Youth violence takes center stage at Santa Barbara City Council meeting
On Tuesday Santa Barbara’s City Council addressed the rise in gun violence. Santa Barbara Police Chief Bernard Melekian led the meeting’s special…
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Santa Barbara County preparing for next drought
California is nearing the end of the rainy season. Most of California’s rainfall tends to be between November to April. And so far this year has…
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Carp Growers teams up with Santa Barbara County Public Health to vaccinate agriculture workers
The clinic is being held at Girls Inc. in Carpinteria. It is from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. And they plan to be back in four weeks to administer the second…
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Santa Barbara-based cannabis company going public, says its creating 1,000 more local jobs
Last week Glass House Group merged with the special acquisition company (SPAC) Mercer Park Brand Acquisition Corp. The deal will allow Glass House…
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Santa Barbara County could be heading to Orange Tier of reopening
Santa Barbara County has met the criteria to move into the Orange Tier of reopening for one week. It needs a second week in a row to…
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Cottage Health’s Goleta drive-thru clinic hoping to administer 10,000 COVID-19 vaccines this week
This week Cottage Health hopes to vaccine 10,000 people at their drive-thru clinic alone. In a statement they wrote, they plan to administer 8,500…
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Fully vaccinated? Here’s what to do with your completed card
Nick Clay is Santa Barbara County’s Emergency Medical Services director. He said, “I’ve taken a picture [of my vaccination card] on my phone…
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Santa Barbara County Public Health increases COVID-19 vaccine availability in Santa Barbara
The week of April 12, the Santa Barbara site will be active. The Santa Barbara location is at the Hilton on Santa Barbara’s Eastside, 633 East…
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Moviegoers compete with sun, fog during Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Most of the movies are playing in the daylight. Organizers took that into account when they designed the 15-foot by 30-foot screens that are showing…
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Cottage Hospital administers 50,000th COVID-19 vaccine
“I’m really looking forward to seeing my parents…
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SBIFF making final preparations before premiering on Santa Barbara’s waterfront
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival is making its final preparations before it debuts the 2021 festival Wednesday…
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Cottage Health expands to 4 days a week COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Cottage Health’s vaccine rollout is increasing. It started with a twice-a-week drive-thru style clinic vaccinating 500 people per day. Now the…
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Goleta getting cooler as Ice in Paradise prepares to reopen
The ice is back in Goleta. After nearly half a year of being shut down due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Ice in Paradise is getting ready to…
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Lompoc teachers get their 2nd dose of COVID-19 vaccine
Many of the teachers receiving their second dose are already back in the classroom. In-person learning began for some teachers as early as November…
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COVID-19 West Coast variant concerns Santa Barbara doctors
The C20 variant is 20% more infectious than the normal COVID-19 strain. And is the main version in Santa Barbara…
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Santa Barbara County preparing for maximum vaccine rollout
Santa Barbara County could have every adult fully vaccinated by the start of August. But increased vaccine doses coming to the county is…
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New businesses open in Downtown Santa Barbara, quickly filling vacancies
New life is coming to Downtown Santa Barbara. More businesses are starting to move in and open, filling the downtown…
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Wasps being used to help protect local orchards from deadly citrus disease
California Department of Food and Agriculture is trying to prevent a deadly citrus tree disease from spreading. They’re using tiny wasps to help save…
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Santa Barbara County health experts call for more COVID testing despite move to red reopening tier
Health officials said the best way to keep the test rate low is for people to continue wearing their masks, avoiding large gatherings and washing…
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Santa Barbara city leaders respond to police spokesman investigation sparked by critical magazine report
Leaders in Santa Barbara’s City Hall are responding Tuesday to a critical article published on Friday in Los Angeles Magazine that brought into…
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