SCV Business Journal October 2018

SANTA CLARITA VALLEY October 2018 | Vol. 10 | No. 8 | SCVBJ.com

Instructional innovation New course teaches creative technology and entrepreneurial skills

The List

Resources SCV Business Owners Need To Know About

Being the boss Business owners talk about the benefits, challenges

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C ONT ENT S COVER STORY 10

SCV BUSINESS VOICES

The entrepreneur's classroom

FOUR QUESTIONS 4

Tamer Abdel, Stori Technologies

NEWS & FEATURES 6 19 21

The tools of the trades A look at being the boss Ken Keller

SCV BUSINESS SERVICES

REAL ESTATE DATA 14

7 Hector Palomares, Mission Valley Bank 9 Holly Schroeder, SCVEDC 11 Dr. Patrice Rifkin, Audiology Associates 12 Chelsi Schriver, Kaiser Permanente 20 Patrick Moody, Henry Mayo

Newhall Hospital 22 Steve Sturgeon, Confidential Data Destruction

Residential & Commercial

25 The List: The Entrepreneurs Toolbox 26 SCV Chamber of Commerce 28 VIA 31 SCVEDC 31 Econowatch

SPOTLIGHTS 30 2

Robert Butler

OCTOBER EVENTS Oct. 2

Latino Business Alliance Networking Breakfast Time: 8-9:30 a.m.

Place: Margaritas Mexican Grill, 23320 Valencia Blvd.

Site: SCVChamber.com

Oct. 3

Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley — Club Meeting Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Place: 27330 Tourney Road, Valencia Site: SCVrotaryclub.com

Oct. 6

SCV Chamber: Go Over the Edge for Veterans Time: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Place: Hilton Universal Hotel 555 Universal Hollywood Drive, Universal City Site: SCVchamber.com

Oct. 9

SCV Chamber: Gov't Affairs & Transportation Committee Time: 10:30 a.m. to noon Place: Henry Mayo Education Center 23845 McBean Parkway Santa Clarita Site: SCVChamber.com

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Oct. 16

SCV Chamber: Business and Healthcare: Your Bottom Line Time: 7:30-11 a.m.

Place: Henry Mayo Center 23803 McBean Parkway, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

Castaic Lions Club Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m.

Place: Mimi's Cafe 24201 Magic Mountain Parkway, Santa Clarita Site: SCVChamber.com

Oct. 10

VIA Monthly Luncheon Time: 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Place: Valencia Country Club 27330 Tourney Road, Santa Clarita Site: ScoutingSCV.com

Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley — Club Meeting Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Place: 27330 Tourney Road, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

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Oct. 11

Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley — Club Meeting Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Place: Valencia Country Club 27330 Tourney Road, Santa Clarita Site: VIA.org

SCV Chamber: #EmpoweringWomen Lunch at Salt Creek Grille Time: 1:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Place: Salt Creek Grille 24415 Town Center Drive, No. 115, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

SCV Chamber: Ribbon-cutting event, UCLA Medical Time: 5:30-8 p.m.

Place: UCLA Medical 27235 Tourney Road, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

5th Annual Partners for Potential Charity Golf Classic Time: 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.

Place: Sand Canyon Country Club 27734 Sand Canyon Road, Santa Clarita Site: Birdeasepro.com/pfpgolf

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Oct. 12

SCV Chamber: 34th annual Oak Tree Golf Classic Time: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Place: Valencia Country Club 27330 Tourney Road, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

VIA Connecting to Success Session Two Time: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

Place: College of the Canyons 26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Valencia Site: VIA.org

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Oct. 23

Castaic Lions Club Meeting Time: 7:30 p.m.

Place: Mimi's Cafe 24201 Magic Mountain Parkway, Santa Clarita Site: SCVChamber.com

Oct. 24

Rotary Club of Santa Clarita Valley — Club Meeting Time: Noon to 1:30 p.m.

Place: 27330 Tourney Road, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com SCV Chamber: Grand Opening: Santa Clarita Multi-Speciality Office at the SCV Medical Plaza Time: 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Place: Providence Holy Cross Medical Center 26357 McBean Pkwy, Suite 150, Valencia Site: SCVChamber.com

Oct. 25

SCV Chamber: SCV Ambassador Committee Meeting Time: 8-9 a.m.

Place: Keller Williams VIP Properties 25124 Springfield Court No. 100, Santa Clarita Site: SCVChamber.com

Oct. 26

VIA Monster Bash Ball Time: 7 p.m.

Place: Hyatt Regency Valencia 24500 Town Center Drive, Valencia Site: VIA.org

FOUR QUESTIONS

Tamer Abdel, CEO of Stori Technologies, is working to change how businesses can brand and share photos on social media with the StoriCam, his company's innovation. Austin Dave | SCVBJ

TAMER ABDEL CEO and founder of StoriCam In Abdel’s words, StoriCam is a reinvention of the photo booth. With an iPad, guests or customers of any social event or business can take videos or photographs that are branded. As an engagement tool, the technology can work for anyone including restaurants, hotels, agencies and everything in between. meetstori.com | 310-606-2425 | hello@meetstori.com

1. What background, education or experiences did you have that you think, looking back, were most helpful in preparing you to launch your own company?

part of creating your own vision for a company as CEO, and what is the most rewarding?

A vision for a company is something that doesn’t transpire overnight. One must totally believe in themselves because few will in the early stages.

Believe in the problem you are fixing, believe in the plan of execution and attack. It's most rewarding when you've communicated clearly to employees and customers the vision and it transpiring. It’s no longer talk when it becomes reality.

It was a combination of experiences. Looking back I was fortunate to be surrounded by family and friends that were entrepreneurs at a young age.

My father who is a long time business owner of a Aerospace manufacturing company in Santa Clarita, allowed me to work with him.

I witnessed the inner-workings of a growing business, the struggles and the perseverance required to win. Even though my father was hoping I would fall in his mechanical engineering footsteps, it was then when I discovered my love for computers and technology.

Launching a business requires one to wear multiple hats, having good mentors that can share experiences and their expertise is the most important educational asset for anyone looking to launch their own company.

How would you define your management style, and what were some significant influences you had/ have?

I think it’s natural for a small business CEO to have a "Authoritative" management style towards employees early in the journey because the CEO wore each hat and expects things to be done in a certain way.

I have definitely matured to include a "Democratic and Collaborative" management style. Each employee has a voice at Stori, but at the end the CEO must make take responsibility for the final decision.

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Launching a business requires one to wear multiple hats, having good mentors that can share experiences and their expertise is the most important educational asset for anyone looking to launch their own company.

What’s the one piece of advice you would give to someone looking to start their own business, and why?

Once you’ve identified that business opportunity you want to make into a reality, make sure you have professional mentors and a company yourself around positive people. They will reduce the number of wrong decisions and failures you will make and will lift you back up on those down and very lonely days each entrepreneur faces. 

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The Castaic Lions Club hosted members of the community for its first official meeting of the year, with a chance for Linda Storli, William S. Hart Union High School District board member, and Melanie Hagman, the first principal of Castaic High when the school opens, to share an update on the school. For more about the Castaic Lions Club, check out this month's service spotlight on page 30.

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Santa Clarita understands the importance of innovation, the need for resources and the benefits that come with entrepreneurship, which is

why it’s an important part of the city’s strategy.

The city’s business strategy is driven by a few basic concepts, said Jason Crawford, the city’s economic development director, and the success comes from a city focus, as well as

a number of partnerships that have been created with that focus in mind.

“It’s three parts,” he said: “One is to attract businesses up here, and we do a pretty good job of that with the (Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp., or SCVEDC); the other thing is to help the ones who are here stay in business and hopefully, expand, but the third part, entrepreneurship, is really where a lot of exciting things can happen — because you can have a couple of entrepreneurs with a few ideas for a product, and all of a sudden that can grow into a business you have with a product and 100 employees.”

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“That’s what we’re trying to imitate with the incubator,” Crawford said, “we’re trying to find those entrepreneurs who have that opportunity and have that potential.”

SANTA CLARITA BUSINESS INCUBATOR Developing that potential comes from a number of places in the Santa Clarita Valley, but a more recent addition to the city’s portfolio has been its business incubator.

It’s been one of the city’s answer to a growing question: What help is out there for me if I want to start my own business?

“We get that question a lot, actually,” said Denise Covert, an economic development associate for the city of Santa Clarita.

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RESOURCES

Rachel Hollis, founder and president of Chic Media, speaks at the Santa Clarita chapter of Google Startup Grind’s ‘Women That Slay’ series at Status Not Quo earlier this year. The series is one of several activities that Google Startup Grind uses to help expand entrepreneurial prowess.SCVBJ file photo

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with the SCVEDC to create a web portal, as well.

“It’ll be an online resource center for entrepreneurs,” she said.

Website: econdev.santa-clarita. com/santa-clarita-business-incubator

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THE SCVEDC The SCVEDC, as an organization dedicated to attracting, retaining and growing business opportunities for the Santa Clarita Valley, is working with the city on development of the web portal, which is expected to go live in November. The SCVEDC also partners with numerous companies and organizations through public and private partnerships to add resources like seminars, question-and-answer session and the area’s short- and long-term strategy for business attraction, growth and retention.

Website: scvedc.org SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CENTER An award-winning resource for SCV residents, the SBDC is also located on College of the Canyons’ Valencia campus. Led by Director Catherine Grooms, the center offers “one-on-one business advising at no cost to our clients,” she said.

“We work with individuals, entrepreneurs and business owners who want to start and grow businesses,” Grooms added. “We’re a resource that they can tap into as they work toward having a positive impact for the business community.”

In 2016, the center was recognized for helping clients in the Antelope, San Fernando and Santa Clarita valleys access $31.6 million in capital, while starting 61 businesses and creating 470 jobs.

