Opinion

Letters to the Editor

Andrew Taban: Why did council do it?

Frequently when it comes to local government I understand that we have a process for everything, but what I still have trouble understanding is why our city council decided to

Jonathan Kraut: Indecent propositions

Three weeks before election day typically we would be bombarded with ads for and against propositions on the ballot. This May we still hear the ever-present echo of “police, teachers,

Letters to the Editor

Betty Arenson: A Tea Party fallacy

The Signal’s recent “Where is the Tea Party’s outrage?” alleged that the Tea Party only cared about the national debt when Obama was president but not now with President Trump.

Our View

Our View: A dark hour for discussion

Santa Clarita’s reputation as a great place to live—a neighborly city where people are friendly and we all help each other out—took a huge hit Tuesday night. Sadly, the blow

David Hegg

David Hegg: Truth and hypocrisy

Okay, I’m confused. When did truth become a modern-day amoeba-like concept? When did the definition of truth lose its moorings, and drift into an amorphous blob of personal choice? And,

Michael Cruz: Keeping in focus

There’s an old saying “Keep your eye on the prize.” As we approach the June Primary Election, this phrase has more meaning to me than it has for a very

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Ron Bischof: Sacramento unconstitutional

“This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the

Mai Nguyen Do: My fears affirmed

It’s Tuesday night. I’m supposed to be working on a research project right now, but instead I’m listening to “proud racists” try to convince the Santa Clarita City Council to

Brian Baker: Mission accomplished

As promised in my last column, last night (May 8) I attended our City Council meeting at which the topic of joining the federal lawsuit against Commiefornia’s “Sanctuary State” legislation

Howard H. Gething: Democracy in action?

Last night, I attended the Santa Clarita City Council meeting. The meeting was to vote on a resolution to opt out of SB-54, the state “sanctuary cities” law. Over 300

Jody Liss-Monteleone: Fences

Thank you for addressing the height of the Valencia Valley fence on May 8. During the past year, I spoke at countless school board meetings and wrote numerous letters to

Gary Horton: Stranded mother finds safe haven

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed….” to all sorts of follies. Just this past week Signal Columnist Pastor Hegg commented that people, especially young people, seemingly have little

Brett Haddock: S.B. 54 and Santa Clarita

There have been a great deal of discussions surrounding S.B. 54, what it means for Santa Clarita, and the position our city council should take on the matter. Both sides

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Bruce McFarland: First do no harm

“If following the lead of the President of the United States is racist, then I’m a proud racist” is something you might expect to hear City Council member Bob Kellar

David Hegg

David Hegg: Why we need history

Winston Churchill is credited with reminding the world “those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” History, being in many ways the succinct compilation of humanity’s