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City Council OKs Ice Station Valencia acquisition

After facing near-permanent closure, the decades-old Ice Station in Valencia is here to stay, with Santa Clarita City Council members unanimously voting in favor of acquiring the facility for $14.2

Paul Butler | Little car, big service

We have a little car that we love very much, although the one aspect of owning this little car that we’ve liked least up until recently has been the constant

SCV Voices: Guest Commentary

Paul A. Raggio | The elusive truth

It sure is hard to find. It’s not apparent. It’s not absolute. It sits in a cloud of fog. Many of us are blind to it until we fall upon

Paul Butler | White fragility in the workplace

I’m presently reading a book titled “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo and it has most certainly got me thinking. We cannot deny the shameful history of slavery in the country

Shifts impact commercial real estate

In the wake of an economic recession caused by the current health crisis, a number of industries are hurting, and commercial real estate hasn’t been immune. In fact, a forecast

Paul Butler | Insights on outsourcing

“The trouble with most accountants is, they know the cost of everything but the value of very little.” ~ Albert Einstein My wife and I recently came across a particular

Carving out their slice of the American dream

It’s been 30 years since Lucky and Manjit Singh moved to the United States from India.  In that time, they’ve had two children, owned a convenience store and, more recently,