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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Opinion
Opinion
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
Victoria Diana: Consider if we dare to unplug
March 9, 2017
I live in a world consumed by technology and social media. People sitting across from each other on a date don’t even look up to have a conversation because they
Duane Mooring: Dangers of fake news
March 8, 2017
I am writing in response to Dick Cesaroni’s column “No tax money for illegal immigrants” published Tuesday in The Signal. The biggest problem with Dick’s rant is with his data
Dave Godfrey: The America I knew
March 8, 2017
What has happened? I no longer want to see the news or a newspaper. Are we all media puppets now? Pull your strings and you dance to their beck and
Gary Horton: Deciding to decisively end homelessness
March 7, 2017
The vote on Measure H was held Tuesday. Plainly, as I write this on Election Day, I don’t know which way the wind will blow. This much I do know:
Dick Cesaroni: No tax money for illegal immigrants
March 6, 2017
Are we being cheated, flimflammed, or are our representatives completely crazy? Maybe a little or a lot of each. I keep hearing about how our state is deteriorating – streets
Charles Vignola: Report from Knight’s town hall
March 6, 2017
So what were you doing last Saturday morning? Maybe sleeping in after a busy week? Me, I had to wake up at 5 a.m. – and no, I’m not a
Do families in our community benefit from being able to choose among many schools?
March 4, 2017
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Elaine Ballace: Lack of affordable housing is causing homelessness
March 3, 2017
I attended the Measure H debate co-sponsored by The Signal and College of the Canyons last week and left with more unanswered questions than answered ones. Due to time restrictions,
Lois Eisenberg: A word of caution
March 3, 2017
Regarding the article “37 cited for crosswalk violations” on the front page of Friday’s Signal: The results of this “sting” operation at three separate intersections demonstrates a most disturbing act
Alan Ferdman: Many forms of ‘fake news’
March 3, 2017
Chris Blakey misses the point when he describes “fake news” as “known sites or groups of people who are posting made-up stories to make a profit” and seems to suggest
Michael Weidner: Pitfalls of a diligent SCV husband
March 3, 2017
I am in my 60s and my wife is in her mid-50s. I take her to work and pick her up so she has curbside pickup and does not have
Our View: A lesson from law enforcement
March 3, 2017
Following the Feb. 1 announcement that Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station Capt. Roosevelt Johnson has been promoted to commander, the Sheriff’s Department has begun its replacement process for Santa Clarita’s
Gwendolyn Sims: CPAC, winning and wariness
March 2, 2017
Last week I made the annual trek to Washington, D.C., to attend the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC). For those unfamiliar with it, CPAC is the largest yearly meeting of