
Opinion


SCV Voices: Acosta and Wilk, don’t claim credit for improvements
Nobody likes traffic. But while you’re sitting in the new slowdowns on Interstate 5, here’s something to think about: This infrastructure project is bringing tens of millions of dollars and

Our dangerous auditing culture
Back in the mid-‘80s I worked in the marketing department of a banking institution in Washington state. My job took me to several Western states training the local branch personnel

Noah Peterson: Right to health care is a myth
“Health care is a right, not a privilege.” This phrase amassed a substantial following for its speaker and became a litmus test for Democratic candidates across the nation. Now we’re

Diane Trautman: Let’s reclaim safety on our streets
I dropped off my friend one day at her house after taking her to an appointment. A few hours later, she called me in a state of panic. Law enforcement

Memorial a triumph of SCV unity
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

Thomas Oatway: A highly desirable $12 an hour
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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