Duane Smith: Don’t make America mediocre again
March 17, 2017
On Wednesday while driving a back, secluded mountain road in Santa Clarita, I observed something suspicious. Parked alongside the road was a man sitting on the edge of the highway
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Brian Baker: Naked judicial activism and overreach
March 16, 2017
This week, for a second time, a federal district judge – this time in Hawaii – issued an injunction against President Trump’s executive order restricting immigration from several specific countries.
Scott Wilk: Officer slain due to lax public safety policy
March 16, 2017
It’s becoming an epidemic. It seems almost each week another police officer is killed. The sound of bagpipes seems omnipresent as, one by one, the brave men and women who
Betty Yee: State law misrepresented
March 15, 2017
I was disappointed to see The Signal misrepresent state law and legislation I am sponsoring to update our outreach options. When the unclaimed property law was enacted nearly 60 years
Steve Lunetta: My nose just can’t take it
March 15, 2017
Do you ever have one of those moments when you are sitting at your kitchen table in the morning with a nice cup of coffee and you read something that
Brian Baker: Free-market health care is the best
March 14, 2017
In the “Weekender” edition of The Signal published March 11 was a column by Jim de Bree entitled “Long road to fixing Obamacare.” Unfortunately, I think his column is very
Gary Horton: SVC skin in the homeless game
March 14, 2017
The homeless playing field has suddenly changed. Nine days ago, the deepest most of us got involved with homelessness was the occasional shock and bother of a ragged individual interrupting
Sally White: Trump has no mandate
March 13, 2017
Every day I read, in one newspaper or another, and also hear Trump supporters saying: “The American people elected Trump, he is doing what the people want; if you don’t
Ronald Schwatz, M.D.: Think of diseases when expanding landfills
March 13, 2017
Recently I attended a Chiquita Canyon Landfill meeting. The proposed expansion did not take into account the future changes that may occur in the environment. Recently, we have seen wide
Chad Kampbell: Diversity pledge matters
March 13, 2017
The Santa Clarita City Council voted unanimously to adopt a resolution affirming Santa Clarita’s commitment to diversity at its Feb. 14 meeting. The vote came after the resolution was first
Gordon Katz: Contradiction?
March 13, 2017
The A2 fixture “Most talked about” in Thursday’s Signal offers reader comments on the story “Drought not over in SCV,” along with the A5 story “Skyline Ranch project construction to
Kathy Phillipson: Remember this when it’s summer
March 13, 2017
Despite an article I just read that the drought is still not over, it certainly must be here in SCV. According to our local water officials, there is plenty of
Dr. Gene Dorio: Measure H: Waste not, want not
March 13, 2017
With the narrow uncertified passage of Measure H, we must be prepared for the increase in sales tax monies that might soon be swept into Los Angeles County coffers for
Would you consider serving on an oversight advisory board to help ensure Measure H’s $355 million annual funding is spent responsibly on homeless services?
March 11, 2017
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David Hegg: A danger to rationalize away ethics
March 10, 2017
We all do it. We lie, cheat, steal, demean and cause pain in others. We do things we know are wrong and contrary to our own ethical standards. When we
Jim de Bree: Long road to fixing Obamacare
March 10, 2017
This is the sixth column in my series about health care. Hopefully it will be my last — for a while, at least. I hope that the previous columns have
Our View: Keep public notices public
March 10, 2017
The California Legislature isn’t satisfied with spending your tax money on advice from Eric Holder or on studying the 3,476th route for the bullet train to nowhere. Now legislators want
Howard Gething: A little more consideration for constituents
March 10, 2017
After reading Charles Vignola’s column “Report from Knight’s town hall” published March 7, I am compelled to add my two cents. As far as I’m concerned, Vignola gave Knight the
Brian Baker: Still searching for a solution to homelessness
March 9, 2017
On March 8 The Signal published a column by Gary Horton entitled “Deciding to decisively end homelessness.” It seems that Gary and I agree on this issue, and I’m sure
Jim de Bree: Voodoo economics of HSAs
March 9, 2017
One of the ideas touted by the Republicans to fix Obamacare is the expansion of Health Savings Accounts, commonly referred to as “HSAs.” In case you have not heard of