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Politics and government

Valladares calls on Congress to protect California businesses from tax hikes 

News release  State Sen. Suzette Martinez Valladares, R-Acton, has co-authored Senate Joint Resolution 15, urging Congress to shield California businesses from federal tax hikes triggered by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s failure to repay the state’s COVID-era unemployment insurance debt, according to a news release from the senator’s office.  “California businesses survived shutdowns, protected jobs and held their communities together — and this is how Sacramento repays them,” Valladares said in the

Developer to ask council for OK on self-storage plan 

The Santa Clarita Planning Division’s staff is recommending the Santa Clarita City Council uphold a Planning Commission ruling, while a Cerritos developer hired a city-registered lobbyist and paid the appeal fee to make

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Paul Butler | The Delusion of Busyness 

I first met “Crazy Busy” when she worked for one of our clients. She was always, well, crazy busy. Sometimes she was Super Crazy Busy, but mainly she just identified as Crazy Busy. I

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Contract dispute could impact medical decisions

Two of the region’s biggest health care providers are pointing fingers in a dispute that could raise costs or change service locations for Kaiser Permanente members who receive care or treatment at Henry

Chamber’s Business Choice Award winners honored 

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce’s 103rd annual Business Choice Awards and board installation ceremony was, to its president’s mind, a celebration of the Santa Clarita Valley’s impressive business diversity.  From an ambitious yoga studio to the city’s

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Senior homes proposed for Tourney Road  

A Los Angeles-based developer is looking to put 100 market-rate assisted-living units for seniors on Tourney Road, across the street from the Kaiser Permanente medical offices and nestled alongside Valencia Country Club.  “The Ivy

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Paul Butler | Work: Love in Action 

With Valentine’s Day top of mind, have you noticed how few people seem to really love what they do for work?  We’ve all experienced surly service, and I’ve found this to be most common in retail

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Dow hits 50,000 for first time ever 

By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer  Equity markets rallied Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000 threshold at 2:30 p.m. ET for the first time ever.  President Donald Trump celebrated the

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Thousands of homes part of budget discussion

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin shared his initial budget outlook Tuesday for the city’s 2026-27 fiscal year with city commissioners and the City Council, and also highlighted a number of upcoming projects adding homes and businesses in the city. 

College of the Canyons’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance volunteers prepared 379 tax returns at no cost for eligible community members last year. The program will again offer free tax preparation services during the 2026 tax filing season. Photo courtesy of COC.

COC’s VITA to offer free tax preparation services 

News release  College of the Canyons will offer free income tax preparation services through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for eligible individuals during the 2026 tax filing season.  VITA

City manager shares early budget forecast 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin said that, based on regional and national economic forecasts, the city is anticipating small but steady growth in 2026, during a preview of the 2026-27 spending plan with

City to talk terms again with Newhall developer

Santa Clarita officials can now negotiate a deal that would book-end the revitalization of Downtown Newhall, with Tuesday’s authorization from the City Council to discuss terms exclusively with Serrano Development Group.  The plans involve