Santa Barbara trails organization is hoping to create more coastal access
This week the Santa Barbara County Trails Council is pushing for public feedback about trying to expand trails across the…
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UCSB rolls out Halloween weekend restrictions to reduce COVID-19 spread
UCSB will put extra restrictions on the week leading up to Halloween and the weekend…
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Extra holiday shopping coming to State Street
Downtown Santa Barbara is organizing weekly outdoor shopping on State Street. The State Street Promenade Market will be Thursdays from 3:00 to 7:30…
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State and local officials urge flood preparedness before rainy season
California Department of Water Resources (CDWR) reminding Californians to be flood-ready during Flood Preparedness…
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7 candidates vie for 3 seats on Santa Barbara School Board
Two men and five women are running for three open seats. And their backgrounds all…
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Monday is the last day for Californians to register to vote
November’s general election is coming up fast. There are two weeks left before Election Day, Nov.3. and Monday, Oct. 19 is the last day to register…
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Carpinteria studying change in shoreline at Carpinteria Beach
CARPINTERIA, Calif. — The Carpinteria Noon Rotary Club was out Friday, surveying the beach for erosion and other environmental changes. The…
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Montecito Fire Department tests earthquake preparedness
October 15 is The Great California ShakeOut Day. It’s a day to remind Californians to practice earthquake preparedness and…
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Vandenberg Air Force Base wants students to shoot for the stars
Vandenberg Air Force Base launched their new education initiative Wednesday. It’s called STARBASE.
It’s an after school program for fifth…
UCSB student organizations pushing for more COVID accountability in Isla Vista
Stop the spread of COVID-19. That’s the goal of two University of California Santa Barbara student-led groups.…
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Public Health offering pop-up COVID-19 tests in Isla Vista
The tests will be available for free October 9, October 23 and November 6. The testing location is near the University of California Santa…
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Santa Barbara reopens city park playgrounds
Santa Barbara County has moved from the purple “widespread” tier to the red “substantial” tier in the state’s COVID-19 reopening plan.…
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Greater Santa Barbara Chambers of Commerces merge
With the merger, over 1,100 businesses will be able to pool South Coast resources. One of those resources are new virtual events to help with…
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National Fire Prevention Week 2020 highlights kitchen safety
The country uses Fire Prevention Week to highlight the dangers of fire, especially in homes. This year Fire Prevention Week is from October 4 to 10.…
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Recovery team finds airplane that crashed near Goleta
Search teams found and towed ashore the single-engine airplane that crashed shortly after take-off leaving Santa Barbara Airport.…
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Santa Barbara honors Chumash with street name change
Tuesday Santa Barbara’s city council unanimously voted to change the street name to Hutash. The name Hutash means Mother…
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Santa Barbara church calls going virtual a blessing
Pastor Moore said their community is not ready to move indoors because they’re enjoying their virtual…
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Hispanic-owned businesses struggling during COVID-19
Greater Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of Commerce co-president, Jacqueline Inda, said their business members have been hit disproportionally harder…
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New sidewalk links Old Town Goleta to Fairview Shopping Center
The City of Goleta just finished an extension of sidewalk along Fairview Avenue at the 101…
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UCSB creating technology to make ocean safer for whales, cargo ships
UCSB researchers are developing a technology, Whale Safe, to reduce and even prevent deadly accidents.…
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