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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

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