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
The Santa Clarita City Council’s discussion of climate change at its most recent meeting was both interesting and frustrating. At Councilman Cameron Smyth’s urging, council members had before them a
It’s time to have an honest conversation about homelessness. For starters, the Santa Clarita Valley is not immune from the housing crisis. Rents continue to climb on what seems like
Few will forget the dramatic impact that the Aliso Canyon gas leak had in the region. The clear skies above Porter Ranch became permeated and the nation’s second largest natural
It’s a new year, but a very old issue is still dogging us here in the Santa Clarita Valley. It’s the proposed Cemex mining operation. That company has been wanting
The city of Santa Clarita hit a milestone with its 30th birthday this past year. So it seems like a good time as we begin the new year of 2018
Every once in a while, our imperfect democracy gives us an opportunity to see why – though sometimes a flawed system, as Winston Churchill once noted – it’s still better
The next election for Santa Clarita City Council is nearly a year away. But there is a routine matter set for Tuesday’s council agenda – the council’s last meeting of
If there was ever any doubt that there is a long way to go before the Santa Clarita Valley has a homeless shelter offering full services and amenities, a tour
With little fanfare, California Gov. Jerry Brown last weekend changed the course of Santa Clarita Valley water history by signing Senate Bill 634, creating a single valleywide water district with
It’s grimly ironic that the Santa Clarita City Council voted Tuesday evening to put teeth into the city’s anti-fireworks ordinance. It was just one evening after a wildfire ran rampant
It was both a surprise and a forehead-slapping big “duh” when the owner of Newhall Ranch and a coalition of environmental groups announced a joint agreement allowing construction to move
We are pleased this weekend to pause and congratulate both the city of Santa Clarita and the nonprofit Bridge to Home for resolving a big gap in Santa Clarita Valley
Certain recent events at the Kenneth Hahn Hall of Administration remind those who have been in the Santa Clarita Valley long enough just how alienating things were before residents rose
Santa Clarita City Councilman Bill Miranda did something recently as a public official that is truly mind-boggling. In the latest issue of a local magazine, an advertisement from a local
If ever there was an argument made for “One valley, one school district,” it might have been heard Tuesday night when parents rallied to express their frustration with the Newhall
A common saying among water leaders in the Santa Clarita Valley is that customers pay little or no attention to their water supply unless their taps run dry. One can