Opinion

Why the removal of Planning Commissioner Denise Lite sets a dangerous precedent for Santa Clarita: Three Santa Clarita City Council members — Mayor Bill Miranda, Mayor Pro Tem Laurene Weste,

The City Council tarnished themselves Tuesday night (July 8). The entire thing was performative. Laurene Weste, Patsy Ayala and Bill Miranda all had their minds made up before even conducting

I watched with great interest the discussion and vote that led to the removal of Denise Lite from her seat on the Santa Clarita Planning Commission during the City Council

International visits to the U.S. fell about 14% in March 2025 and continues to fall as the months progress, according to the Department of Commerce and U.S. Customs and Border

Maggie Bowman of Valencia has written two letters that sent the same message: Santa Clarita residents need to open their minds and their doors to diversity, equity and inclusion.  I

I’m sure our City Council thought they were doing what is best for the residents of Santa Clarita when they cancelled the Waste Management contract and replaced it with one

With Costco coming into the Valencia Town Center mall, they are also bringing with them all their gas pumps. While I’m not sure if they’re all gas pumps, I would

Reply to Mr. Rick Barker’s July 9 letter: Mr. Barker, if you’re going to claim Cabinet secretaries and agency heads in the Obama and Biden administrations “made millions” from their

Americans are unhappy. No matter how hard they work, the American Dream is unattainable. Both political parties are well aware of the elephant in the room, but don’t address it.

I love fireworks. I really do. So beautiful. So sparkly. So fun. But I also know I once had a dog who was terrified of the noise. So we did

Re: “Weste’s request to oust Lite.” Laurene Weste is the one that should be ousted. She has had reason to recuse herself from (decisions due to) her (property) holdings as

I commend The Signal for presenting many different viewpoints on the opinion page. Certainly, “Democratic Voices” is a source for different expressions of thought.  I took me several attempts to