kimmel mocked Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin for beginning his career as a plumber, rather than being, say, a lawyer, like
Jim de Bree | Postmarks, Tax Returns and Ballots
April 2, 2026
At the beginning of every tax season, the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants presents a risk management webcast advising its members of potential problems tax practitioners may face in
Lois Eisenberg | Fact-Checking the SOTU
April 2, 2026
Roughly 27.8 million viewers watched Donald Trump’s State of the Union address on Tuesday, Feb. 24. The SOTU address was down 12% in viewing from 31.45 million from Trump’s last