Website: canyonsecondev.org/ business-units/sbdc See RESOURCES (cont'd) 13

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We’re a resource that they can tap into as they work toward having a positive impact for the business community.”

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SCV’S MAJOR BUSINESS SECTORS AND INDUSTRY COALITIONS HOLLY SCHROEDER President & CEO of SCVEDC

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job creation and retention strategy and targets companies in the following clusters: advanced manufacturing, aerospace and defense, biotechnology and medical devices, digital media and entertainment, information technology and headquarters and professional services.

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SCVEDC has two industry coalition groups to support our aerospace and defense and medical device sectors. The Aerospace and Defense Coalition (ADC) is made up of over 80 SCV companies that do business in the aerospace and defense supply chain.

Our market access, advanced workforce, unmatched quality of life and the presence of local, high-growth firms will continue to propel future growth in this industry.

The Santa Clarita Valley also enjoys a reputation as a national leader in the discovery and engineering of life-saving advancements in the medical device field. Santa Clarita Valley's strong private sector presence in medical devices, especially the abundance of researchers and other skilled professionals, is an incredible asset for the area.

Here are a just few ways SCVEDC works to support the aerospace and defense and medical device coalitions: Industry events: Well-known speakers in different subject matters are invited to speak and interact with members to educate and inform companies about current topics critical to business success Industry promotion: to promote awareness of the SCV as a center for these industries and to assist companies with collaboration efforts with other organizations within the cluster Workforce development: Provide information about and access to workforce training and apprenticeship programs Resource sharing: Sharing pooled assets, as well as best practices, among member companies Information and data: SCVEDC provides pertinent economic data, real estate updates and industry news through regular communications For more information about the services provided by the SCVEDC visit our website, SCVEDC.org or give us a call at 661-288-4400.

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From left, Ajay Kapur and Saurabh Suri are collaborating on a groundbreaking new curriculum at CalArts for artists with entrepreneurual interests. Austin Dave | SCVBJ

INNOVATIVE LESSONPLANS A NEW APPROACH IN CALARTS CLASSROOMS PERRY SMITH, SCVBJ Editor

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nnovation is nothing new at California Institute of the Arts, a place as renowned for being on the vanguard as it is for producing award-winning artists.

However, a new curriculum underway there is aimed not only at cultivating the creativity to inspire technology through the arts, but also to prepare them for the challenges they’ll face as they try to bring a product to market.

Ajay Kapur, whose titles — associate dean of research and development in digital arts in the Office of the President and director of music technology — hints at the fusion of instructional discipline he’s leading at CalArts, is instructing the course along with a friend and business partner Saurabh Suri, chief investment officer and

managing partner of CerraCap Ventures.

And the title for the course Kapur and Suri are teaching together is “Creative Entrepreneurship,” which seems an apt description for what they’re teaching on campus.

Kapur, a drummer and Princeton grad, learned how to combine his love of technology and music through his undergraduate and Ph.D work, evidence of which is a mechatronic drum machine with artificial intelligence that hangs suspended above his classroom in the Herb Alpert School of Music.

What they’re doing in the classroom doesn’t just have big implications for the potential to combine business and creative technology, Kapur said. It has significant implications for the future of music, as well, he said.

“We’re definitely in an age, and

it’s exciting,” said Kapur, who noted that artificial intelligence has made massive gains since his undergraduate studies, and that what used to take about a year for students to model and render for algorithmic programming can now be done in about a week.

“The reason why I think artificial intelligence is important for artists to learn, is because as artists learn all these moving parts of these types of ... sensors (lighting and moving parts of mechatronic systems),” he said, pointing toward some of the inventions on display in his classroom. “It gets too hard to manually go in and program each (robotic arm) — you can use AI to train a computer to do what it is, as a human, you are doing.”

Kapur said the program has been greatly supported and encouraged

by Ravi Rajan, who was named 10

president of the Valencia arts college in December 2016.

“From its founding, CalArts has been focused on being a place filled with generative energy from new and innovative ideas. Small new business ventures have great potential to be change agents in the creative sector. Creating these new entities — entrepreneurship in the arts — is something many young artists feel compelled to pursue,” Rajan said. “After creating the first graduate degree program focused on just this kind of entity creation in New York City, I’m thrilled to come to CalArts where there is a long tradition of innovation, and a great desire on the part of students and alumni to explore entity creation within the sector. Ajay’s work here has formed the basis of new and See CALARTS 13

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THE LATEST IN HEARING AIDS: WHY GO RECHARGEABLE?

DR. PATRICE RIFKIN, AU.D. Audiology Associates

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ike any other technology, hearing aids are always evolving to bring you better performance, additional features and more convenience. One of the latest revolutions in hearing technology is the introduction of rechargeable hearing aids.

Hearing aid wearers may choose a rechargeable option for several reasons. Rechargeable hearing aids do not rely on typical disposable batteries, and they can save you money in the longterm as batteries can cost up to $150 per year. They also have a less significant environmental impact.

Disposable batteries typically last three to seven days, depending on the type and size of the hearing aid you have. For many people, it is preferable to put the hearing aids on a charger at night, rather than worry about changing batteries every few days. Depending on the model, some rechargeable hearing

aids have the option to use traditional batteries as a back-up just in case.

Because it’s as simple as charging your phone, rechargeable hearing aids can also be a great option for those with limited dexterity and/or vision who have trouble inserting batteries themselves. Most chargers are small and portable, so they can fit easily into a bag for travel. Some chargers don't even need to be plugged into the wall at all times.

Most of today’s rechargeable hearing aids will give you a charge that lasts at least a full 24 hours, and some will give you a partial charge depending on

how long you leave them on the charger. The length of the charge can also be affected by your use.

For example, if you are streaming media to your hearing aids all day it could cause the power to drain sooner than if you were to spend your time in a quiet environment.

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KEEP YOUR EMPLOYEES HEALTHY, STRENGTHEN YOUR BUSINESS CHELSI SCHRIVER, Spokeswoman for Kaiser Permanente

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ike any other technology, hearing aids are always evolving to bring you better performance, additional features and more convenience. One of the latest revolutions in hearing technology is the introduction of rechargeable hearing aids.

Flu season is coming – time to make plans to protect your employees and avoid excessive sick days.

People often use “flu” to describe a mild cold or illness, but there’s nothing mild about the flu. The timing of flu season is very unpredictable and can vary from season to season. “It

can take up to two weeks for the body to develop immunity, so it’s important to vaccinate as early in the season as possible,” says Christian Raigosa, MD, Physician-in-Charge and Family Medicine Physician at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clarita Medical Offices. “While children, pregnant women and the elderly are more at risk for complications from the flu, it can be just as serious for healthy young adults.”

If one employee gets hit with the flu, your whole office could be in for a slowdown. This flu season, keep these important tips in mind and help your workforce stay strong.

Understand the difference between the flu and a cold The flu and the common cold are not the same. Both are upper respiratory infections, but flu symptoms tend to come on

stronger and last longer. Influenza is a virus that causes fever, headaches, and sore throats — and it can lead to serious infections, pneumonia, or worse.

Colds can occur throughout the year. The flu generally infects people from late fall through early spring.

Learn how to help prevent the flu You can help your employees stay healthy by setting up a flu shot clinic at your workplace. It’s easy to arrange, and all of your employees are eligible — even if they’re not Kaiser Permanente members. Getting a vaccine early in flu season each year is the simplest, most effective way to stay flu-free. Contact your Kaiser Permanente representative to learn more and schedule a worksite flu clinic.

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by washing your hands often and sneezing or coughing into your elbow. Don’t touch your face, and most importantly, if you are sick, stay at home,” says Dr. Raigosa.

For more information on flu prevention at work, visit business.kaiserpermanente.org.

Vaccines are available to all Kaiser Permanente members 6 months and older at no-cost. To increase access to the vaccine, members in the Santa Clarita Valley can go to any of our Santa Clarita or Canyon Country locations, including medical offices and pharmacies, to receive their vaccination at no-cost, with no need for an appointment.

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RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE Housing Stats - Santa Clarita Valley

SCV Median Home Value SCV Median Condo Value SCV Home Sales

August ’18

Source: Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation

July ’18

August ’17

$605,000 $600,000 $574,500 $399,000 $379,000 $360,000 219 215 262

August ’18

SCV Condo Sales 116 SCV Avg. # of Days on Market (SF) 66 SCV Single Family Home Inventory 475

July ’18

90 74 464

August ’17

91 81 540

August Sales Acton 08/2018 08/2017 New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $560,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $480,000

Newhall 08/2018 08/2017 New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $400,000 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $469,000

Agua Dulce New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $875,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $700,000

Saugus New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . .68 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $566,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $574,000

Canyon Country New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $470,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $484,000

Stevenson Ranch New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $760,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $710,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $545,000

Valencia New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $590,000

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $550,000

Castaic New Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Total Active Listings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 New Escrows Closed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Median Sale Price. . . . . . . . . . . $525,000

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE Retail Buildings 28225 Newhall Ranch Road 28231 Newhall Ranch Road 28233 Newhall Ranch Road 28307 Newhall Ranch Eoad

Sq. Ft. 8,090 1,500 1,500 1,275

Sale/Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease

GATEWAY VILLAGE

25170 Rye Canyon Road

2,100

Lease

COOPER RANCH PLAZA

27923 – 27959 Seco Canyon Road

1,600

Lease

SECO CANYON VILLAGE

27033 McBean Parkway 27093 McBean Parkway

1,695 1,200

Lease Lease

THE PROMENADE @ TOWN CENTER

23001 Soledad Canyon Road 23005 Soledad Canyon Road

1,200 1,200

Lease Lease

Price $2.50 SF/MO/NNN $3.25 SF/MO/NNN $3.25 SF/MO/NNN $3.25 SF/MO/NNN $3.00 SF/MO/NNN $2.50 SF/MO/NNN $4.25 SF/MO/NNN $4.25 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN

