
Arthur Saginian | The Gerrymandering Numbers
With all of the hoopla surrounding the gerrymandering issue, in California I decided to look up some statistics and see just how California voters are represented in Congress. My findings

With all of the hoopla surrounding the gerrymandering issue, in California I decided to look up some statistics and see just how California voters are represented in Congress. My findings

On Tuesday it looks like the people of New York are going to elect a socialist. Unless there’s a last-minute miracle, the polls say Zohran Mamdani will defeat former Gov.

It’s actually Halloween smack dab today and I thought what better 5-pound box o’ See’s Candy (the no-nuts version) treat to give my two loyal readers (“Brains On The Outside”

Re: Christopher Lucero’s letter, “Shouting at Clouds,” Oct. 9. Was he or is he a speech writer for Kamala Harris? His letter is a word salad deluxe, worthy of the

Hypocrites! The left constantly yammers about saving democracy, even though we are not one. In truth, the left does not care about democracy one bit and they will use all

Well, sports fans, how about this scenario — long-time frenemies Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris facing off for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination three years hence? The two Californians’ parallel

After the fires last January, the IRS delayed the due date for filing tax returns due between Jan. 7 and Oct. 14 to Oct. 15 for taxpayers residing in Los

Vote “no” on Proposition 50! Former California Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has criticized both Democrats and Republicans and their partisan redistricting efforts across the U.S. He argues that both parties

Our family bleeds Dodger Blue. When they lived in New York City, my parents cheered for them at Ebbets Field, and when my mom and dad moved to Los Angeles,

Without a doubt there is NOTHING more permanent than a temporary government program, and anyone who believes that California Proposition 50, if passed by the voters, will not become permanent

Democrats shut down the government because they think it’s not going bankrupt fast enough. They throw rocks at federal agents because they think the agents are too violent. They ban

The Justice Department is evaluating a criminal referral accusing former CIA Director John Brennan of lying to Congress. In the referral, Republican members of the House allege that Brennan lied

Wow! World Series Game 3 ended at 12:26 a.m. Tuesday morning, and I’m still bleary-eyed as I write this. Perhaps the most thrilling, exhausting and inspiring baseball game of our

New California State is the group that broke off from Jefferson after having been heavily involved in that group since its inception. Good people. The problem with Jefferson and all

No wonder the dying legacy news media is increasingly distrusted and despised by the American people. They spent much of last week tearing their hair out over “King” Trump’s White

What an exciting month it’s been watching Republicans control every level of government: the executive, judicial and Congress. But let’s be real: At this phase of our country, all branches

To Brian Richards, I think I have the answer to your questions (letters, Aug. 15). Democrats, for some reason that I have yet to determine, have hitched their cart to

As we head into the final quarter of 2025, the NAACP Santa Clarita Branch is launching its fall membership drive — and we’re calling on our neighbors, friends and local

In a letter to the editor on Sept. 17, someone asks for examples of right wing violence on Democrats. (A chart) from the Cato Institute shows that since 1975 there

George Floyd, a Black man who had been detained by Minneapolis police after a store clerk alleged he had used a counterfeit $20 bill, died as Officer Derek Chauvin knelt