Good morning, Santa Clarita.

The Santa Clarita Chamber of Commerce will host the 2026 Non-Profit Love Match on Feb.

10 to connect local nonprofits with professionals seeking volunteer roles and board leadership.

Newhall Community Center will celebrate 20 years of community service on Saturday, Jan.

24, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 22421 Market Street — featuring live mariachi, folklórico performances, art activities, and food for families.

Santa Clarita’s business scene is growing as new eateries and shops open and more are planned on Magic Mountain Parkway and McBean Parkway, following the city’s win as Most Business Friendly City in the BizFed 2025 Pulse Poll (city officials confirmed).

On Jan. 21, 1915, Stephen T.

Mather (whose fortune came from the Tick Canyon borax mines) was sworn in as Assistant to the U.S. Secretary of the Interior; his work later advanced national park conservation by paving the way for the National Park Service.

Santa Clarita events include Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific at The Canyon Theatre Guild from Jan 24 to Jan 25, the Resource Center opening for Finally Family Homes on Jan 27 and Curse of the Starving Class at The MAIN from Jan 23 to Jan 25.

Early Wednesday morning, CHP responded to a call about a mountain lion cub lying in the roadway near Hillcrest Parkway and Olympic Street in Castaic and notified Fish and Wildlife while officers watched the cub walk away and later run into a backyard.

The Legacy Lions secured a narrow 61-60 win against the Loyola Cubs on Tuesday night as JR Mosley scored 22 points and Xzavier Miller added 14.

The boys’ team, now the highest-ranked in the Santa Clarita Valley, will face the Crescenta Valley Falcons next Saturday.

Santa Clarita girls basketball teams are set for key games in the Foothill and Heritage Leagues on Thursday and Friday at local venues—Saugus High and Newhall Church.

Saugus meets Valencia at 5 p.m. in a pivotal Foothill contest as teams battle for league standings and pride.