DEL RIO CENTER

27674 Newhall Ranch Road Suite # D 5 1,450 Lease PLAZA DEL RANCHO

NWC Plum Canyon/Skyline Ranch Road

1,200 - 40,000

Lease

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN

1,000 - 3,500

Lease

SANTA CLARITA PLAZA

26910 Sierra Highway; Suite # D-2

1,400

Lease

SANTA CLARITA MARKETPLACE

Lost Canyon & Sand Canyon

1,200 - 40,000

Lease

VISTA CANYON

31810 - 31970 Castaic Road

1,000 - 45,000

Lease

Negotiable $1.75 - $2.25 SF/MO/NNN

$3.00 SF/MO/NNN

1,100 - 10,000

Lease

Negotiable $2.75 -$3.25 SF/MO/NNN

John Cserkuti (NAI Capital) 661-705-3551

1,200 - 10,300

Lease

1,200, 2,800

Lease

$2.50 - $3.50 SF/MO/NNN

GRANARY SQUARE

21515 Soledad Canyon Road

4,895

Lease

GOLDEN OAK PLAZA

26477-26557 Golden Valley Road

922, 1,022, 1,239

Lease

HIGHRIDGE CROSSING

26583 Golden Valley Road

1,005

Lease

$2.75 SF/MO/NNN $2.75 SF/MO/NNN

CENTER POINTE MARKETPLACE

18507 - 18597 Soledad Canyon Road

7,703, 1,292, 975

Lease

$2.00 - $2.50 SF/MO/NNN

CANYON SQUARE

Patti Kutschko (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2003

28200 Bouquet Canyon Road Unit A 3,500 Lease Unit B 900 Lease

$1.25 SF/MO/NNN $1.25 SF/MO/NNN

Casidy Cook (NAI Capital) 818-904-2400 Ext. 1615

23546 Lyons Avenue 23558 Lyons Avenue 25044 Peachland Avenue

1,400 1,200 1,230

Lease Lease Lease

$1.65 SF/MO/NNN $1.65 SF/MO/NNN $1.65 SF/MO/NNN

Plaza Posada Cameron Gray (Daum Commercial) 661-679-2004, Cole Taylor (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2002

23230 Lyons Avenue 23244 - 23246 Lyons Avenue

1,100 2,276

Lease Lease

Lyons Village

1,446 2,736 2,526

Lease Lease Lease

$1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN

$1.50 SF/MO/NNN $1.50 SF/MO/NNN $1.50 SF/MO/NNN

VISTA VILLAGE CENTER

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (661-567-1241, Matt Sreden (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243

Not Disclosed $429 SF/$4.7M

$1.25 SF/MO/NNN

27637 - 27661 Bouquet Canyon Road Suite C3 1,800 Lease

$3.00 SF/MO/NNN

BOUQUET CANYON PLAZA $1.25 - $2.25 SF/MO/NNN

VALENCIA MART

25830-25848 McBean Parkway

28130 - 28166 Newhall Ranch Road 1,090, 1,825, 2,022, 1,825 Lease

$1.50 - $3.25 SF/MO/NNN

SANTA CLARITA PLAZA

NEWHALL CROSSINGS

23154 Valencia Boulevard

Lease

27510 The Old Road 2,000 - 6,500 Lease 27510 The Old Road 11,057 Sale 26111Bouquet Canyon Road Suite D0038 3,662 Lease

Negotiable

CASTAIC VILLAGE CENTER

SEC Lyons Avenue & Main Street

2,575, 2,280

OLD ORCHARD SHOPPING CENTER

25856 Tournamnet Road; Unit # K 25864 Tournament Road; Unit # A 25864 Tournament Road; Unit # B - C

SKYLINE PLAZA

26811 Bouquet Canyon Road

23323 - 23453 Lyons Avenue

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540

24357 Main Street 22520 Lyons Ave; Laemmle Theatre Project

1,550 2,058

Lease Lease

OLD TOWN NEWHALL PROPERTIES

$1.25 - $1.65 SF/MO/NNN

$2.00 SF/MO/NNN

26573 Golden Valley Road 26583 Golden Valley Road

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Lease Lease

CENTRE POINTE MARKETPLACE

19931 Sierra Highway

CENTRE POINTE MARKETPLACE

783 1,005 1,479

Lease

$2.00 SF/MO/MG

$2.25 - $3.00 SF/MO/MNN

TBD TBD $2.00 SF/MO/NNN

19935 Sierra Highway

2,074

Lease

GOLDEN VALLEY PLAZA

26883 Sierra Highway

1,220

Lease

RIVERVIEW PLAZA

25860 Hemingway Avenue 25836-40 Hemingway Avenue

2,330 1,071 - 2,142

Lease Lease

$2.00 SF/MO/NNN

27923 - 27959 Seco Canyon Road

$3.25 SF/MO/NNN

SWC The Old Road/Live Oak Road 26910 Sierra Highway Suite # D-2 (Food) 18715 Via Princessa

$2.25 SF/MO/NNN $2.25 SF/MO/NNN

STEVENSON RANCH PLAZA

23740 Lyons Avenue

2,000 - 8,500

Lease

LYONS PLAZA

31709 Castaic Road 31725 Castaic Road 31729 Castaic Road 31731 Castaic Road 31735 Castaic Road 31743 Castaic Road 31749 Castaic Road 31759 Castaic Road 31765 Castaic Road

4,952 1,063 1,220 1,742 1,077 1,216 1,400 1,450 1,422

Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease Lease

THE VINE CASTAIC LAKE

23630 Newhall Avenue; Unit C

1,000

Lease

SAN FERNANDO PLAZA

21613 Soledad Canyon Road

43,046

Ground Lease

$2.00 - $2.50 SF/MO/NNN

$1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.50 SF/MO/NNN

Lease Lease

1,000 - 4,900 1,500 - 2,000

Lease Lease

CASTAIC CREEK PLAZA

28207 Newhall Ranch Road

11,000

Lease

GATEWAY VILLAGE

27544 Newhall Ranch Road

1,450

Lease

SEC Lyons Avenue & Main Street

1,000 - 10,000

Lease

Randy Cude (NAI Capital) 661-705-3553

31703 Castaic Road

3,582

Sale

23300 Cinema Drive

150 - 1,300

Lease

$1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN $1.85 SF/MO/NNN Negotiable

$2.20 -$3.50 SF/MO/NNN

$3.50 SF/MO/NNN $3.50 SF/MO/NNN $3.00 SF/MO/NNN $3.00 SF/MO/NNN

1,300 - 2,701

Lease

$3.00 SF/MO/NNN

VALENCIA TOWN CENTER

Cody Chiarella (CBRE) 818-502-6730, Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639

800 750

Lease Lease

$1.95 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/MG 1.75 SF/MO/MG

SWEETWATER PLAZA

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540

33301 - 33323 Agua Dulce Canyon Road 18926 - 18932 Soledad Canyon Road

750 - 800 1,200 - 5,600

Lease Lease

KNOLL SHOPPING CENTER

24250 Lyons Avenue

1,050 - 1200

Lease

THE MOSS CENTER

26111 Bouquet Canyon Road

998 - 2,000

Lease

$1.75 SF/MO/MG $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $2.50 SF/MO/MG

$2.25 SF/MO/NNN

SANTA CLARITA PLACE

26811 Bouquet Canyon Road

1,000 - 3,500

Lease

SANTA CLARITA PLAZA

18560 Via Princessa 27984 Seco Canyon Road

700 1,700

Lease Lease

SECO CANYON

19981 Soledad Canyon Road

940

Lease

SOLEDAD VILLAGE

18740 Soledad Canyon Road

1,205 - 3,000

Lease

SOLEDAD ENTERTAINMENT CENTER

22941 Soledad Canyon Road 23001 Soledad Canyon Road 23005 Soledad Canyon Road

2,163 1,200 1,200

Lease Lease Lease

DEL RIO CENTER

27984 Seco Canyon Road 31675 Castaic Road

1,050 - 1,700 1,000 - 4,900

Lease Lease

$2.75 - $3.00 SF/MO/NNN

$418 SF/$1.5M $1.75 SF/MO/NNN

$1.75 - $2.25 SF/MO/NNN

$3,000/MO/NNN $2.00 SF/MO/NNN $1.44 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/NNN $1.75 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN $1.95 SF/MO/NNN $2.00 SF/MO/NNN $2.00 SF/MO/NNN

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Office/Commercial Buildings Sq. Ft. Sale/Lease Price 28159 Avenue Stanford Suite # 228 1,070 Lease $1.95 SF/MO/MG REXFORD VALENCIA INDUSTRIAL CENTER

27413 Tourney Road Suite # 160 1,200 Lease 27433 Tourney Road Suite # 150 3,407 Lease Suite # 220 1,389 Lease 2,455 Lease Suite # 280 Suites # 200, 210, 280 5,913 Lease 40,559 Sale 28310 Kelly Johnson Parkway

$2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $480 SF/19.5M

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818- 907-4639, Craig Peters (CBRE) 818- 907-4616

27907 Smyth Drive

3,308

Sale

$295 SF/$975,860

Sam Glendon (CBRE) 818-907-4616

28338 Constellation Road Suite # D 1/900 6,640 Sale

$295.00 SF/$1.96M Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607, Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616

UMALI OFFICE CENTER

33319 Agua Dulce Canyon Road 33321 Agua Dulce Canyon Road

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN

Bruce Powell (Cornerstone Realty Advisors) 661-295-9000

Cody Chiarella (CBRE) 818-502-6730

SOLEDAD PLAZA

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN

PLAZA CLARITA

22621 Lyons Avenue Suite # 202 361 Lease

20655 Soledad Canyon Road Suite # 5 700 Lease 1,622 Lease Suite # 16 Suite # 43 1,445 Lease Suite # 24 3,032 Lease Suite # 42 990 Lease 1,833 Lease Suite # 25 2,200 Lease Suite # 31

