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Paul Butler | Work: Love in Action 

With Valentine’s Day top of mind, have you noticed how few people seem to really love what they do for work?  We’ve all experienced surly service, and I’ve found this to be most common in retail

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Dow hits 50,000 for first time ever 

By Travis Gillmore Contributing Writer  Equity markets rallied Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed the 50,000 threshold at 2:30 p.m. ET for the first time ever.  President Donald Trump celebrated the

Santa Clarita City Hall

Thousands of homes part of budget discussion

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin shared his initial budget outlook Tuesday for the city’s 2026-27 fiscal year with city commissioners and the City Council, and also highlighted a number of upcoming projects adding homes and businesses in the city. 

College of the Canyons’ Volunteer Income Tax Assistance volunteers prepared 379 tax returns at no cost for eligible community members last year. The program will again offer free tax preparation services during the 2026 tax filing season. Photo courtesy of COC.

COC’s VITA to offer free tax preparation services 

News release  College of the Canyons will offer free income tax preparation services through its Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program for eligible individuals during the 2026 tax filing season.  VITA

City manager shares early budget forecast 

Santa Clarita City Manager Ken Striplin said that, based on regional and national economic forecasts, the city is anticipating small but steady growth in 2026, during a preview of the 2026-27 spending plan with

City to talk terms again with Newhall developer

Santa Clarita officials can now negotiate a deal that would book-end the revitalization of Downtown Newhall, with Tuesday’s authorization from the City Council to discuss terms exclusively with Serrano Development Group.  The plans involve

City planning gives tour of Princessa Crossroads

City staff and project officials gave a tour of the planned Princessa Crossroads project site Tuesday, showing off the vacant 146-acre lot south of the Santa Clarita Activities Center and

Planning to take another look at Northlake 

The L.A. County Department of Regional Planning is expected next week to hold another hearing as part of a court order from lawsuits over the Northlake Specific Plan, for a community that’s been talked about for

Press release

Chamber announces Business Choice Awards honorees 

News release  The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce has announced its Business Choice Awards honorees, who will be honored at the 103rd Awards + Installation, scheduled Feb. 13 at California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway,

Press release

City receives Excellence in Procurement award 

News release  The city of Santa Clarita has been awarded the 2025 Annual Achievement of Excellence in Procurement from the National Procurement Institute Inc. This is the 15th time the city has received this

Kaiser warns of potential service interruption 

Kaiser Permanente leadership said its hospitals and offices will remain open but warned there may be some appointments or nonemergency procedures rescheduled, due to a notice of a national strike.  Negotiations