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Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walking into the White House grounds in Washington on Feb. 13, 2025. Photo by Travis Gillmore.

SpaceX raises $86B in record-breaking IPO 

By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer  SpaceX raised almost $86 billion from last week’s record initial public offering — also known as an IPO — after major brokers exercised their overallotment of shares, the company said on Monday.  Elon Musk’s rocket, artificial intelligence and satellite company raised $75 billion during the largest IPO ever.  Underwriters — including Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley — chose to purchase an additional 83.3 million shares under the overallotment. Referred to as the “greenshoe,” the overallotment is typically exercised

City, Development Corp. share jobs picture 

Kicking off the annual budget discussion in January, Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin once again shared optimism about the city’s economy, which saw a 4% increase in the number

Federal court to hear arguments over Saugus Cafe 

The family that owns the property at 25861 Railroad Ave., home to The Original Saugus Cafe for decades, is now seeking to move a lawsuit filed by the family that operated the restaurant there into

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Round1 Bowling & Arcade coming to Valencia  

News release  Valencia Town Center has announced that Round1 Bowling & Arcade will be joining the center as an entertainment anchor, marking a significant milestone in the first phase of the property’s

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Chamber to host Expo June 11 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the return of the 2026 Business Expo, taking place 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 11, at Valencia Town Center.   As the largest business showcase in

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Paul Butler | 20 Lessons in 20 Years 

Last month, we celebrated 20 years of starting, sustaining and growing Newleaf Training and Development. My wife and I moved here in 2006 with two very young children — 5,285 miles from our roots in central England. We both

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SPADA: New aerospace alliance launches in SCV 

News release  The Southern Pacific Aero-Defense Alliance has officially launched, creating a new regional alliance to unite industry, government, academia and community partners across Southern California’s aerospace and defense ecosystem.  SPADA

Photos: VIA After Five Chinese New Year Celebration

To continue the Lunar New Year celebrations, the Valley Industry Association hosted the VIA After Five Chinese New Year Celebration at Law Offices of Thompson Von Tungeln Wednesday evening in

Council denies self-storage on Lyons Ave 

The Santa Clarita City Council voted 4-1 Tuesday to deny an appeal from a Cerritos property manager, with Mayor Laurene Weste making an argument for the appellant’s request to change  a general plan over

Kaiser, union negotiations put end to strike 

Kaiser Permanente and its union’s leadership announced workers would end their nearly monthlong strike and return to work Tuesday, quashing the “largest open-ended strike of registered nurses and health care professionals in

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