$2.00 SF/MO/NNN $2.00 SF/MO/NNN

NEWHALL CROSSINGS

VALENCIA TOWN CENTER

24510 Town Center Drive Suite # 160 2,011 Lease

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN $2.50 SF/MO/NNN $3.00 SF/MO/NNN $3.00 SF/MO/NNN

PLAZA DEL RANCHO

25835 - 25845 Railroad Avenue

$366 SF/$2,550,000 $14.00 SF/$395,000

Cody Chiarella (CBRE) 818-502-6730, Doug Marlow (CBRE) 818-502-6707, David Solomon (CBRE) 818-907-4628

24510 Town Center Drive Suite # 102 VTC I 1,006 Lease 997 Lease Suite # 110 VTC III Suite # 170 VTC III 2,472 Lease Suite # 190 VTC III 1,706 Lease

SANTA CLARITA MARKETPLACE

31675 Castaic Road SWC The Old Road/Live Oak Road

Reena Newhall 661-253-3344

SUTTER POINT PLAZA

1,700 – 7,000 997 – 8,565

Lease Lease Lease Lease

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN

CINEMA PARK

TBD

Tim Crissman (RE/Max Crissman Commercial Services) 661-295-9300

27630 The Old Road 24300 – 24305 Town Center Drive

1,200 - 2,000 1,050 1,400 (End Cap) 1,300 (End Cap)

Lease LEASE

Ron Berndt (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2000, Patti Kutschko (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2003

SANTA CLARITA LANES PLAZA

25057 - 25067 Peachland Avenue 6,960 Sale 27421 Sierra Highway 28,059 Sale 27737 Bouquet Canyon Road Suite # 109 1,031 Lease 1,020 Lease Suite # 112 Suite # 116 1,040 Lease Suite # 119 894 Lease Suite # 123 1,079 Lease 850 Lease Suite # 126 1,095- 2,191 Lease Suite # 132/133

1,600

SECO CANYON VILLAGE

28486 Westinghouse Place Suite # 110 7,513 Lease

$2.08 SF/MO/FSG $1.00 SF/MO/NNN

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540

23226 - 23248 Lyons Avenue Suite # 207 595 Lease 879 Lease Suite # 216 Suite # 218 640 Lease 1,201 Lease Suite # 219/220 Suite # 222 798 Lease

$1.75 SF/MO/MG $1.75 SF/MO/MG $1.75 SF/MO/MG $1.75 SF/MO/MG $1.75 SF/MO/MG

LYONS VILLAGE

28494 Westinghouse Place Suite # 112 1,720 Lease 580 Lease Suite # 207 Suite # 209 1,290 Lease 2,270 Lease Suite # 306 Suite # 308 1,290 Lease 2,270 Lease Suite # 311

$2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG

VALENCIA ATRIUM

27421 Tourney Road Suite # 105 2,368 Lease 7,622 Lease Suite # 207 TOURNEY PLACE PHASE II

Suite # 210

1,530

Lease

VALENCIA EXECUTIVE PLAZA

31519 Castaic Road 1,228 Sale 28212 Kelly Johnson Parkway Suite # 200 6,077 Sale Suite # 250 1,610 Sale 4,520 Sale Suite # 165 & # 175

$2.80 SF/MO/NNN $2.80 SF/MO/NNN $2.35 SF/MO/FSG Not Disclosed $450 SF/$2.7M $450 SF/$724,500 $450 SF/$2.0M

RYE CANYON BUSINESS PARK

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818- 579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1241, Matt Sreden (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243

24270 Walnut Street 1st Floor 1,000 Lease 5,694 Lease 2nd Floor 24262 Walnut Street Suite # 1 325 Lease Suite # 2 325 Lease OLD TOWN NEWHALL OFFICE

$2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.08 SF/MO/GROSS $2.00 SF/MO/GROSS

Tim Crissman (RE/Max Crissman Commercial Services) 661-295-9300

27200 Tourney Road Suite # 201 1,758 Lease 2,374 Lease Suite # 204 Suite # 230 11,668 Lease 13,442 Lease Suite # 230/235 Suite # 235 1,774 Lease 2,453 Lease Suite # 242 Suite # 340 1,175 Lease 4,826 Lease Suite # 360 Suite # 410 5,081 Lease

$2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.30 SF/MO/FSG $2.30 SF/MO/FSG $2.45 SF/MO/FSG $2.45 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG

TOURNEY POINTE

23822 Valencia Blvd.

Suite # 200/201 4,043 Lease 2,772 Lease Suite # 200 Suite # 201 1,271 Lease 2,404 Lease Suite # 208 Suite # 306 2,925 Lease

$2.35 SF/MO/FSG $2.35 SF/MO/FSG $2.35 SF/MO/FSG $2.35 SF/MO/FSG $2.35 SF/MO/FSG

VALENCIA OAKS

23929 Valencia Boulevard Suite # 404 1,140 Lease 1,750 Lease Suite # 415

$2.35 SF/MO/FSG $2.35 SF/MO/FSG

BANK OF AMERICA TOWER

Kevin Fenenbock (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5204

27202, 27220 & 27240 Turnberry Suite # 100 29,839 Lease 2,856 Lease Suite # 110 Suite # 110/120 5,911 Lease 3,055 Lease Suite # 120 Suite # 200 29,959 Lease 2,593 Lease Suite # 210 Suite # 220/240 6,332 Lease 3,130 Lease Suite # 220 Suite # 220 1,866 Lease 3,202 Lease Suite # 240 Suite # 250 5,596 Lease

$2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG

SUMMIT AT VALENCIA

Kevin Fenenbock (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5204, John Erickson (Colliers Int.) 661- 253-5202

25600 Rye Canyon Road Suite # 210 1,250 Lease

$1.50 SF/MO/MG

EXECUTIVE CENTER VALENCIA

24801 Pico Canyon Road Suite # 201 1,346 Lease 1,417 Lease Suite # 203 Suite # 102 1,439 Lease 1,593 Lease Suite # 103 Suite # 301 2,741 Lease 2,763 Lease Suite # 210/203 Suite # 102/103 3,032 Lease 3,811 Lease Suite # 300

$2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG $2.25 SF/MO/FSG

Kevin Fenenbock (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5204

28001 Smyth Drive Suite # 104 800 Lease 25060 Avenue Stanford Suite # 250 4,119 Lease 2,973 Lease Suite # 260 Suite # 100 22,186 Lease 2,405 Lease Suite # 160 Suite # 275 1,968 Lease 25061 Avenue Stanford Suite # 40 1,916 Lease 25031 Avenue Stanford Suite # 140 2,625 Lease

$2.35 SF/MO/FSG $1.90 SF/MO/FSG $1.90 SF/MO/FSG $2.15 SF/MO/FSG $1.90 SF/MO/FSG $1.90 SF/MO/FSG

$1.25 SF/MO/FSG

John Erickson (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5202, Chris Erickson (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5207

4,169 1,446 2,472

Lease Lease Lease

$2.35 SF/MO/NNN $2.35 SF/MO/NNN $2.35 SF/MO/NNN

VALENCIA TOWN CENTER

Cody Chiarella (CBRE) 818-502-6730

25141 Rye Canyon Loop 25102 Rye Canyon Loop; Suite # 110

4,660 7,687

Lease Lease

$2.50 SF/MO/NNN $1.80 SF/MO/NNN

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607

26650 The Old Road Suite # 105 3,060 Lease 2,399 Lease Suite # 200 Suite # 350 1,900 Lease

$2.80 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG $2.65 SF/MO/FSG

WESTRIDGE EXECUTIVE PLAZA

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639, Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616

25152 Springfield Court Suite # 120 3,251 Lease 3,484 Lease Suite # 140 Suite # 200 2,470 Lease 3,733 Lease Suite # 240 Suite # 250 5,671 Lease 3,034 Lease Suite # 295 Suite # 320 2,221 Lease

David Solomon (CRRE) 818-907-4628, Douglas Marlow (CBRE) 818-502-6707

25124 Springfield Court Suite #200 3,360 - 22,850 Sublease

$2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG $2.95 SF/MO/FSG

$2.25 SF/MO/FSG

THE COMMONS AT VALENCIA GATEWAY

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-502-4639, Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616

25350 Magic Mountain Parkway Suite # 190 4,002 Lease Suite # 350 1,535 Lease 25360 Magic Mountain Parkway Suite # 280 1,967 Lease

$2.85 SF/MO/FSG $2.85 SF/MO/FSG $2.85 SF/MO/FSG

GATEWAY PLAZA

David Solomon (CBRE) 818-907-4628, Matthew Heyn (CBRE) 818-907-4619

24200 Magic Mountain Parkway Suite # 120 (can combine all 3 suites) 4,169 Lease Suite # 130 (can combine all 3 suites) 1,446 Lease Suite # 135 (can combine all 3 suites) 1,753 Lease

$2.85 SF/MO/FSG $2.85 SF/MO/FSG $2.85 SF/MO/FSG

VTC IV

David Solomon (CBRE) 818-907-4628

25115 Avenue Stanford Suite # A 202 2,219 Lease Suite # A 318 1,720 Lease Suite # A 340 3,029 Lease 7,075 Lease Suite # A 202, A 204, & A206 936 Lease Suite # B 120

$1.75 SF/MO/FSG $1.90 SF/MO/FSG $1.75 SF/MO/FSG $1.75 SF/MO/FSG $1.75 SF/MO/FSG

VALENCIA PARK EXECUTIVE CENTER

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639, Robert Valenziano (CBRE) 818-907-4663

