Paul Butler | Chutes & Ladders at Work
September 20, 2025
If you’ve ever played the childhood game Chutes and Ladders, you know the feeling. One moment you’re climbing high, making great progress, and the next, you land on a chute and
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Trump says China approves TikTok deal after call with Xi
September 19, 2025
By Catherine Yang Contributing Writer President Donald Trump and Chinese Communist Party leader Xi Jinping began talks on Friday about a deal that would allow China-based ByteDance to sell TikTok to
Chamber to host Health & Wellness Forum Oct. 23
September 19, 2025
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced the details of its sixth annual Health & Wellness Forum. The event is scheduled 7:45-10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 23,
COC Employee Training Institute receives $850,000 to train local businesses
September 19, 2025
News release The College of the Canyons Employee Training Institute has received $850,000 from the California Employment Training Panel to provide worker training to client companies in the Santa Clarita
Local self-storage facility sells for $27M
September 19, 2025
News release Intercontinental Real Estate Corp. in joint venture with LaTerra Development has acquired EZ Access Self-Storage, a 784-unit self-storage facility in Santa Clarita, in an off-market transaction for $27
SCV Water Receives Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting from GFOA
September 19, 2025
News release The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada has given an Award for Outstanding Achievement in Popular Annual Financial Reporting to the Santa Clarita Valley
Chamber, Latino Business Alliance host Hispanic Heritage celebration
September 19, 2025
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Latino Business Alliance held their annual Hispanic Heritage celebration to honor the Hispanic business community at The Centre on Wednesday evening. People
Ben & Jerry’s co-founder resigns after conflict over activism
September 18, 2025
By Naveen Athrappully Contributing Writer Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of the Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand, has resigned from his role as the company’s brand ambassador after a public rift with
Commission signs off on new Hasa facility
September 17, 2025
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission approved major upgrades for a longtime pool-chemical facility in a Saugus industrial center with a 3-1 vote. Dan Faina, who was recently appointed to the
Federal Reserve cuts interest rates for first time in 2025
September 17, 2025
By Andrew Moran Contributing Writer The Federal Reserve cut interest rates for the first time this year following its two-day policy meeting that concluded on Wednesday. Members of the Federal Open
Paul Butler | The Cost of Broken Promises
September 13, 2025
Every business, no matter its size or industry, rests on an unspoken contract: a promise. When customers walk through the door, they place trust in a company’s words, policies, and
Planners prep another review of Wiley Canyon
September 12, 2025
The Santa Clarita Planning Commission is expected to give its final approval of the Wiley Canyon project at its Tuesday meeting, when the commission is scheduled to consider a fifth
Stuntman sets industry ablaze
September 12, 2025
In 1988, when he was 8 years old and living in Val Verde, Jayson Dumenigo and some of his friends wandered onto the former Indian Dunes movie ranch behind Magic
Chamber to host Hispanic Heritage Celebration
September 12, 2025
News release The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce and its Latino Business Alliance are scheduled to host their Hispanic Heritage Celebration – Awards and Networking Reception, 5:30 p.m. Wednesday
Whitesides talks business, housing, wildfire resilience at congressional forum
September 8, 2025
Rep. George Whitesides, D-Agua Dulce, spoke with a room of business leaders and others recently during the Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce’s annual Congressional Forum at College of the
Judge reduces legal fees in solar-panel case
September 6, 2025
A long-running legal drama in Canyon Country appears to have reached its end, after the city of Santa Clarita was ordered to pay legal fees for a mobile home park
Santa Clarita Concessions celebrates 70 years
September 5, 2025
Family-operated Santa Clarita Concessions is one of the oldest-operating businesses in the city. The Valley Industry Association recently recognized Santa Clarita Concessions’ 70th anniversary during an After Five Mixer at
AQMD launches $21M Go Zero rebate program
September 5, 2025
News release The South Coast Air Quality Management District has launched its $21 million Go Zero Pilot Incentive Program designed to help residents and businesses switch to cleaner, zero-emission space
Pilot project cost the city $287 per ride given
September 4, 2025
The first item on the Santa Clarita City Council agenda for Tuesday’s meeting calls for a discussion of a Newhall shuttle-service pilot program in Old Town Newhall that happened in
Castaic 21-year-old building the future one idea at a time
August 29, 2025
He’d been talking about becoming a billionaire in the tech industry since middle school. Today, 21-year-old William Bennett of Castaic has a business plan through 2063. At 19 years old,