By The Signal Editorial Board Let us demonstrate our command of the obvious for a moment: Journalism is changing. We know. That’s not exactly Earth-shattering news. The modern multimedia environment
In this business, we often have a front row seat to witness the best of humanity — and the worst, too. Just a couple of weeks ago, we carried the
The following Signal editorial appeared in the debut print edition of the new Sunday Signal news magazine: It’s been nearly 100 years. In February, The Signal — our friends call
When Alexia Cina, driving drunk, and too fast, crashed into Katie Evans on Golden Valley Road in October 2017, killing the mother of six, it was a heartbreaking tragedy that
This comes to us from the No Good Deed Goes Unpunished Department. Your city government in recent years has been taking the homelessness issue quite seriously, as outlined in the
The escalation must stop. Blame who you want. Many on the left blame the right and President Trump, exclusively. Many on the right blame liberals, exclusively. Neither side seems capable of recognizing its own
Police say it was a grudge carried for seven years. On Thursday, a shotgun-wielding man blasted his way into the offices of the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis, Maryland, and
Let’s establish this: We can universally agree that it’s awful when children are separated from their parents. It was awful when it happened to more than 2,200 children in the
It’s good to be back. As we’ve reported in The Signal over the past 10 days, your community newspaper is under new local ownership and editorial management. Yes, it’s a
Tuesday’s election reminded us once again about the importance of becoming involved, and that elections are about the candidates. We can shout about what we want, and when we want
There seems little hesitation these days in the political arena to sling mud or attack to get ahead – even if the opposition is standing on the same side of
The California Primary is 10 days away. This will be the first real test of the post-2016 electorate — a supposedly more energized group of people on both sides who
The signs of homelessness are obvious in and around Los Angeles. We see the tents. The shopping carts filled with clothing and other personal items. The makeshift underpass shelters. We
Santa Clarita’s reputation as a great place to live—a neighborly city where people are friendly and we all help each other out—took a huge hit Tuesday night. Sadly, the blow
The state of discussion in the American political arena – an apt term now more than ever – leads us to wonder aloud from time to time: “Are we still
It seems that when good fences aren’t enough, good lawyers will have to do. The news of a pair of lawsuits by the operators of Chiquita Canyon caught us, and
The 2018 election season is starting to heat up as the June 5 primary gets closer. Up before voters locally are the major statewide offices including governor, US Senate for
We all understand that Santa Clarita is growing. Let’s understand this, too: That growth isn’t going to stop. In the first 18 years of this century alone, Santa Clarita gained
The Santa Clarita City Council needs to step back and do some research on the request by Councilman Bob Kellar for the city to declare itself a non-sanctuary city. Step
The absolute last thing a local newspaper should do is discourage democracy and involvement. So we want to first thank the 10 men and women who have stepped up to