28480 Avenue Stanford

50,351

Lease/Sale

1,230 - 17,000

Lease

28470 - 28490 Avenue Stanford

$2.85 SF/MO/FSG; $315 SF/$15.9M

$2.75 SF/MO/FSG

VALENCIA CORPORATE PLAZA

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639

27441 Tourney Road, Suite 100

4,486

Lease

$2.65 SF/MO/FSG

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 907-4639

23502- 23504 Lyons Avenue

1,320 - 5,710

Lease

$1.75 SF/MO/FSG + J

LYONS PLAZA

23734 Valencia Boulevard

1,100 - 1,523 - 2,105 Lease

VALENCIA FINANCIAL CENTER

28110 Avenue Stanford, Suite A 2,120 Lease

28097 Smyth Drive, Suite B 1,645 Lease 23542- 23560 Lyons Avenue 450 - 1,070 Lease PLAZA POSADA

28039 Smyth Drive

3,250

Sale

$2.10 SF/MO/FSG + J

$1.50 SF/MO/MG + electric $2.45 SF/MO/FSG + J

$1.65 SF/MO/NNN $300 SF/$975,000

Cameron Gray (Daum Commercial) 661-679-2004, Cole Taylor (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2002

27819 Smyth Drive

1,871

Lease

$1.85 SF/MO/FSG + J

Cameron Gray (Daum Commercial) 661-679-2004, Patti Kutschko (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2003

25050 Avenue Kearny

1,004 - 2926

Lease

27955 Smyth Drive 27821 Fremont Court; Suite # 6

800 3,045

Lease Sale

$1.85 SF/MO/FSG

$2.25 SF/MO/FSG $215 SF/$654,675

SANTA CLARITA MARKERPLACE

26910 Sierra Highway; Suite # D-8 25128 Avenue Tibbitts

1,050 2,833

Lease Lease

Randy Cude (NAI Capital) 661-705-3553

24961 The Old Road

1,432

Lease

HERTITAGE OAK

$1.15 SF/MO/FSG

$2.95 SF/MO/FSG

THE COMMONS AT VALENCIA GATEWAY

REBEL PROFESSIONAL

PARAGON BUSINESS CENTER

Suite # 120 Suite # 130 Suite # 135

25154 Springfield Court Suite # 170 6,125 Lease

28412 Constallation Road

400

Lease

$2.50 - $3.00 SF/MO/NNN

$2.25 SF/MO/MG $2.25 SF/MO/MG

$3.00 SF/MO?FSG

RYE CANYON BUSINESS PARK

Matt Sreden (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243

22916 Lyons Avenue Suite #101 140 Lease Suite # 104 340 Lease Suite # 1C 667 Lease 415 Lease Suite # 4B 340 Lease Suite # 201 Suite # 202 340 Lease

Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Not Disclosed Not Disclosed

LYONS BUINESS CENTER

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1241

Office/Medical Buildings 25775 McBean Parkway 25880 Tournament Road

Sq. Ft. Sale/Lease 1,201 - 6,682 Lease 1,043 – 4,559 Lease

Price $2.76 SF/MO/NNN

Negotiable

Cody Chiarella (CBRE) 818-502-6730

25050 Peachland Avenue

800 - 4,000

Lease

$1.95 SF/MO/NNN

PLAZA POSADA MEDICAL CENTER Cameron Gray (Daum Commercial) 661-679-2004, Cole Taylor (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2002

28212 Kelly Johnson Parkway Suite # 200 6,077 Sale 1,610 Sale Suite # 250 Suite # 165 & # 175 4,520 Sale RYE CANYON BUSINESS PARK

27421 Tourney Road

$450 SF/$2.7M $450 SF/$724,500

$450 SF/$2.0M

Suite # 105 Suite # 207

2,368 7,622

Lease Lease

$2.80 SF/MO/NNN $2.80 SF/MO/NNN

TOURNEY PLACE PHASE II

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1241, Matt Sreden (SPECTRUM Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243 27905 Smyth Drive 2,160 Lease $2.25 SF/MO/NNN SMYTH COMMERCE CENTER

Bruce Powell (Cornerstone Realty Advisors) 661- 295-9000

Land (Commercial, Industrial & Retail) Acres Ridge Route Highway 20 Ridge Route Highway 40 21613 Soledad Canyon Road 43,560

Sale Sale Sale Sale

Price $.37 SF/$325,000 $.33 SF/$575,000 TBD

Tim Crissman (RE/Max Crissman Commercial Services) 661-295-9300

28541 Witherspoon Parkway

5.51

Sale

$39.00 SF/$9.4M

Jim Ebanks (Realty Advisory Group) 661-702-8880 x 12, Lauren Hunt (Realty Advisory Group) 661-702-8880 x 18

23600 Sierra Highway 23658 Sierra Highway Sierra Highway SEC Castaic Road/Parker

10.00 Sale $14.35 SF/$6.3M 6.00 Sale $23.70 SF/$6.2M $20.00 SF/$600,000 30,000 SF Sale 21,195 SF Sale/Gd. Lease $56 SF

49637 Gorman Post Road 1.10 3251-014-016 Peace Valley Road/Gorman 2.00

Gd. Lease Sale/Gd. Lease

3251-014-019 Peace Valley Road/Gorman 1.00

Sale/Gd. Lease

Randy Cude (NAI Capital) 661-705-3553

17850 Scherzinger Lane

9.0

Sale

/$1.2M/$8,500 MO

$2,500 MO

$19.00 SF /$1.7M/$10,000 MO $46.00 SF /$2.0M/$8,333 MO

$3.82 SF/$1.5M

Randy Cude (NAI) 661-705-3553, Michael Dixon (NAI) 818-742-1617

Soledad Canyon Road/Camp Plenty

22.0 NEC Bouquet Canyon Road & Plum Canyon Road 1.86 NWC Bouquet Canyon/Madrid Road 3.71

Sale Sale Sale

$2.60 SF/$2.5M $25.00 SF/$2.0M $30.00 SF/$4.9M

John Z. Cserkuti (NAI Capital) 661-705-3551

SWC Soledad Canyon Rd/Golden Valley Rd Valley Business Center 1.19 Sale Valley Business Center 1.90 Sale 2.29 Sale Valley Business Center 2.67 Sale Valley Business Center Valley Business Center 3.86 Sale Valley Business Center 4.96 Sale Valley Business Center 6.15 Sale

$29.00 SF/$1.5M $29.00 SF/$2.4M $27.00 SF/$2.7M $27.00 SF/$3.1M

$26.00 SF/$4.4M $27.00 SF/$5.8M $26.00 SF/$6.9M Kevin Tamura (Daum Commercial) 661-670 -2001, Ron Berndt (Daum Commercial Real Estate) 661-670-2000

20000 Soledad Canyon Road

22.00

Sale

$2.60 SF/$2.5M

Randy Cude (NAI Capital) 661-705-3553, John Cserkuti (NAI Capital) 661-705-3551 Sierra Highway/Crown Valley Road 1.40 Sale $8.00 SF/$500,000 Pamela Verner (SCV Commercial Real Estate Services) 661-714-5271 16016 Sierra Highway 1.70 Ground Lease $0.17 SF/MO/NNN Ron Berndt (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2000

28541 Witherspoon Parkway

5.50

Sale

$39.00 SF/$9.4M

James Ebanks (Realty Advisory Group Inc.) 661-702-8880 x 12, Lauren Hunt (Realty Advisory Group Inc.) 661-702-8882 x 18

Railroad Avenue & Wiley Canyon Road

2.76

Sale

$18.30 SF/$2.2M

Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, AndrewGhassemi (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 666-567-1241, Matt Sreden (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243 16166 Sierra Highway 2.55 Sale $7.64 SF/$848,632

Alan DiFatta (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243

Industrial Buildings 26245 Technology Drive 60,068

Lease/Sale Lease

Price $0.70 SF/MO/NNN

Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607

25041 Anza Drive 28901 - 28903 Avenue Paine

8,352 111,935

Lease Lease

$0.90 SF/MO/NNN

TBD

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616

27615 Avenue Hopkins; Unit # 102

52,663

Lease

$0.67 SF/MO/NNN

Matt Dierckman (CBRE) 818-502-6752

28110 Avenue Stanford; Unit C

5,720

Lease

$0.90 SF/MO/NNN

Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-6745

28305 Livingston Avenue

167,990

Lease

$0.67 SF/MO/NNN

VISTA BUSINESS PARK

Nigel Stout (JLL) 818-631-2068

29021 Avenue Sherman; Front Unit 101

6,100

Sale

$175 SF/$6.0M

Kevin Tamura (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2001, Jerry Sackler (Daum Commercial) 213270-2267

28358 Constallation Road Suite # 620 5,202 Lease

$0.74 SF/MO/NNN James Ebanks (Realty Advisory Group) 661-702-8880 x 12, Lauren Hunt (Realty Advisory Group) 661-702-8880 x 18

28486 Westinghouse Place; Suite # 110

7,513

Sale

NOTE: Parties interested in further information should contact the listing broker(s) or James E. Brown, Manager Business Attraction, SCVEDC at 661-288-4413 or via email at Jimbrown@scvedc.org.

