In The Signal newspaper from Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, there was a front-page article about the city and the county preparing for the upcoming storm. The city didn’t start cleaning
On Jan. 10 The Signal printed an open letter from John Paladin outlining the problems with expansion of the Chiquita Canyon Landfill and requesting a hearing for the project. I
California has always been a battleground for water. From Central Valley farmers to thirsty Southern Californians, our state is full of folks vying for their share of our most precious
There must be a typo, or perhaps Terri Lovell has been drinking some foxy Kool Aid to confuse liberalism with autocracy (“Liberal Oppression,” published Feb. 17 in The Signal). It
When I immigrated to the USA I had to fill out papers quite often for various requirements. For the first time in my life, I encountered items asking for my
Have you ever sat on a three-legged stool? If one of the legs is too long or too short, you slide off the stool and end up sitting on the
I really enjoyed Gary Horton’s column “In the face of fire” in last Wednesday’s Signal. He certainly thinks he and his fellow PTSD sufferers have the moral high ground. The
Driving back from Oxnard this past Sunday, I passed a large field where dozens of Hispanic workers were busy picking vegetables on that cold, rainy Presidents Day weekend. It looked
The USA Today article about the “Trump Bump” that appeared in Tuesday’s Signal caught my eye. I can remember a time when late-night humor was topical, comical and actually funny
Homeless: Prevention, not treatment Last weekend The Signal asked the city what it’s doing to address homelessness. It seems to me the answer is “almost nothing.” The measly $10K to
Wonderful article by Pat Coskran about his autistic son (“Cowboys ride in the rain,” A8 in Wednesday’s Signal). Puts a real human perspective on everyone’s life: the dad, the son,
A parents’ program at our local school was one of many signs the Rust Belt Rebellion of the 2016 election was simply the tip of a giant iceberg that people
Editor’s note: The following letter was addressed to President Trump and copied to The Signal for publication. Within about three weeks of your presidency, you have signed executive orders and
County Supervisor Kathryn Barger is wrong about supporting Measure H for the homeless, a quarter-cent sales tax hike for a full 10 years. City Councilwoman Laurene Weste said, “Santa Clarita
To help prevent homelessness, the city of Santa Clarita should have goals and requirements. They are: 1) allow no use of drugs or alcohol; 2) question the homeless regarding their
Except for those striving to live “off the grid” in the backwoods, we all live in communities with at least hundreds of other humans. And therein lies one of the
Measure H on the March 7 ballot will not solve the homeless problem. But it could ease the progression of a daunting social ill that is financially and morally overwhelming
I commend Republican state Sen. Scott Wilk for working with Democrat state Sen. Henry Stern on Senate Bill 57 (“Aliso, Cemex issues unite senators,” Feb 6 in The Signal). In
March 1! Remember that date; it is of great importance to our community and to the entire Santa Clarita Valley. That is the date of the FEIR hearing, for Final