Larry Moore | Save the Crystal Palace
September 7, 2025
As I write this letter, I must presume Gavin Newsom is an avid reader of The Signal. Why wouldn’t he be? Gavin, I am sorry for calling you Alfred E.
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Suzette Martinez Valladares | Stop the Redistricting Arms Race
September 6, 2025
A redistricting war is quietly brewing in America. Beneath the surface of headlines and national debates, a battle for political advantage is unfolding. The battle is not through votes or
Jonathan Hatami | Sacramento Radicals at it Again
September 6, 2025
The radicals in Sacramento are at it again, this time with Assembly Bill 1231. So, let’s talk about this bill. First it’s titled “The Safer Communities Through Opportunities Act.” Who
Tom Day | Chiquita Relief Plan Misses the Mark
September 6, 2025
Kudos to Federal Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong for recognizing the overreach in the proposed injunctive relief related to the Chiquita Canyon Landfill. The current proposal — $4,000 per month for
Joe Guzzardi | The Killing Fields of the Windy City
September 6, 2025
Years ago, the Paul Butterfield Blues Band released a popular song titled “Born in Chicago.” Butterfield’s song talked about a group of young friends that, while politicians debated gun control,
John Boston | Women Execs and 5-Limbed Chimpanzees
September 5, 2025
One million B.C., coincidentally the same time to the minute Raquel Welch appeared as that shapely Neanderthal babe in the movie of the same name, I was applying for a
Christopher Lucero | Fun with Words?
September 5, 2025
Long ago in the late 1970s, in the dawn of in-home console gaming platforms, Mattel released a device called “Intellivision.” One of my friends worked while in college at the
Dan Walters | California Housing Bill May Hike Costs
September 5, 2025
Two months ago, Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislators from both parties celebrated enacting landmark legislation to remove the California Environmental Quality Act as an impediment to new housing construction. Lopsided
Byron York | The Money Trail: Hyperpoliticized Teachers Unions
September 4, 2025
About 70% of the nation’s public school teachers belong to a union or employees’ association. The two largest teachers unions, the National Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers,
Jim de Bree | Will SCOTUS Curtail Trump’s Tariffs?
September 4, 2025
In the not-too-distant future, we are likely to see the Supreme Court address a case dealing with whether reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump violate the US Constitution. Reciprocal
Annette Lucas | Wiley Plan Short on Details
September 4, 2025
The city Planning Commission has approved the Village at Wiley Canyon, a development that includes new housing, senior living, memory care and commercial space, but several critical concerns remain unresolved.
Philip Wasserman | We Should Recognize Complexity
September 4, 2025
On the surface, it seems simple: Republicans are conservatives and Democrats are liberals. Yet, as Yuval Noah Harari points out in his book “21 Lessons for the 21st Century,” political
Anna Meeks | Municipal Mayhem Erupts
September 3, 2025
The Santa Clarita City Council meeting (Aug. 26) was a masterclass in municipal mayhem. I am ap- palled and utterly shocked at what I saw and I am counting down
Nancy Fairbanks | Not Something to Shrug Off
September 3, 2025
In Christopher Lucero’s July 19 letter, “Multi-Year vs. the Annual Budget,” he dismisses my concern over California’s $2 billion deficit by suggesting I don’t understand math. What he either doesn’t
Sandy Cassidy | Some of the Billions for Shelters
September 3, 2025
The following is a copy of a letter to L.A. County Supervisor Kathryn Barger. I received a call Thursday morning (Aug. 14), the same day my previous email to you
Lois Eisenberg | Making Measles Great Again
September 3, 2025
Making Measles Great Again is now a reality. This dangerous disease has risen its ugly head again after being eliminated in the U.S. in 2000, according to the Centers for
Christine Flowers | In Minnesota, Ingrained Hatreds Again Rise to Violence
September 3, 2025
The first comment I heard after the attack on Catholic schoolchildren in Minneapolis last week was from the city’s mayor, Jacob Frey, who said: “Don’t just say this is about
Marybelle Knight | Hartwell and Earthquakes
September 2, 2025
Re: The Hartwell project. Your review of this process was very informative plus the picture provided on page A5 (Aug. 30) of the Hartwell project is even more so. All
Luana Smith | Mayor Misrepresents Soroptimist
September 2, 2025
On behalf of Soroptimist International of Greater Santa Clarita Valley: Recent comments at the City Council meeting mischaracterized Soroptimist as a political organization. In fact, Soroptimist International of Greater Santa
Mark White | The SCV’s Own Biden?
September 2, 2025
Is Bill Miranda the Santa Clarita Valley’s Joe Biden? I know Bill. We served in Rotary together for many years. But watching the City Council meeting tonight (Aug. 26): He