Protests against the Trump administration have sprung up around the country since Inauguration Day on Jan. 20. Since then, thousands of worried citizens have taken to the streets in a
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I learned early the mantra “hard work pays off.” My father was a hard worker and was determined not to have any sons who were slackers. To my dad, work
Last June I attended a meeting where county homeless initiatives were discussed. At that meeting, one of the speakers said that we know how to eradicate homelessness in Los Angeles
Bridges to nowhere. Taxes to nowhere. As bridges should lead to a known destination, new taxation should likewise lead to known outcomes. Unfortunately, despite offering a worthy and pressing cause,
Santa Clarita Valley voters face another ballot next month, this one with a single item on it: a ¼-cent sales tax hike that would last for 10 years – or
Editor’s note: The following open letter to President Trump was submitted for publication in The Signal. Dear President Trump, So far, in your two weeks of presidency, you have signed
It’s never been more evident how spectacularly out of touch with everyday Californians the Democrats in Sacramento are these days. Case in point: the issue of “sanctuary cities.” Across the
“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” – George Santayana, American philosopher This week The Signal published a guest column by Analisa Astorga entitled “A
Uncle Earl was over at my house last weekend helping me clean the pool. I am too cheap to hire a pool guy. I also worry about Pepino the Pool
California has many serious problems: roads and bridges that are crumbling, a state pension system that is underfunded by billions, and prisons so overcrowded that criminals are being released, just
If you watched Super Bowl LI then you must have seen the controversial 84 Lumber commercial in regard to illegal immigration and the border wall ordered built by President Donald
I have listened to about all of this BS in the newspapers and on TV that I can stand. It is time for all politicians to start doing what we
Our representative in Congress, Rep. Steve Knight, needs to improve his responses to the people he represents. I have been trying for several days to get a response that clearly
I’ve recently seen plenty of my more left-leaning friends repeat protest phrases like “We’re better than this” and “This is not my America.” Not only is this counter-productive to addressing
We’re now rolling into Week Three of living in Trumpland, but a year’s worth of news exploded out of the White House last week. So before we get lost in
“You’re obsessed,” my husband told me. He was right. Ever since my neighbor introduced me to Scooter, a female squirrel who lives in our Oakland backyard, I’ve been looking out
“We are a nation of laws and not of men.” – Widely credited to John Adams Some readers have asked recently where The Signal stands on issues of sanctuary cities
This weekend we will get a bit of respite from the chaos and craziness each day’s headlines have been bringing for the past weeks. All the protests, flag-burning and revolutionary