Gerald Staack: World oil collusion
May 16, 2018
According to a recent NPR report, “The U.S. is the world’s largest oil producer.” Saudi Arabia and Russia, not far behind, have colluded to “increase the price of oil over
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Dianne Van Hook: Unintended funding consequences
May 16, 2018
We’re all familiar with the law of unintended consequences – the idea that solving one problem leads to unexpected outcomes that in turn create new challenges. Sometimes we can see
Jim De Bree: Chocolate, waffles and beer
May 16, 2018
My wife, Teresa, and I just returned from a three week vacation in Europe. We spent most of the time visiting family, but we did manage to get in a
A Peek Inside the Traffic Operations Center
May 16, 2018
By Mayor Laurene Weste Traffic is one of the most common concerns raised by residents throughout Southern California. Here in City of Santa Clarita, we utilize a sophisticated, extensive, state-of-the-art
Roselva Ungar: Shocked at behavior
May 15, 2018
I attended the City Council meeting on May 8 and was shocked to see the rowdy, hostile, and disruptive behavior of a large group of “red hats” who filled the
Alan Blake: Legal immigrant’s response
May 15, 2018
I am a legal immigrant who became a US citizen in 2014 and came to live in Santa Clarita 4 years ago. I always thought of Santa Clarita as an
Marilyn Searcy: In support of Kellar
May 15, 2018
In response to Bruce McFarland’s opinion article in Tuesday’s Signal bashing Bob Kellar because Bob believes Santa Clarita will be much safer not being a sanctuary city. Yes, Bruce, he
Andrew Taban: Why did council do it?
May 15, 2018
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
May 15, 2018
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,
Betty Arenson: A Tea Party fallacy
May 12, 2018
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: A dark hour for discussion
May 12, 2018
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: Truth and hypocrisy
May 12, 2018
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,
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May 12, 2018
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Michael Cruz: Keeping in focus
May 11, 2018
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
Ron Bischof: Sacramento unconstitutional
May 11, 2018
“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
Martha Michael: Females at the front of the class
May 11, 2018
Usually when the words “education” and “sacrifice” are used in the same sentence, it’s parents of a collegian discussing the high cost of university tuition. But this week, parents and
Mai Nguyen Do: My fears affirmed
May 10, 2018
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
May 10, 2018
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?
May 10, 2018
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
May 9, 2018
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