UPCOMING EVENTS

February 8 | 10:30 am

Join us to hear about what issues our business community are facing. Elected officials and their staff will give updates from federal, state and local offices. This is a great opportunity to hear what advocacy the Chamber is doing for you and also to find out how you can bring the issues you care about for us to assist you with. Our massive grassroots alliance is comprised of organizations locally and throughout the country who help strengthen our advocacy efforts and ensure our advocacy efforts are successful. Email hello@scvchamber.com to find out how to attend or submit an issue you are facing.

To find out more information about these events or any other upcoming programming and to register go to: www.SCVChamber.com/Events

Business After Hours Mixer at Mercedes Benz

March 15 | 5:30 pm

Join us at one of our regular mixer hosts, Mercedes Benz of Valencia, as more than 150 business representatives from across the Santa Clarita Valley join for an evening of networking.

This is your opportunity to make new connections and catch up with friends.

Remember to bring your business card for the chance to win some great prizes.

Celebrating SCV Businesses

From celebrating new businesses opening or marking special occasions and achievements, we continue to be honored being part of your celebrations.

We encourage everyone to come and support our new businesses. All our grand opening/ribbon cuttings are free and open to everyone to attend.

SCV Chamber & Coalition Partners granted 60 day extension for Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map

On December 14, 2022, the Office of the State Fire Marshal released its updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map for all of California with an unreasonably short 45-day comment period over the holidays/new year.

The agency has spent the better part of a decade developing an updated wildfire map impacting approximately 31 million acres of California territory. CalFire did not release its methodology nor underlying data used to build the updated map, frustrating the public’s ability to even meaningfully comment.

Due to the truncated comment period noticed over the holidays, coupled with the fact that analysis is constrained without the agency methodology, we joined CalChamber and partners asking for a 60-day extension and the methodology in order to allow the public sufficient time and data to analyze and provide meaningful comment back to CalFire.

We were successful in extending the comment period for an additional 60 days which will now close on April 4, 2023 instead of February 3, 2023. We will continue to press on the Department to release methodology associated with how they built their updated wildfire map.

Written comments may be submitted by U.S. mail to the following address:

Office of the State Fire Marshal

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

P.O. Box 944246

Sacramento, CA 94244-2460

Attn: Scott Witt, Deputy Chief

Written comments can also be hand delivered or sent by courier to the contact person listed in this notice at the following address:

California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

Office of the State Fire Marshal

C/O: Scott Witt

California Natural Resources Building

715 P Street, 9th floor

Sacramento, CA 95818

Written comments may also be delivered via e-mail at the following address: fhszcomments@fire.ca.gov