SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A business owner forced to relocate to make way for the De La Vina Bridge Replacement Project is suing the city. Mishay Hair Salon & Spa is among a handful of businesses whose properties were acquired by the city in 2021 through eminent domain. Andrea Ridgell, the salon’s owner, filed a
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Students and staff at Vieja Valley Elementary gathered for a rousing and heart-warming send off for the school’s beloved crossing guard, Gwendolyn “Gwen” Clark, who hung up her stop paddle and florescent vest after Thursday morning’s shift. The 94-year-old volunteer was a comforting presence for children and families getting to and
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SANTA BARBARA CO., Calif. (KEYT) – Homegrown celebrity Katy Perry’s hit song “Firework” and namesake camp are empowering local tweens and teens. To date, nearly 1,000 middle school students have attended the three-day sleep away camp, thanks to the Firework Foundation, co-founded in 2019 by Perry and her sister, Angela Lerche. Recently, more than 85 boys and
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SUMMERLAND, Calif. (KEYT) – A state surge in mosquitoes and West Nile virus will likely keep public health experts in Santa Barbara County busy for another month or so. “Mosquito season now is kind of like fire season,” said Brian Cabrera, General Manager of the Santa Barbara County Mosquito and Vector Management District. “This year, the
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Hot, muggy weather across parts of California this year has triggered a dangerous surge in mosquitoes and cases of West Nile Virus. One Los Angeles man knows all too well. To date, medical experts in the Golden State have logged nearly 300 cases across 24 counties; Los Angeles County is one
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT)- Traditionally, today – a fall Friday – would be the first day of harvest for local wine growers. Instead, due to the affects of El Niño, this is the last day of harvest; at least for the team at Margerum Wine Company. We met up with Douglas Margerum, Owner and Director
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA (KEYT) – Bob Smith, the congressional candidate hoping to unseat incumbent congressman Salud Carbajal, is no longer aligned with the GOP. Smith confirmed Friday afternoon to your News Channel that he was distancing himself from both parties and registered No Party Preference or Independent. A News Channel crew met up with
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GOLETA, CA (KEYT) – If there was ever a time to give Mother Nature a helping hand, it’s now. Santa Barbara-based Fish Reef Project is doing just that, giving nature an offshore, underwater boost in seven countries and, here at home. The nonprofit team is now in a race against time ahead of California’s next super
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Energy from Hurricane Marie is kicking up big surf along local beaches that are normally described as “flat water” beaches, including East Beach. “We’ve got waves out here six to eight feet face beach-break meaning that when it breaks hard it breaks all at once,” said Brittney Gamble, a beach
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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – A group of local voters skipped the beach Labor Day Saturday and headed to a local brewery, not for social reasons but political. Draughtsmen Aleworks in Goleta hosted a “Postcards from Paradise” Get Out the Vote event. “I did this in 2024 and this is an advocacy pack called “Postcards to Swing States,”
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Residents along the 2400 block of Las Positas Road are dealing with damage to their front yards, thanks to an out-of-control driver. Erinn Lynch reviewing past accident footage Erinn Lynch said Wednesday’s late morning incident was not a one-off. “Well, we’ve seen a number of crashes out here,” said Lynch. “We
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The latest step to develop a small townhouse community directly across from the Santa Barbara Cemetery was approved following Thursday’s public hearing. The Santa Barbara Planning Commission moved forward with staff’s recommendation to adopt the Mitigated Negative Declaration (MND) for this project, according to Julia Pujo, Project Planner, Environmental Analyst.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Traffic changes are coming to one of Santa Barbara’s more congested corridors, at least temporarily, and your input is wanted. The City of Santa Barbara is considering a Pilot Restriping Project along De La Vina Street between Padre and Valerio Streets. Navigating stretches of the one-way, two lane street — which is
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Despite the hot weather, a group of teens threw in the beach towel for shovels, weed whackers and fire-fighting tools. For the past month, the Bucket Brigade’s Youth Fire Prevention Team created a firebreak in Elings Park by clearing out highly flammable dry brush and invasive weeds. Abe Powell, Bucket Brigade Cofounder
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Work crews and engineers are busy with the final phase of work on the west end or “downstream” portion of the De La Vina Street Bridge Over Mission Creek Replacement Project. Final construction on Phase 1 is expected to wrap up by the end of summer or early fall, according
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A small, historic church where people once gathered in prayer is now an overnight hub for tourists. Casa Iglesia, a boutique hotel on Chapala Street, was formerly known as First Christian Church of Santa Barbara. Developers spent two years converting the church into a high-tech, 37-unit hotel. Daniel Salatino, Project Manger, said
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A new environmental report raises serious health concerns about surface water frequently tested across California. Surface water includes rivers, lakes, streams, wetlands and, the ocean. Environmental Working Group (EWG) – a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit – targeted agricultural areas throughout the Golden State and found “forever chemicals” or PFAS in half the
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif (KEYT) – The buzz of a Weedwacker echoed off the hills in Elings Park Thursday morning as part of an ongoing fuel maintenance program. Courtesy: Bucket Brigade It is part of the fire-wise collaboration between Elings Park, the Santa Barbara Fire Safe Council and, the Bucket Brigade. “If your neighbor’s house catches on fire,
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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – One of the best ways to support new parents — aside from wishing them more sleep — is a gift of packaged diapers. A number of local schools, businesses and all fire stations in Montecito, most in the city of Santa Barbara and, the Santa Barbara Police Department are taking part in
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – We’re getting a chance to hear about some of the strangest things collected from Chinese Harbor on Santa Cruz Island during a recent cleanup effort. Laura Sanchez, Communications Director for Santa Barbara Channelkeeper shared details about the collaborative, daylong excursion. Photo Credit: Matt Dayka “This event is part of the National Marine
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