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February 20
1906 - L.A. County accepts Mr. H.C. Register's bid to build (Old) Newhall Jail for $2,237 [story]
Old Newhall Jail
 Santa Clarita City News
 L.A. County News
LASD 9-1-1 Service Restored in SCV After 12-Hour+ Service Distruption
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a statement that a power outage to a third-party telecommunications provider that caused disruption of Los Angeles County 9-1-1 service beginning at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, has been resolved.  FULL STORY...
 SCV Nonprofit News
Feb. 28: Books and Brush With ARTree at Newhall Library
The Old Town Newhall Public Library in collaboration with ARTree will host "Books and Brush: Where Literature and Inspiration Meet with ARTree," 10:15 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28.  FULL STORY...
 SCV School News
Hart District Names New Assistant Principal at Rancho Pico Junior High School
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Dennis Yong as the new assistant principal at Rancho Pico Junior High School.  FULL STORY...
 SCV College News
SCV Business
Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Exhibitors, Sponsors Sought for 2026 SCV Chamber Business Expo
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce 2026 SCV Business Expo returns on Thursday, June 11, at Valencia Town Center, bringing together 100-plus local businesses and organizations and over 1,000 attendees for the largest business showcase in the Santa Clarita Valley.  FULL STORY...
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Friday, Feb 20, 2026
Valladares Introduces Affordability Legislation Package in Sacramento

Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) has announced her affordability legislative package to bring meaningful relief for California families and small businesses struggling due to inflation and increased fees and taxes.

Friday, Feb 20, 2026
LASD 9-1-1 Service Restored in SCV After 12-Hour+ Service Distruption

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has issued a statement that a power outage to a third-party telecommunications provider that caused disruption of Los Angeles County 9-1-1 service beginning at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, has been resolved.

Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Exhibitors, Sponsors Sought for 2026 SCV Chamber Business Expo

The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce 2026 SCV Business Expo returns on Thursday, June 11, at Valencia Town Center, bringing together 100-plus local businesses and organizations and over 1,000 attendees for the largest business showcase in the Santa Clarita Valley.

Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Soccer Playoff Final: No Foothill League Teams Remain

As of early Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Foothill League still had two girls soccer teams competing in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Unfortunately, later that same evening, there were none

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026
March 7: SCV Historical Society Celebrates 50 Years with ‘Not Your Typical Gala’

What do you do when you’ve been called the “Hysterical Society” for a half-century? You grab the ball and run with it.

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026
March 14: ACS SCV Relay for Life Cancer Survivor, Caregiver Dinner

The American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Santa Clarita Valley invites cancer survivors and caregivers to the 2026 Survivor and Caregiver Celebration Dinner

Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Feb. 20: The 48th Annual St. Claire’s Lenten Fish Fry Begins Six Week Run

The 48th Annual Lenten Fish Fry at St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Canyon Country will begin a six week run of serving up its tasty fish and chips on Friday, Feb. 20. The event starts at 4 p.m. and is open until 8:30 p.m

Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Whitesides Presents SCV Sheriff’s Station with $1M for Mobile Command Center

U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, (D-Agua Dulce), joined the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to present $1 million in federal funding for a new mobile command center

Wednesday, Feb 18, 2026
SCVCCA 2026 SCV Lunar New Year Gala Holds Successful Event in Newhall

The inaugural 2026 SCV Lunar New Year Gala brought more than 450 attendees to the Newhall Family Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 15, marking the first large-scale Lunar New Year celebration in Santa Clarita Valley history

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026
March 28: Project Linus Make-A-Blanket Day at COC

The Santa Clarita Valley/Sylmar/Antelope Valley Chapter of Project Linus will host a Make-A-Blanket Day on Saturday, March 28, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the COC East Gym

Tuesday, Feb 17, 2026
May 16: Tickets Now Available for St. Francis Dam Disaster Site Tour

The annual Santa Clarita Valley Historical Society tour of the site of the March 12, 1928 failure of the St. Francis Dam in San Francisquito Canyon is scheduled for Saturday, May

