Righetti students learn history lessons from Gates foundation speaker
Righetti High School students had the opportunity to learn valuable lessons about the history of the world that helps explain the present and…
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Cyclist sets off to raise money for diabetes research
Inspired by his son’s battle with Type 1 diabetes, a former Montecito resident has started a 2200 mile bicycle journey to raise money to combat the…
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Solvang funeral director helps with COVID-19 response in New York
It was challenging, but important and necessary work. Dan Flynn answered the call to be part of the mass fatality team put together by the federal…
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CARES Act softens financial hit for health care providers
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Like many businesses, health care providers have taken a big hit to their bottom line during the Coronavirus pandemic.…
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Virtual workout relay to benefit COVID relief
A wide variety of 30-minute workouts led by top trainers and popular figures will be available online Friday and Saturday for $10 with proceeds going…
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Defensible space inspections to begin
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Now is the time to make sure there is enough defensible space around your home to help protect it from a wildfire. Santa…
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Farm finds new way to connect with food bank
SANTA MARIA, Calif. — This has been an incredibly challenging time for many farmers. While food deliveries to grocery stores are going strong,…
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Union leader threatens San Luis Obispo with ‘no social distancing’ protest
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. — A union leader representing So Cal Gas Company employees threatened to bus people to San Luis Obispo where they would not…
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Touch and go no more: San Luis Obispo walkers get signal without pressing button
The City of San Luis Obispo is making some of it’s signalized intersections temporarily touch free.…
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Wineries adapting to coronavirus challenges
With tasting rooms closed for more than six weeks, a vital connection to customers has been cut off for wineries from Santa Barbara to San Luis…
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Financial help coming for self employed workers
Being your own boss may have it’s advantages, but getting unemployment funding during the coronavirus pandemic has not been one of…
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Big banks let small businesses down on SBA loans
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The $350 billion dollar federal program to help small businesses pay their employees during the Coronavirus pandemic ran out…
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CoastHills helps small businesses get federal emergency funding for coronavirus impacts
Small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic can get help from CoastHills Credit Union.…
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Staying connected with students while campus is closed
Peabody Charter School Principal and Superintendent Demian Barnett communicated the message to parents in an email, saying distance learning will…
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Open4Biz: Santa Barbara Auto Stereo & Wireless
We are highlighting local businesses that remain open during the coronavirus crisis. You can find hundreds of them listed on our website…
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What the Coronavirus looks like to an ER doctor
Emergency medicine physician David Loya says he has more and more respect for what the coronavirus can do each…
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Sansum facing financial challenges, furloughs planned
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Sansum Clinic, a nonprofit health care group with more than 200 providers at 22 locations in Santa Barbara County, is facing…
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Goleta Beach receiving mud from local debris basins
Goleta Beach isn’t seeing much foot traffic with the shelter at home order in place from the coronavirus, but there is a steady stream of dump trucks…
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Santa Barbara County Spelling Bee winners
These young teens were anything but “overwhelmed” by the moment.…
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Chef Rick is back in Orcutt
From the outside, it may not look like anything new is going on. But when you step inside the renovated interior of 135 East Foster Road in Orcutt,…
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