Stephen Maseda: SB 54 decision
May 24, 2018
I was unable to attend the Council meeting on May 8 and so have read with interest the letters that have followed the vote to submit an amicus brief in
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Mai Nguyen Do: City arts funding inadequate in Santa Clarita
May 24, 2018
Santa Clarita carries the potential to cultivate a thriving local arts scene. However, Santa Clarita remains significantly behind in funding arts grants which often provide crucial financial stability to smaller
Joe Mathews: You too can be Austin Beutner
May 24, 2018
No Californian is more inspiring than Austin Beutner. The L.A. investment banker has gone straight to the top of four major public institutions in the last decade, without having to
Gil Mertz: Exploiting another tragedy
May 23, 2018
Within hours of the murders committed by Dimitrios Pagourtzis in Sante Fe, Texas Democrats moved quickly to exploit yet another tragedy to score political points by blaming President Trump and
Gary Horton: Don’t normalize the outrageous
May 23, 2018
Carrie and I have been up visiting our daughter Katie in Seattle. She’s got a nice little townhome in Ballard that she was fortunate to acquire prior to Seattle’s housing
Ted Aquaro: A much safer world
May 23, 2018
Recently a friend invited me to attend a gun show at the Ventura Fairgrounds. My friend was in the market to buy some ammunition for target practice. We visited a
James Coffey: Newhall buildings
May 22, 2018
Question of the day: Why is the Newhall parking garage a better looking building than the Newhall library? James Coffey Newhall
Max Morgan: Perimeter fence
May 22, 2018
It’s interesting to me that there was a lot of resistance to building a fence around Valencia Valley Elementary school where my grandson attends because of “aesthetics”. Meanwhile, recently, there
Lucas Holtz: Why I support Katie Hill
May 22, 2018
I first met Katie Hill about one year ago for a meet and greet, which turned into a two hour Q&A debate over Katie’s stance on issues ranging from healthcare
Joshua Heath: GOP’s favorite witch
May 22, 2018
One of the most popular intellectuals in the modern Republican party is the libertarian writer Ayn Rand. This immoral, decrepit woman advocated a philosophy, Objectivism, that argued the following: the
Steve Petzold: Not a dark hour
May 22, 2018
I take great exception to the characterization of the May 8 city council meeting regarding SB 54 in your recent editorial, “A Dark Hour for Discussion.” It seems to this
Kevin Eliason: My Russian connection
May 19, 2018
OK, in order to help bring all this Russian connection and collusion mess to a close once and for all, I confess. I have been living with two undocumented Russians
Lois Eisenberg: Mueller’s probe
May 19, 2018
As the days press on in the Mueller investigation the Republicans are calling for a conclusion to this most important investigation about the Russians interfering with the 2016 election. The
Our View: All hands on deck
May 19, 2018
The signs of homelessness are obvious in and around Los Angeles. We see the tents. The shopping carts filled with clothing and other personal items. The makeshift underpass shelters. We
David Hegg: Drive-thru fever is killing us
May 19, 2018
As an ardent observer of our society, I have recently come to see that one of the greatest challenges presented to us in the last few decades has been the
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May 19, 2018
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John Tucker: Sanctuary city vote
May 18, 2018
I was disappointed to see Santa Clarita make the LA Times for our city council’s decision to oppose state laws. Here’s what troubles me about the council’s decision: 1. It
Dr. Phil Gussin: Hill understands value of compromise
May 18, 2018
While it’s easy to blame greedy politicians and powerful interest groups for the failures of Congress, as a professor of political science, I believe much of the responsibility lies with
Gary Curtis: Israel at 70
May 18, 2018
In spite of entrenched resistance by many of its Arab neighbors, the modern nation of Israel is a reality and a “miracle”—70 years in the making and deserving of international
Brian Baker: Different view of meeting
May 17, 2018
How interesting. Over the last few days, since the City Council’s May 8 open meeting at which they voted to oppose “sanctuary state” status, I’ve read a couple of letters