Last week was a good week to be reminded of what kind of place Santa Clarita has become. The city celebrated the expansion of David March Park in Plum Canyon. More than $12 million has been invested into a beautiful collection of baseball fields, playgrounds, exercise equipment, shade structures and open space. It is exactly the sort of neighborhood asset
By David Hegg It’s time we hit the pause button and take stock of what is going on around us. I remind you this is an opinion column, which you
I was pretty darn happy when we became a city in 1987. But then, a bittersweet realization visited: “In two or three generations, Santa Clarita will end up just like the
Los Angeles County wants another half-cent sales tax. What’s new? We already approved a 0.5% sales tax increase to address homelessness. Now the county is floating another 0.5% increase to
Hello and happy February! Whether you were celebrating Valentine’s Day, Galentine’s Day, Palentine’s Day, or simply embracing love in whatever form you deserve, I hope you’re surrounded by it and
By David Hegg Several recent events have led pundits and observers to label certain actions “unconscionable.” The word defines what is considered unreasonable, wrong, or blatantly excessive. To engage in
California homeowners like you and I are feeling the insurance crisis. Rather than a free market responding to various risks, patterns emerging over the past several years suggest an indirect
DEAR ST. VALENTINE — I’m not even sure if you’re the right person to address with this missive. But, for decades, a question has plagued me. Why did you force
Every once in a while, something comes along that inspires me to pursue a path to make an idea happen. Our city library system has been having a wonderful
Neither Carrie nor I had any idea who “Bad Bunny” was before the Super Bowl. We knew two things. First, Carrie hated the name. Bunnies are supposed to be soft
When I talk with families across the Santa Clarita Valley, I hear the same thing again and again: We chose to live here because it’s safe. People come here for
By David Hegg Edmund Burke, the 18th-century British statesman, is the first one credited with saying, “Those who don’t know history are doomed to repeat it.” It looks like we
Californians don’t need another study to tell us that life here is becoming unaffordable. We already feel it every day. Our state has the highest cost of living in the
On any given day, there is a given day. Every blank space on the calendar comes with some sort of “National” or “Official” warning on the label. Let’s take today,
When I was in high school, one of the books I read for an English course was Aldous Huxley’s “Brave New World,” a novel that tells the story of how
One of the most important parts of my job as a member of Congress is making sure our community gets its fair share of federal resources, and reflecting our district’s
By David Hegg Sometimes things we hear all the time can slowly creep into our belief system as though they were true. But, as a general rule, most general rules
I’ve been on those road trips. A snowy highway. A van packed full of kids, hockey gear and parents. Eagerly anticipating the games ahead, and yes, the road-trip highjinks in
I’ve been driving up and down Santa Clarita’s longest-existing typographical error since I was a kid. Bouquet Canyon Road would unofficially shut down, allowing Basque shepherds to cross with sheep