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Thursday, Feb 19, 2026
Feb. 20: CSUN Beach Volleyball to Open Season vs. Concordia Irvine at Home
California State University, Northridge Beach Volleyball opens the 2026 season Friday, Feb. 20, hosting Concordia Irvine at noon at the Matador Beach Volleyball Complex.  FULL STORY...
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The Old Town Newhall Public Library in collaboration with ARTree will host "Books and Brush: Where Literature and Inspiration Meet with ARTree," 10:15 a.m.- 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 28.
Feb. 28: Books and Brush With ARTree at Newhall Library
Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares (R-Santa Clarita) has announced her affordability legislative package to bring meaningful relief for California families and small businesses struggling due to inflation and increased fees and taxes.
Valladares Introduces Affordability Legislation Package in Sacramento
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department has issued a statement that a power outage to a third-party telecommunications provider that caused disruption of Los Angeles County 9-1-1 service beginning at 6:02 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 19, has been resolved.
LASD 9-1-1 Service Restored in SCV After 12-Hour+ Service Distruption
Valencia Library will host a "Teen Library Eats: Donuts," event Thursday, Feb. 26, 3:30-4:30 p.m.
Feb. 26: ‘Teen Library Eats, Donuts’ at Valencia Library
<strong>1906</strong> - L.A. County accepts Mr. H.C. Register's bid to build (Old) Newhall Jail for $2,237 [<a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/al3025.htm" target="_blank">story</a>]<br> <a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/al3025.htm" target="_blank"> <img src="https://scvhistory.com/gif/al3025t.jpg" alt="Old Newhall Jail" style="margin-top:6px;width:110px;border:0;"> </a>
The 48th Annual Lenten Fish Fry at St. Clare of Assisi Parish in Canyon Country will begin a six week run of serving up its tasty fish and chips on Friday, Feb. 20. The event starts at 4 p.m. and is open until 8:30 p.m.
Feb. 20: The 48th Annual St. Claire’s Lenten Fish Fry Begins Six Week Run
Toastmasters is a worldwide club and has a simple, yet powerful, mission: Empowering individuals to become more effective communicators and leaders. The Loquations Toastmasters Club will host an Open House on Saturday, Feb. 21 at 9:30 a.m. The club also has the option to join the meeting via Zoom.
Feb. 21: Toastmasters Open House on Zoom
As you step into William S. Hart Park, the sights and sounds of the Old West come alive. The rhythm of boots shuffling across the dance floor, the unmistakable aroma of Dutch oven peach cobbler drifting through the mesquite-scented air and the ringing of a blacksmith’s hammer all echo a time when Santa Clarita’s hills and valleys were shaped by cowboys living the frontier life.
Laurene Weste | Celebrate 30 Years of Western Tradition at Santa Clarita Cowboy Festival
The William S. Hart Union High School District Governing Board unanimously approved the appointment of Dennis Yong as the new assistant principal at Rancho Pico Junior High School.
Hart District Names New Assistant Principal at Rancho Pico Junior High School
The Santa Clarita Valley Chamber of Commerce 2026 SCV Business Expo returns on Thursday, June 11, at Valencia Town Center, bringing together 100-plus local businesses and organizations and over 1,000 attendees for the largest business showcase in the Santa Clarita Valley.
Exhibitors, Sponsors Sought for 2026 SCV Chamber Business Expo
California State University, Northridge Beach Volleyball opens the 2026 season Friday, Feb. 20, hosting Concordia Irvine at noon at the Matador Beach Volleyball Complex.
Feb. 20: CSUN Beach Volleyball to Open Season vs. Concordia Irvine at Home
U.S. Rep. George Whitesides, (D-Agua Dulce), joined the Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station on Tuesday, Feb. 17, to present $1 million in federal funding for a new mobile command center.
Whitesides Presents SCV Sheriff’s Station with $1M for Mobile Command Center
Le Chene French Cuisine will present a special dinner and event, "Meet The Medium Yesenia," on Wednesday, March 11 at Le Chene in Aqua Dulce.
March 11: Le Chene to Host Special Event, ‘Meet the Medium Yesenia’
As Los Angeles gears up to host the 2026 World Cup, 2028 Olympic & Paralympic Games and a wave of other major sporting events, now is the time for small businesses to prepare for unprecedented opportunities. Join the SBDC for the third webinar in the series, Get Your Business Game-Ready, to learn about the procurement process for the LA Games.
Feb. 25: LA Games, Prepare Your Business to Win Webinar
As of early Wednesday, Feb. 18, the Foothill League still had two girls soccer teams competing in the CIF Southern Section playoffs. Unfortunately, later that same evening, there were none.
Soccer Playoff Final: No Foothill League Teams Remain
<strong>1803</strong> - Indigenous family members removed from Caamulus (Camulos) village, Piru area, are baptized at San Fernando Mission [<a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sfrb00916.htm" target="_blank">record</a>]<br> <a href="https://scvhistory.com/scvhistory/sfrb00916.htm" target="_blank"><img src="https://scvhistory.com/gif/missionsanfernando_rppc1900s.jpg" alt="mission" style="margin-top:6px;width:110px;border:0;"> </a>
Women in the Santa Clarita Valley are invited to a special morning of connection, encouragement and inspiration at 10 a.m. on Saturday, March 7 at JC in Me in Old Town Newhall.
March 7: Women’s Gathering, Book Signing to Feature Author Dr. Deonne Johnson
The inaugural 2026 SCV Lunar New Year Gala brought more than 450 attendees to the Newhall Family Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 15, marking the first large-scale Lunar New Year celebration in Santa Clarita Valley history.
SCVCCA 2026 SCV Lunar New Year Gala Holds Successful Event in Newhall
The college has earned designation as a Bee Campus USA affiliate, becoming the only community college in Southern California to receive the distinction
COC Named Southern California’s Only ‘Bee Campus’ Community College
Rooter Hero invites the Santa Clarita and surrounding Ventura County and San Fernando Valley communities to kick off their morning with kindness at its “Spread the Love” pop-up event, taking place Thursday, Feb.19, beginning at 8 a.m at San Fernando Coffee Company.
Feb.19: Rooter Hero ‘Spread the Love’ Pop-Up Event in Santa Clarita
Tesla successfully took the required action to stop using the term “Autopilot” in the marketing of its vehicles in California, as required by the California Department of Motor Vehicles last December.
Tesla Takes Corrective Action to Avoid DMV Suspension
California State University, Northridge mathematics professor Maria D’Orsogna is hoping that the recent study she and her colleagues did on alcohol-related deaths in the United States will serve as a resource for policymakers and community members working to reduce alcohol-related harm.
Rates of US Alcohol-Induced Deaths Nearly Doubled From 1999-2024, Says Study by CSUN Prof
 Caltrans today announced it has awarded $25 million to 90 local projects that will improve lives and communities by supporting litter and graffiti removal efforts across California.
California Commits $25 Million to Cleanups and Job Pathways: Transforming Communities While Creating Opportunities
At its Feb. 17, 2026, regular meeting, the SCV Water Board of Directors extended the Agency’s pilot Ratepayer Assistance Program for three years, through June 30, 2029. 
SCV Water Board Extends Ratepayer Assistance Program through June 30, 2029
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