If solar panels come down, city must pay $5M
June 18, 2021
In a ruling of “power versus space … two great pillars of environmental sustainability,” open space won this week, a win for city officials — at a $5 million price. A Los
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Board hears city’s recent tourism, economic development efforts
June 16, 2021
The city of Santa Clarita’s tourism advisory board held its quarterly meeting Tuesday to hear updates on the city’s tourism advertising, special events and other economic development updates. Tourism Trolley The Tourism Trolley returned to Santa
Businesses, residents cautiously celebrate end of COVID-19 restrictions
June 15, 2021
For the first time in more than a year, businesses and residents alike across the Santa Clarita Valley were overjoyed at being fully reopened. “I’m absolutely thrilled because we’ve been
Couple brings Caring Transitions to SCV
June 12, 2021
Husband-and-wife duo Jared and Victoria Erfle are teaming up and using past experience to help seniors with transitions and relocations. After seeing the need firsthand through a real estate client
Paul Butler | Work like Jared
June 12, 2021
Jared is a hard worker. He arrives 10 minutes before his shift starts. His belief is, he should be ready to begin his tasks right at the top of the hour,
SCV hotels rebound as pandemic winds down
June 11, 2021
As COVID-19 ravaged the nation, the hotel and hospitality industry was among the hardest hit, experiencing major losses in 2020. However, hotels in the Santa Clarita Valley have been able
Supes approve motion to establish permanent options for outdoor dining
June 8, 2021
The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors directed staff Tuesday to develop countywide guidelines for permanent outdoor-dining options. The motion, authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger, impacts public spaces where restaurants have set up temporary outdoor dining, including public sidewalks,
City: Temporary outdoor dining not set for ‘abrupt closure’
June 7, 2021
Santa Clarita restaurants may be able to keep temporary outdoor dining setups past the state’s full reopening next week, city of Santa Clarita officials announced Monday. City officials had previously
NTS celebrates multi-million-dollar test building
June 5, 2021
National Technical Systems Inc., which provides qualification testing, inspection and certification services, recently celebrated the grand opening of its multi-million-dollar dynamics test building at its Santa Clarita laboratory. The secure
Newsom extends restaurant, bar COVID-19 relief measures
June 5, 2021
As the state prepares to fully reopen this month, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the extension of pandemic regulatory relief for restaurants, bars, breweries and wineries to support business recovery and
Printful expands operations to Valencia
June 5, 2021
Printful announced recently it is moving to a new, larger facility allowing the addition of approximately 100 jobs in the Santa Clarita Valley. Printful plans on moving its California operations from Chatsworth to Valencia during
Paul Raggio | It’s about the process
June 5, 2021
We won the contract, and my company just finished transitioning 50 armed security officers on payroll to secure one of our federal government’s critical infrastructures. Our 24-hour mission was to control the access to the installation and
‘Bike to Work Challenge’ winners announced
June 4, 2021
News release The city of Santa Clarita has announced the winners of the 17th annual “Bike to Work Challenge,” which was a week-long city-wide competition that took place between Monday, May 10, through Friday, May 14. Local employees were invited to
LBW, Pepperdine offer free cybersecurity workshop
June 4, 2021
News release On June 22 at 1 p.m., executives are invited to participate in an interactive online workshop presented by experts in the fields of cybersecurity and cyber insurance. The
Stay Green listed among top 100 landscape firms
June 4, 2021
Stay Green Inc., a Santa Clarita-based landscape industry leader, is continuing its string of listings among Lawn and Landscape Magazine’s Top 100 landscaping companies in North America. “This is a
M & M Fasteners Supply offers support for return of filming, construction growth
June 1, 2021
For years, the Santa Clarita Valley has been a home to feature films, TV shows, commercials and now streaming productions, as the SCV sits in the northern half of the
The 2021 Assessment Roll — adapting to COVID-19
June 1, 2021
By Jeff Prang Los Angeles County Assessor To say this has been a difficult year for everyone is an understatement of obvious proportions. Tough, tough year, for sure. But there’s
Control hypertension with the DASH Diet
June 1, 2021
Patrick Moody Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Eating right is an important part of controlling your blood pressure. These tips can help you change your diet for the better. If your
Staying positive post-pandemic
June 1, 2021
While the pandemic and the resulting business closures were difficult on business owners from all walks of life, women were hit especially hard, studies found. A new Union Bank survey
On the path from good to great
June 1, 2021
By Paul Raggio Co-owner, One True North There’s a great quote from Jim Collins in his book “Good to Great,” and the selection has everything to do with mindset. “Good