28446 Constallation Road

3,563

Sale

$290 SF/$1.0M

Discovery Gateway Spectrum - Phase II

20724 Centre Pointe Parkway # C 28406 Constellation Road 28296 Constallation Road

8,000 3,180 5,831

Lease Sale Sale

$1.25 SF/MO/NNN

$290 SF/$922,200

$285 SF/$1.6M

DISCOVERY GATEWAY SPECTRUM

Yair Haimoff (SPECTRUM Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (SPECTRUM CommercialReal Estate) 661-567-1241, Matt Sreden (SPECTRUM Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243

26074 Avenue Hall Suite # 12 3,082 Lease 25570 Rye Canyon Road Unit # A 2,175 Lease 25574 Rye Canyon Road 1,600 Lease 25570 Rye Canyon Road Unit # F 2,000 Lease 25030 Avenue Stanford Suite # 30 1,087 Lease 25061 Avenue Stanford Suite # 40 1,916 Lease 25031 Avenue Stanford Suite # 140 2,625 Lease 25040 Avenue Tibbitts Unit # D 1,440 Lease

$1.00 SF/MO/MG $1.10 SF/MO/IG $1.10 SF/MO/IG $1.10 SF/MO/IG $1.25 SF/MO/IG $1.25 SF/MO/IG $1.25 SF/MO/IG $1.10 SF/MO/IG

John Erickson (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5202, Chris Erickson (Colliers Int.) 661-253-5207

27525 Newhall Ranch Road Unit # 1

11,724 11,724 Lease

28575 Livingston Avenue

40,000

$0.80 SF/MO/NNN Chris Jackson (NAI) 818-933-2368, Todd Lorber (NAI Capital) 818-933-2376 Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540, Andrew Ghassemi (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1241, Matt Sreden (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 661-567-1243 28220 Industry Drive 93,519 Lease $0.72 SF/MO/NNN

Sale

$0.82 SF/MO/NNN /$179 SF/$7.2M

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607 25161 Rye Canyon Loop; 2 spaces 10,164 and 10,215 Lease $0.60 SF/MO/NNN 25161 Rye Canyon Loop; 1 space 20,379 Lease $0.60 SF/MO/NNN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA INNOVATION PARK

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607

26370 Ruether Avenue

2,680

Lease

$1.15 SF/MO/MG

BERNARDS CENTRE POINT PARK

24907 Avenue Avenue Tibbitts Unit C 7,050 Lease

$1.00 SF/MO/MG

Tim Crissman (ReMax/Crissman Commercial Services) 661-295-9300 24700 Avenue Rockefeller 45,269 Lease $0.72 SF/MO/NNN Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607 28545 Livingston Avenue 173,000 Lease $0.65 SF/MO/NNN 28454 Livingston Avenue 134,287 Sub-Lease $0.65 SF/MO/NNN Chris Jackson (NAI Capital) 818-933-2368,Todd Lorber (NAI Capital) 818-933- 2376

26841 Ruether Avenue Suite # D 1,130 Lease

$1.15 SF/MO/IG

Ron Berndt (Daum Commercial) 661/670-2000

20732 Soledad Street

1,640

Lease

$1.05 SF/MO/IG

Kevin Tamura (Daum Commercial) 661-670 -2001, Cole Taylor (Daum Commercial) 661-670-2002

27121 Furnvall Avenue 11,318 Lease $1.42 SF/MO/MG Randy Cude (NAI Capital) 661-705-3553

Major Industrial Projects

Sq. Ft.

Sale/Lease

Price

VCC; WEST OF I-5/N OF HIGHWAY 126

Gateway V

50,743, 88,752

Lease

$0.72SF-$0.74 SF/MO/NN

VCC; WEST OF I-5/N OF HIGHWAY 126

IAC Commerce Center (Phase 1) 89,486, 187,540 Lease TBD Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607, Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639

Future Industrial Projects $255 SF/$1.6M

Kevin Tamura (Daum Commercial) 661-670 -2001, Ron Berndt (Daum Commercial) 661670-2000

28365 - 28369 Constallation Road 34,115 SF (19,687 -14,428) Sale

28486 Westinghouse Place; Suite # 110 7,513 Lease $1.00 SF/MO/NNN Yair Haimoff (Spectrum Commercial Real Estate) 818-579-8540 28446 Constallation Road 3,563 Lease $1.05 SF/MO/NNN

Sq. Ft.

Sale/Lease

SWQ of Newhall Avenue/Sierra Highway 16,000 - 209,559 Sale/Lease

Price TBD

Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607, Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639

Future Office Projects

Sq. Ft.

Sale/Lease

Price

27651 Lincoln Place

57,000

Lease

TBD

VISTA BUSINESS CANYON (OFFICE AND RETAIL)

27335 Tourney Road 45,675 Lease $2.95 SF/MO/ FSG Richard Ramirez (CBRE) 818-907-4639, Craig Peters (CBRE) 818-907-4616, Doug $225 SF/$1.7M Sonderegger (CBRE) 818-907-4607 17

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THE FACTS ABOUT SMOKING FROM A HOOKAH PATRICK MOODY, Spokesman for Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

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true among young people and college students.

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apply to hookah products.

The important thing to remember is that smoking of any sort can wreak havoc on your health. The culprits include cigarettes, cigars, e-cigarettes and, yep, the hookah. Learn more about the risk factors and

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And visit henrymayo.com to learn about free health and wellness classes available to the community.

Patrick Moody is director of marketing and public relations at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital.

f you think hookah smoking is better for your health than using cigarettes, think again.

A new study suggests it takes a big toll on your heart.

A hookah—which is a water pipe used to smoke a flavorful form of tobacco—has been touted as a healthier alternative to cigarettes. In California alone, there are more than 2,000 shops and 175 hookah lounges and cafes. Nationally, 18.2 percent of adults ages 18-24 report using a hookah.

But a new study from the University of California, Los Angeles explains why that's a big concern. The study, published in the American Journal of Cardiology, showed that just 30 minutes of hookah smoking can put your heart at risk.

The researchers took several measurements from 48 young, healthy hookah smokers before and after 30 minutes of smoking. These included heart rate, blood pressure, artery stiffness, blood nicotine and exhaled carbon monoxide levels.

The results? A single session of hookah smoking increased both heart rate and blood pressure. And that's not all. Hookah smoking also increased artery stiffness. This is a key risk factor for heart attack and stroke. It's similar to what happens when smoking cigarettes.

Fighting a dangerous trend The researchers in the study said these measurements were taken after only a short hookah session. But many people smoke from a hookah for hours at a time. This only increases the amount of nicotine and other toxins the body absorbs.

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THE 1 QUESTION YOU NEED TO ASK YOURSELF

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KEN KELLER SCVBJ Contributor

uccess in business is determined by how effectively the leader executes against their plans.

Each January, the only question that matters is “were the goals achieved?”

Most owners, CEOs and top executives I know are overwhelmed with daily work, despite that most started the year with goals, plans and the intent to move forward.

The day-to-day management of any business trumps working on the future.

Someone I respect told me, “Supervisors focus on the day; managers take care of the week; director-levels work on the quarter, vice presidents have a year-end horizon and the top exec should focus on the next three years.”

Is that how the management team load is working in your company or is everyone focused on the crisis of the day?

Put another way, how many of your team members are fighting fires?

What can be done about this; how can the initiative to being a forward facing company be regained?

The answer starts with a question, perhaps the most important question of the year: what are your real priorities?

We all know that emails, text messages and interruptions no longer permit a person to set the priorities of their day unless they are incredibly disciplined. And isolated.

Work is now being controlled by others sending requests for information; or they make a decision impacting your time or you are called into a meeting that may or may not be necessary.

Today, instead of having some sort of hierarchy of requests, anyone can (and frequently does) ask for some-

thing and each expects their request to be the highest priority of those that are asked.

What makes this untenable for the leader is that not only is leadership expected to set an example and respond timely to all these requests but because of the volume of requests there is much less time to address the longer term issues facing the company.

That “strategic to-do” list is usually buried within an hour of walking into the office. By Friday in a typical week people are genuinely wiped out and the fearless leader is too.

The problem is that the leader still has the challenge of doing things for the future of the business.

Because if the leader, the one person in charge of the future, isn’t focused on where the company is going, no one is.

The hidden impact of all this is on the stress levels of most employees.

People find it near impossible to disconnect from smart phones in order to have some down time for vacation or even to get a decent night’s sleep.

This never stop, all go mentality leads to burnout.

Many businesses are turning into 24/7 operations, similar to hotels, international airports and hospitals.

In this context, what should the priorities of a leader be?

The first should be personal health. If there is not enough time in the day to exercise, rest, eat decent food and get enough uninterrupted sleep, burnout will ensue.

The most successful leaders I know do not work anywhere near the 168 hours available in a week.

What they do is set three goals for each business day and before they leave work at a set time each day these three things are taken care of.

These individuals understand that no one can be truly effective after more than nine hours at work.

At that tipping point, the law of diminishing returns kicks in. People get tired, productivity drops, mistakes are made, meals are skipped and burnout starts.

By setting and keeping a non-negotiable, “get out of my way” time to leave each day, productivity increases dramatically. Things that seemed important earlier in the day are discovered to have minimal importance the closer to leaving time it is.

Second, they set an example by

what they are doing, and they encourage their subordinates to follow them, to emulate them.

Meetings start and end on time.

If they get off track, people become focused on their highest priorities for that day. Interruptions become fewer and brief; people quickly get back to work on what is important.

Third, they encourage their subordinates to make decisions. Managers and employees are given the latitude to take care of business. Each time one of these is successfully handled is one less thing the person at the top has to deal with, freeing their time to focus on the future.

Some leaders like to be the hero and rush in to save the day for their company. I have known some leaders to actually manufacture crisis because they were bored.

The best advice I can give you is to have a little sheet of paper on your desk for you to read as a daily reminder: What are my real priorities?”

For example, back when a com-

mercial flight meant being served a meal, one airline CEO ordered the removal of the single black olive that had been included in the salad being served. He also reduced the number of olives in martinis from two to one.

In the process these two small decisions, the airline saved a significant amount of money. No one complained.

It’s never too late to have a better business. If you decide to change how you invest your time, change from being a firefighter to an architect, by working on the business model, your people, and profitability.

Ken Keller is an executive coach who works with small and midsize B2B company owners, CEOs and entrepreneurs. He facilitates formal top executive peer groups for business expansion, including revenue growth, improved internal efficiencies and greater profitability. Email: Ken.Keller@strategicadvisoryboards.com. Keller’s column reflects his own views and not necessarily those of the SCVBJ. 

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business purpose must dispose of the information by taking reasonable measures to protect against unauthorized access to or use of the information in connection with its disposal. The main objective of this act is to protect against identity theft.

