
Rick Barker | Back in the Bottle
Nowadays I often wonder just how in the world people pre-social media ever found a way to communicate with each other in either good or bad ways. Watch the news

Nowadays I often wonder just how in the world people pre-social media ever found a way to communicate with each other in either good or bad ways. Watch the news

It was with great sadness that I learned of the loss of Rick Patterson. He was a stalwart for the rights of many in this community, especially the older adult

Sunday afternoon, during the television broadcast of a San Francisco Giants-Baltimore Orioles baseball game, an ad popped up, accusing Rep. Eric Swalwell of ducking tough votes in Congress. The ad

I’ve spent a career around people who build things. Crews who show up early, work through heat and dust, and take pride in leaving something behind that works, that lasts,

California has long been a symbol of promise — a place defined by innovation, natural beauty and the belief that hard work could build a better life. For generations, people

Jonathan Kraut, regarding your column (Feb. 24), please read the Constitution of the United States of America, namely the first sentence of the Preamble. “We the People of the United

The recent news of Rick Patterson’s passing and tributes written about him reminded me how fortunate I was to meet Rick when starting our law practice in Santa Clarita in

Santa Clarita Valley mini-megachurch leaders, I’ll ask again: When will you trade allegiance to a man and to political power, and return to the virtues of the gospel you proclaim

What protects you from 51% of your neighbors democratically voting away your rights? A republic, as Ben Franklin said, if you can keep it. Because as we saw with COVID,

Hello reader, and here we are with another month! Same madness though, with just a few more twists? I want to change it up a bit this month because, well,

As a parent, I appreciated Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo’s recent column (“Growing Up Digitally Addicted: Why Our Kids Need Protection, “April 7) highlighting the very real harms of social media addiction

Millions protested in a “No Kings” protest March 28 against President Donald Trump and the way he is governing. There were 3,000 events planned across the 50 states. People were

When California voters approved Proposition 13 in 1978, they forced a massive change in how government services are financed that continues to reverberate nearly a half-century later. Prop. 13’s limits

By David Hegg Only those playing with a closed mind and closed history book have trouble understanding why Americans are sharply divided over moral issues. At the risk of offending

Walking into a record store in Studio City with my wife, Kelly, I realized I could not remember the last time I played a vinyl album. Even CDs have given

Lately, it feels like everywhere you turn — TV, social media, even conversations with friends — everything turns into a big political argument. National issues, “protests,” party fights, who’s right,

Many candidates for California governor say the state faces a “housing crisis” and that they can solve it. Over the past 15 years, Democratic governors and Legislatures have promised similar

Lois Eisenberg (letters, March 11) ends her 1,675th diatribe against President Donald Trump by quoting, “the truth will set you free.” Lois, as Jack Nicholson told Tom Cruise in “A

Santa Clarita has long been seen as an alternative to Los Angeles, a place where families could live without the daily gridlock that defines life over the hill. But that

I seem to have picked up a bad habit. Well. Another one. It’s happened the past few months. It’s completely age-inappropriate. Somehow, the word, “Dear …” has snuck into my daily