Memorial a triumph of SCV unity
August 25, 2017
We are pleased to pause as the summer of 2017 winds to a close to mark a community victory achieved through unity this week in the Santa Clarita Valley. On
Opinion
Opinion
Thomas Oatway: A highly desirable $12 an hour
August 25, 2017
Jim DeBree’s Opinion article “Finding the best minimum wage,” published Aug. 19, correctly pointed out the complications involved in setting a minimum wage, noting that labor costs must strike a
Aprile Andrada: Encourage a ‘yes’ vote on Senate Bill 294
August 25, 2017
In the last two decades, we have seen a 25 percent drop in the cancer death rate. But our work is not complete. Research suggests that roughly half of all
Dan Masnada: Water legislation has nothing to do with Newhall Ranch
August 25, 2017
It appears from recent letters to the editor that Lynne Plambeck and her Friends of the Santa Clara River and SCOPE cohorts have rousted out the “oppose SB 634 water
Baker: Both political parties’ Establishments don’t get it
August 25, 2017
Donald Trump’s election to the presidency was as clear a clarion call as there could be that “business as usual” was no longer acceptable to the voters. But the GOP
Paul: Beware underestimating the enemy
August 23, 2017
In the column “The Deplorable basket spills its wretch” published Aug. 16 in The Signal, Mr. Horton broadly disparages self-proclaimed white supremacists as lazy, stupid, uneducated or undereducated, pathetic, and
Baker: The other side, too
August 23, 2017
On Aug. 16 The Signal published an opinion column by Gary Horton entitled “The Deplorable basket spills its wretch.” In the column he used the recent Charlottesville riot as a
Ungar: Start from the other end
August 23, 2017
I appreciate Mr. De Bree’s analysis of the minimum wage issue (“Finding the best minimum wage price,” column published Aug. 19). He takes it from the top end, as do
Neal: Thanks to the loving nurses at Henry Mayo
August 23, 2017
My son Michael was recently hospitalized at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital. Unfortunately, he lost his battle with cancer. Everyone at the hospital was just wonderful, kind and considerate. They treated
Swanson: Water merger: Law without democracy
August 23, 2017
Thanks to The Signal for its editorial last week on the water merger bill, Senate Bill 634. I recently moved into the Newhall County Water District area, and was not
Dorio: The water consolidation we will regret
August 23, 2017
It is difficult to raise the ire of the public, especially when it comes to water. Some prefer to watch TV soap operas with convoluted romance or engross themselves in
Lunetta: The piano man and the president
August 23, 2017
Over the last three months, I have been enjoying my latest mid-life crisis by trying to learn how to play the piano. My son and I took a class through
White: Some different ways to improve climate
August 23, 2017
Too often we find ourselves caught up in the horrific news of the moment. While we spend our time and energy bemoaning the latest daily “bad news,” there are often
Heath: Reflections on an American tragedy
August 22, 2017
Imagine for a moment if after the Nazi holocaust, Germany passed segregation legislation, circumscribing where Jewish survivors could live, work, eat and play. Imagine that instead of being persecuted for
Eli Branden: SB 634 would put too much power in CLWA hands
August 22, 2017
If passed, Senate Bill 634 would reorganize the Castaic Lake Water Agency (CLWA) and the Newhall County Water District (NCWD) into a single entity called the “Santa Clarita Valley Water
Terry Cosley: Say no to water monopoly; say no to water grab!
August 22, 2017
As a resident of the SCV since 1972, I can say that this is no longer a place I am happy to call home. Unchecked development, woefully inadequate infrastructure to
Ellen Brokaw: Don’t transfer our water!
August 22, 2017
We must prevent Castaic Lake Water Agency from merging with the rest of the Santa Clarita Valley’s water retailers. We need PUC oversight of ours and their water agencies. We
Cam Noltemeyer: No to Wilk’s SB 634 water merger
August 22, 2017
I am a Valencia Water Company ratepayer. If a water district merger is allowed in the Santa Clarita Valley, we will be a part of the new agency controlled by
Randy Martin: Protect the voters and the ratepayers
August 22, 2017
I am against the water merger in the Santa Clarita Valley. We first need a forensic audit of the Castaic Lake Water Agency because they are borrowing money from a
Diana Shaw: Who gets to pay most?
August 22, 2017
Our representatives must not support the proposed merger of Castaic Lake Water Agency with Newhall County Water District under SB 637. With all our groundwater consolidated under one monopoly, what