Reasonable measures are described by the act as “burning, pulverizing, or shredding of paper containing consumer information.”

Another alternative is for a company to enter into an agreement “with another party engaged in the business of record destruction to dispose of material, specifically identified as consumer information, in a manner consistent with this rule.”

Violators can potentially face very severe financial penalties, as well as lawsuits.

THE FAIR AND ACCURATE CREDIT TRANSACTIONS ACT (FACTA) FACTA requires the destruction of all consumer information before it is discarded. It states that any person who maintains or possesses consumer information for a

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Jim Habeger, president and CEO of Pacific Vista Landscape Services Inc, started his business in partnership with his father and sister in 1988. MICHELE LUTES/SCVBJ

what she wanted to do with her life. Now that she's doing what she loves, and is able to share her passion with her clients, she said.

“My favorite perk of my job is the smiles on people’s faces Spooner when they see the photos I have taken,” said Spooner. “That makes me love my job and makes all the struggles worth it to make someone happy.”

When your job doesn’t feel like work, you’re doing something right, said Kayleen Kemp, fitness instructor and owner of Get KayLEAN. Kemp became her own boss after being a dental assistant for 19 years.

“My heart wasn’t in the dental field and I needed to do what set my soul on fire,” she said.

The flexibility is Kemp’s favorite perk, she said. “I don’t have to worry about requesting time off for family events or vacation. Or even just to go have lunch with my husband and not feel rushed for time.”

The goal of her company is to help people create happy and healthy lifestyles through fitness in the comfort of their own home where they aren’t overwhelmed by the gym experience, Kemp said.

THE FAMILY BUSINESS Finding the name of your business doesn’t always come easy, and sometimes it changes.

Jim Habeger, president and CEO of Pacific Vista Landscape Services Inc., began his business in 1988 under the name of Jim Habeger and Son Landscape Services. The company specialized in commercial land-care and landscape services.

Habeger began this business in partnership with his father and sister. He was thrust into the position of president and CEO as result of a family tragedy. His father was his original partner.

“I had very large shoes to fill,” he said.

“He was an incredible individual and was pulled away to care for my ailing mother,” Habeger said. He wouldn’t have the success he enjoys today without his partner, he said without hesitation.

“I love the thrill of a new project. This is a big part of why I still do this,” Habeger said. “The other part for me is knowing that we make the decisions, right or wrong. I'm not always right but if I am wrong I have the opportunity to fix the direction and right the ship.”

A challenge many entrepreneurs face is balancing time between work and family, and expressing gratitude for their family’s support was a common thread.

“It's no secret, the sacrifices business owners endure are heavy,” Habeger said. “We rarely get to turn off the phone and are on-call 24/7.” 

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exciting work for us in the near future.”

For the professors, it’s also not just about teaching technology or actual skills, but also about preparing students for some of the challenges that a classroom education doesn’t traditionally cover.

Suri describes his role as bringing the real world experience from “the other side,” meaning the business world.

Kapur has led entrepreneurial projects from the classroom to commercial, such as Kadenze, which hosts courses from CalArts, as well as from other major institutions of higher education. The online platform brings together educators, artists and engineers from leading universities across the globe to provide a world-class education in the fields of art and creative technology. And many of its employees and executive staff are faculty and alumni of CalArts.

Suri brings his financial background, as well as the knowledge that comes with having seen “hundreds of startups.”

“It’s really the real-world experience of what it really takes to be an entrepreneur — and the pitfalls and everything else,” Suri said. “We’re also approaching it from the standpoint of, when people often say the cliche, ‘Failure is the best step to success.’ And it sounds like a really bad cliche, but we come with real-life examples of, ‘Yeah, we do this, because we’ve screwed it up several times.’”

And with the concept behind the course being fairly nascent, both Kapur and Suri have new and interesting scenarios they’ll be working through with their students.

“It’s actually a very interesting challenge — you’re approaching students who are pretty much top in their field from a creative aspect, and where they’ve spent their whole lives focusing on the creative aspect, to show them the importance of the other side.” n

(Above) A drum machine powered by robotic artificial intelligence is one of the many musical innovations on display inside the classroom used by Ajay Kapur and Saurabh Suri. (Below) Ajay Kapur explains some of the goals of his new course in front of “Lydia,” an automated piano operated by motors through artificial intelligence, a machine he builds, reprograms and retools with students inside his classroom in the Herb Alpert School of Music at California Institute of the Arts on Friday. Cory Rubin | SCVBJ

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888-226-6300

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500 Montgomery St., Suite 700, Alexandria,

VA (global headquarters)

703-519-6700

www.eonetwork.org

26336 Citrus St., Valencia, CA 91355

888-767-0767

www.startupgrind.com/santa-clarita

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-362-3408

www.canyons.edu/Offices/ SchoolofAppliedTech/Pages/default.aspx

22704 9th Street, Santa Clarita, CA 91321

661- 290-2211

econdev.santa-clarita.com/ santa-clarita-business-incubator/

23920 Valencia Blvd, No. 100, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-255-4347

http://econdev.santa-clarita.com

Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Center

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, No. 263, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-288-4400

www.scvedc.org

Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce

28494 Westinghouse Place, No. 114, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-702-6977

www.scvchamber.com

330 N. Brand Blvd., Suite 1200, Glendale, CA 91203

818-552-3201

www.sba.gov/offices/district/ca/glendale

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-362-5900

canyonsecondev.org/business-units/sbdc

28368 Constellation Road, Suite 360, Santa Clarita, CA 91355

661-505-8597

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America’s Job Center of California The Entrepreneurs Organization Google Startup Grind MakerSpace at College of the Canyons Santa Clarita Business Incubator Santa Clarita Economic Development Division

Small Business Administration Office (Los Angeles District Office) Small Business Development Center Steamwork Center

James McKinney of Status Not Quo interviews Matthew Arevalo, co-founder of Loot Crate, at a Google Startup Grind Santa Clarita event last month. SCVBJ file photo

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SCV CHAMBER OF COMMERCE PRESENTS

BUSINESS AND HEALTHCARE:

Your Bottom Line Tuesday, October 16, 2018 | 7:30 a.m.

Workforce Wellness

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Who should Attend: • Business Executives • HR Directors • Benefits Managers

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‘FTB/SOS SUSPENDED’ — WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? ANDREW SEVANIAN, ESQ.

Poole & Shaffery, LLP

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ane and Roy decide to form a business entity in California and their operations are going smoothly.

Suddenly, they hit a snag when they receive a notice that their business entity (e.g., corporation or limited liability company) has been deemed “SOS/FTB SUSPENDED” or “FTB SUSPENDED.” A “SOS/FTB Suspended” designation means that the business entity has been suspended by California's Secretary of State.

The reasons for this suspension can vary and might include a failure to file certain documents (e.g., a Statement of Information with the California Secretary of State) or a failure to meet certain tax requirements, including the failure to file tax returns or important exemption papers, pay taxes, penalties and/interest when due. Such failure might be the result of a simple oversight.

Most importantly, a “suspended” business entity loses many of its powers, rights and privileges within the State of California. If the business entity is a tax-exempt organization, e.g., a 501(c)(3), the California Franchise Tax Board may also revoke such tax-exempt status. After a certain period of delinquency, the business entity might receive the “SOS/FTB SUSPENDED” designation on the California Secretary of State’s website.

The consequences of this suspended status can include the business entity being unable to sell, transfer or exchange real property in California, as well as risking any contracts entered into by the business entity during the time of suspension being voidable. Additionally, the suspended business entity may lose its ability to file or defend lawsuits. Moreover, the lack of any functioning legal entity, as

a result of the suspension, could expose the suspended business entity’s owners to personal liability based on the debts, obligations and/or liabilities of the business entity.

The first step toward rectifying this issue is to find out why the suspended status has occurred.

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The VIA Monster BASH Ball Debuts Oct. 26

The VIA Monster BASH Ball, benefiting the VIA Education Foundation, will be Santa Clarita’s who’s-who premier business event complete with themed décor, chef-inspired dining, and live entertainment and dancing making this signature event a must-attend.

2018 VIA Award Nominees

THE CONNIE WORDEN-ROBERTS VOlUNTEER OF THE YEAR AWARD

nola Aronson, Advanced Audiology dr. Jerry Buckley, college of the canyons Laura Kirchhoff, American diabetes Association ed Masterson, SoS entertainment chris Schrage, LBW Insurance & Financial Services Sue tweddell, Primerica VIA RISING STAR AWARD

Boys & Girls club of Scv Resurgence It SchlickArt VIA BUSINESS OF THE YEAR AWARD

Advanced Audiology college of the canyons Hyatt Regency valencia LBW Insurance & Financial

The valley Industry Association celebrates the diversity and accomplishments of its members at its annual gala. The 2018 vIA Awards will be presented at the vIA Monster BASH Ball on oct. 26, 2018 at the Hyatt Regency valencia.

Awards are given to those individuals and members of distinction deserving in one of three categories.

The inaugural vIA vision and Inspiration Award will be given to the William S. Hart union High School district. The award is vIA and the vIA education Foundation’s highest honor in recognition of the communication, collaboration, and collective efforts in furthering connecting to Success, a workforce readiness program. The curriculum is available to every junior class student in the Hart district and teaches young people the necessary skills to bridge from student life to work life, and to be successful once they enter the workforce. It connects business leaders to a future employment pool that will be ready for the demands of a job. tax deductible Black Rose sponsorships, which sends one high school student to vIA’s connecting to Success program, are available for $20.

