City Expands Open Rewards to Old Town Newhall

Old Town Newhall businesses join Santa Clarita's Open Rewards Program, offering 5% cash back on qualifying purchases.

Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Couponing

Gouache-painted editorial illustration of a stack of coins beside a small storefront with a curved return arrow, in muted warm tones. — Santa Clarita expanded its Open Rewards Program to Old Town Newhall businesses on September 17, offering 5% cash back on qualifying purchases as the district recovers from the Main Street Fire. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

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The City of Santa Clarita expanded its Open Rewards Program to participating businesses in Old Town Newhall on September 17. Qualifying purchases earn 5% cash back in the Open Rewards app.

Why it matters

The expansion supports Old Town Newhall's recovery following the Main Street Fire. It extends the pilot program that began in July to a second shopping district.

Each qualifying purchase automatically earns 5% cash back in the Open Rewards app, which is redeemable toward future purchases for three months. The source does not say how many Old Town Newhall businesses are participating or how much rewards activity the program has generated.

The players

City of Santa Clarita

The municipal government of Santa Clarita, California, which runs the Open Rewards Program to support local commerce.

The details

Shoppers earn rewards automatically on qualifying purchases at participating businesses and redeem them through the Open Rewards app. The program started as a pilot in Plum Commerce Center and Bouquet Plaza before expanding to Old Town Newhall.

July 23: Pilot cash back began at Plum Commerce Center and Bouquet Plaza.
September 17: Program expanded to participating Old Town Newhall businesses.

Season Trajectory

The expansion extends the Open Rewards pilot launched on July 23 at Plum Commerce Center and Bouquet Plaza to a second shopping district. It positions the program as a post-fire recovery tool for Old Town Newhall, where Main Street businesses were affected.

Santa Clarita shoppers who buy at participating Old Town Newhall businesses earn 5% cash back that can be applied to later purchases within three months. Shoppers should check the Open Rewards app to confirm which stores qualify before making purchases.

The takeaway

Shoppers who use the Open Rewards app can recover a portion of their spending at participating local stores. Checking which businesses qualify before buying helps ensure the rewards are earned.