Lois Eisenberg: Trump: Americans expect the truth
Wrote a Letter to the Editor not long ago about how disruptive and deceitful Trump has been in governing the U.S. I feel even more convicted of it now. Trump…
Gil Mertz: Just imagining
There is as much evidence that President Trump colluded with the Russians to defeat Hillary Clinton last November as there was that Barack Obama was born in Kenya. Imagine if…
Attendees listen as Jackson Katz presents his keynote address during The Signal's Domestic Violence Summit at College of the Canyons Sept. 23. Tom Cruze/For The Signal
Fear of deportation leads to decline in Domestic Violence Center visits
For some local victims of domestic violence, leaving their home is a seen as a lose-lose situation. The Domestic Violence Center has seen a decrease in numbers over the past…
Thomas Oatway: Focus on the wrong problems
Ms. Stamper-Brown (“Damage left in wake of ‘No Drama Obama,’” Friday’s Opinion page) cannot seem to get over the fact that Barack Obama is now enjoying life as a private…
Steve Lunetta: Premature performance reviews
I dread the month of April. No, I don’t dislike the great colors that splash our hillsides when the wildflowers come out, or the fact that baseball is back. I…
Lois Eisenberg: It’s time to halt Trump
Before it is too late, Trump must be stopped in regard to gutting the Environmental Protection Agency, pulling down the barriers between corporate power and the U.S. government. Trump must…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Gil Mertz: Don’t rush getting health care right
As the Republicans seemed inexplicably unprepared to begin dismantling Obamacare after seven years and more than 50 votes to repeal it when Obama was in office, I remain encouraged that…
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Lobbyist to CLWA: Trump is slowly changing water landscape
Lobbyists representing the best interests of the Castaic Lake Water Agency in Washington told board members this week not to expect much work to do done between now and September…
Katie Hill, executive director and deputy CEO of PATH and a candidate for Congress, is one of three Democratic candidates for the 25th California Congressional District race in 2018. She is seen here during a Signal-sponsored debate on Measure H in February. Dan Watson/The Signal
Katie Hill: Trim costs with a scalpel – not an ax
I’m not opposed to trimming our federal budget. There’s no denying there is waste in our government, and we should not be leaving trillions of dollars of debt for our…
David Kazmer takes a picture during the President Donald Trump inauguration celebration attended by 85 Trump supporters at the event held at Embassy Suites in Valencia on Friday evening. Dan Watson/The Signal
Trump inauguration splits SCV opinion
President Donald Trump. The sound of it makes many people smile, and a good many more wince. Reaction to the inauguration and the swearing in Friday of Donald Trump as…
Lois Eisenberg: Misgivings over Trump’s Cabinet appointments
More than 64,223,958 voters didn't vote for Trump knowing that fear, hate and lies would only deepen over the next four years. Besides knowing how erratic and thin-skinned Trump is…
SCV Voices: Guest Commentary
Gary Horton: Here’s the real threat
Just before I got off the plane, a bomb went off in New York and nobody knows exactly what’s going on,” Trump said. “We better get very tough.” These are…