The urban Renewal Project, a Los Angeles-based band that uses instruments of a bygone era to create a signature sound that blurs the boundaries between soul, jazz, and hip-hop will perform. Adding a touch of mystique, costumes are encouraged or black tie optional. nola Aronson’s Advanced Audiology is the title Sponsor; college of the canyons is a Wizard sponsor. Goblin sponsors: Henry Mayo newhall Hospital, city of Santa clarita, Southern california edison, FivePoint, Thrivent Financial, Wintrust Mortgage, ReMax of Santa clarita, Santa clarita valley Relocation Services, Burrtec Waste Industries, Inc., SoS entertainment, and Point of view communications. Media sponsors: The Signal, Santa clarita valley Business Journal, Scvtv, and InsideScv.a clarita valley Business Journal, Scvtv, and InsideScv. To learn more or for ticket sales, email admin@via.org, phone 661.294.8088, or visit VIABash.com or VIA.org.

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VIA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Diana Meyer

Chairwoman of the Board

Logix Federal Credit Union

Teresa Todd

Vice Chair, Marketing

Point of View Communications

Ed Masterson

Immediate Past Chairman

Nola Aronson

Nola Aronson’s Advanced Audiology

Jerry Buckley

College of the Canyons

J.C. Burnett

Courier-Messenger, Inc.

Denise Covert

SOS Entertainment

City of Santa Clarita

Michael P. Garrison, CPA, MAcc

Myles McNamara

Treasurer

KKAJ, LLP

Chris Schrage

Corporate Secretary and Vice Chair, Advocacy

LBW Insurance

Tim Burkhart

Vice Chair, Programs

Six Flags Magic Mountain

Hillary Broadwater Vice Chair, Events

QM Design Group

Comfort Keepers

Ted Sirotta

Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital

Kim Thomson

SCV Relocation Services

Sue Tweddell

Primerica Financial

Kathy Norris CEO/President

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SPOTLIGHT ON SERVICE ROBERT BUTLER

President, the Castaic Lions Club The Castaic chapter of Lions Clubs International has been serving the communities of Castaic, Val Verde and the Santa Clarita Valley since 1954. The group meets on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month in the SCV. http://www.castaiclionsclub.org | (661) 254-4401 Celebrating a tradition that harkens back almost 100 years, Castaic Lions Club President Robert Butler said the current group enjoys upholding the legacy of club founder Melvin Jones.

Jones was pushed by famous humanitarian Helen Keller, back in 1927, to help students who were having problems with their vision. And they still do that today, in addition to numerous other community efforts.

“That’s nearly a 100-year legacy we have of working on that,” Butler said.

Butler said he joined the Lions Club after he was encouraged to join by his friend George Kezios, a Lion who invited him to a meeting, “and it pretty much happened from there.”

It’s really community-bound organization, Butler said, that looks to help deaf and blind students, as well as those who are less fortunate. The Castaic Lions Club is contacted by local schools when there’s a concern about a student’s vision or hearing, Butler said, and they’re not only able to help with arranging an assessment, club members then take the next step, if there’s additional financial need, and work to provide the student with resources needed for the classroom.

The Lions Club also puts on a locally wellknown tradition of a Thanksgiving dinner at the SCV Senior Center each year, which provides attendees with not just a meal and fellowship, but also enough food for at least a day of leftovers. And of course, there’s also the Santa Float, a popular winter-time attraction that gives neighborhood children in Castaic a chance to share their wishlists with Santa Claus.

While currently the float makes the rounds in Castaic, Butler said the organization was looking to expand its membership from beyond the Castaic community, which would apply to its service opportunities, too.

The cost for membership is $100 per year, and that’s the same for a renewal of membership, Butler said. The organization meets every second and fourth Tuesday of the month, and at the meetings, there’s an optional $15 meal.

Currently, the meetings are held at Mimi’s Cafe in Valencia.

Check out the organization’s website, or you can contact Butler, for more information on how to join the club.  Perry Smith SCVBJ Editor psmith@signalscv.com

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Economic Development Corporation Santa Clarita Valley

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road | UCEN 263 | Santa Clarita, CA 91355 | (661) 288-4400 | www.scvedc.org

SCVEDC Launches New Podcast

Check out the official podcast of SCVEDC to learn more about the innovative SCV businesses that are making a difference in our community.

P

eople are always surprised to learn about the innovative companies that call the Santa Clarita Valley home, so the Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corp. wanted to help get the word out and share some of their incredible stories.

The SCVEDC is pleased to announce the launch of our official podcast, "SCV Means Business." Tune in as president and CEO Holly Schroeder interviews business leaders and explores the many ways that companies connect and contribute to their community.

You’ll learn everything from on-trend marketing tips and the latest innovations in med tech, to the best cruise destinations and which bands use SCV-manufactured Remo drumheads (spoiler alert…just about everyone who is anyone). Prepare to be inspired by your local business community.

"SCV Means Business" is now streaming anywhere you listen to your podcasts like iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher, and on our website, www.scvedc.org/podcast. Be sure to check our website often as we add new episodes.

The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) is a unique private / public partnership representing the united effort of regional industry and government leaders. The SCVEDC utilizes an integrated approach to attracting, retaining and expanding a diversity of businesses in the Santa Clarita Valley, especially those in key industry clusters, by offering competitive business services and other resources.

Contact the SCVEDC today and learn more, 661-288-4400 or info@scvedc.org. The Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation (SCVEDC) is a unique private / public partnership representing the united effort of regional industry and government leaders.

Listen now at: www.scvedc.org/podcast NORTH LA COUNTY DEFENSE SUPPLY CHAIN BUSINESS RESOURCE EVENT

SCVEDC & BIOCOM LUNCH & LEARN Navigating Pricing and Reimbursement Pressures for Medical Devices and Drugs This panel discussion will focus on the impact of reimbursement and pricing pressures on the successful commercialization of medical innovations. At this event you will gain understanding of the probable reimbursement landscape for the product when it is ready for commercialization, including upcoming changes in Medicare reimbursement

Discover procurement opportunities to diversify your business, tap into resources to help make your business more competitive, and become more resilient in the area of cybersecurity.

Confirmed Keynotes: Congressman Steve Knight & Lockheed Martin Supply Chain Management – ADP Skunk Works Topics include: Supply Chain Workshop, CyberSecurity Resilience, Market Research for Government Contracts, & SBA Workshop

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4 | 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS Register: www.scvedc.org/biocom FREE | Lunch Provided

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25 | 8 AM – 2 PM COLLEGE OF THE CANYONS Register: www.scvedc.org/event FREE | Lunch & Breakfast Provided

Econo Watch Santa Clarita Valley

Q1 ’18

Q4 ’17

Q1 ’18 Sq Ft

Commercial Vacancy Rates Office Space

16.40%

9.70%

416,841

Industrial Space

4.30%

4.90%

1,053,363

Total Marked Sq. Ft. Vacancy Percentage 1,470,204 Office Space - as a % of Vacancy

28.35%

23.70%

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Industrial Space - as a % of Vacancy

71.65%

51.19%

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Building Permits

Aug. ’18

New Commercial/Industrial Building Permits Commercial Tenent Improvements/Alterations

7 95

July ’18

Aug. ’17

4 57

2 38

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Local Company Stock Prices Bank of Santa Clarita (BSCA) California Resources Corp (CRC) Carnival Corp. (CCL) Mission Valley Bank (MVLY) Six Flags * (SIX) Woodward (WWD) Lennar (LEN)

Aug.’18 20.8 41.54 61.58 16.8 67.55 80.56 51.67

July ’18 20.55 36.41 59.24 17 64.95 80.90 51.88

% Change 1.22% 14.09% 3.95% -1.18% 4.00% -0.42% -0.40%

Unemployment Rates Santa Clarita Palmdale Lancaster Glendale Los Angeles County State

July ’18 5.1% 6.6% 6.8% 4.8% 5.1% 4.2%

June ’18 5.0% 6.3% 6.4% 4.6% 4.8% 4.2%

% Change 2.00% 4.76% 6.25% 4.35% 6.25% 0.00%

Housing Stats SCV Median Home Value SCV Median Condo Value 3 SCV Home Sales SCV Condo Sales SCV Avg. # of Days on Market (SF) SCV Single Family Home Inventory

Aug. ’18 605,000 99,000 219 116 66 475

July ’18 600,000 379,000 215 90 74 464

Aug. ’17 574,500 360,000 262 91 81 540

Source: Santa Clarita Valley Economic Development Corporation

FREE CAREER SKILLS CLASSES THIS FALL!

Convenient classes are offered AFTERNOONS, NIGHTS and ONLINE to fit any type of work schedule and most classes take only A FEW DAYS TO COMPLETE! Time Management - Emphasis on looking at current use

of time, identifying organizational goals, roles and priorities, discovering gaps to achieving goals and apply time management tools to the gaps for completing important priorities first.

Negotiation - Applies collaboration tools for building hightrust relationships. Help analyzing the conflict cycle and practice skills to diffuse conflict at each stage. Assess one’s strengths and utilize tools to facilitate and adapt to others styles.

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Business Writing in the Technology Age - Develops effective and professional business writing skills for electronic and hard-copy communication using business tone, organization and formatting, word choice and persuasion.

Personality Styles - Exploration of participants’ own behaviors

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and personality styles, while learning to adapt one’s behavior to be effective with other personality styles in a variety of work situations.

Emphasis is placed on dealing with difficult relationships.

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving - Develops

Successfully Managing and Developing People -

analytical thinking, decision making and problem- solving techniques. Helps apply judgment and insight to break problems into component parts and apply deductive reasoning.

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Learn and apply the communication, delegation and motivational skills needed to be an effective manager or supervisor.

valuable customer base, diffuse difficult situations and earn repeat business. Topics include the anatomy of a complaint, regulating verbal and nonverbal responses, active listening skills, creative problem solving, steps to defuse angry customers and more.

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Workplace Communication Strategies - Assess and optimize current workplace communication skills. Build an advanced communication toolkit to forward your career. Illustrate clear and congruent verbal and nonverbal messages tailored to the personalities involved, the desired outcomes, and the context.

Customer Service - Applies practical strategies to retain a

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