SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – University of California, Santa Barbara graduates returned to campus over the weekend for the All Guacho Reunion. Members of the band ALO or Animal Liberation Orchestra performed. The players are class of ’97, ’98 and ’99 grads. Other bands played, too. Alumni had a chance to catch up and toast
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Sailors took part in the annual Caregivers Sailathon off the coast of Ventura on Sunday. Andy and Tina Killion created the Caregivers Sailathon 25 years ago. One of the best places to watch is from the beach or on the Ventura Pier. Sailors come about again and again around a yellow buoy near the end of the
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MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) Children had some old fashioned fun at the annual Crane Country Fair. They competed in sack races on the grass at Crane Country Day in Montecito on Sunday. Parents and students volunteered to run the games that also included a rubber duck pond and musical chairs. Kids won tickets for participating in
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) People filled the streets near the Ventura County Government Center for another No Kings rally on Saturday, but like similar rallies from coast to coast participants urged people to vote and vote early. Supporters honked as they drove by. Some people dressed in costume. Many people showed off homemade signs.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara Harbor and Seafood Festival brought out thousands of people to the waterfront The 23rd annual event is timed to celebrate the opening of lobster season. “It is the best time of year to come buy lobster opening season everybody comes together for harbor festival.” said Daniel Roslan of Garrigan
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The 2nd Annual Charity Concert raised money for nonprofits at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Ron Dante of The Archies (“Sugar Sugar”) and Cuff Links (“Tracy”) and Tom Garrett of The Classics IV (“Sandy”) helped kick off the show. The concert is a benefit for Adams Angels, and Santa Barbara Humane.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Sutter Health hosted a breast cancer panel this week in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Sutter Health Greater Central Coast hosted the discussion at its Ridley-Tree Cancer Center in Santa Barbara Experts talked about breast cancer prevention, screening, and treatment advances. “The experts on our panel talked about how things
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The 15th Annual Ride Santa Barbara 100 brought cyclists from far and wide to Santa Barbara on Saturday. Cyclists braved the heat to ride a numbers of routes. Some people did the Gibralter Road climb while others toured Goleta, Hope Ranch and the waterfront. Others cycled through Montecito and in the foothills
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Colleges of Law hosted its 2026 Inaugural Awards Brunch at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on Saturday. Former Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley gave the keynote address. Dudley also received the Distinguished Alumni Award, that isn’t given often, and she recently had a statewide wellness initiative named in her
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – ‘No Kings: Vote Early’ rally and marches took place on Saturday, just weeks from Election Day. One of the largest march and rallies took place in Santa Barbara, where people marched from Alameda Park to Santa Barbara City Hall. They marched about a quarter mile in the hot sun, searching for shade once participants got to
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A Proposition 40 debate took place on Wednesday night in Santa Barbara. Proposition 40 is a one-time 5 percent tax on people with assets over a billion dollars. The Colleges of Law President Dr. Mathew Nehmer moderated the event on the Santa Barbara campus. Cal State University Channel Islands Economics Professor Bryan
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – People driving by La Conchita may see it as a coastal town with an ocean view, but it is also a town with a long history of landslides following above average rain. Russ Brazelton is a survivor of both the 1995 slide and the deadly slide in 2005. He lost
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SANTA PAULA, Calif. (KEYT) The Ojai Raptor Center hosted a special Pop Up Release. The special release happened in Steckel Park in Santa Paula on Tuesday evening. The center released a rehabilitated Great Horned Owl. It peaked out of the opened doors of a box and then spreads its wings and soared into the wild.
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) The Tri-County Mustang Club put the Ponies By The Sea Car Show again this October to help Guide Dogs of America. They parked their colorful cars on the grass by the boats in the Channel Islands Harbor in Oxnard on Sunday. Mustang lovers a car show enthusiasts and passersby had a chance
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CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) The Palm Tree Festival got underway on Saturday afternoon at the Santa Barbara Polo & Raquet Club in Carpinteria. DJ Toon opened the even that includes two days of music. The festival hired locals to help with security and parking. The festival headliners include The Chainsmokers, Zedd, T-Pain and Kygo. For more information visit,
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Breast Cancer Awareness Month events included a Pink Pub Crawl in the Channel Island Harbor. Participants picked up pink wrist bands and map. The crawl included stops at the Pacific Corinthian Yacht Club, Mrs. Olson’s and the Rudder Room. They raised a glass or two to support the cause. All proceeds go
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The Seaside Highland Games returned to the Ventura County Fairgrounds for it’s 22nd event this weekend. The Gold Coast Pipe Band hosted bag pipe and drumming competitions. People also filled arena grandstands to watch heavy athletic events including the caber toss and sheaf toss. Visitors also had a chance to learn about the different
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The final Environmental Defense Center’s TGIF of the season celebrated efforts to save the Naples property along the Gaviota Coast. EDC Chief Counsel Linda Krop called the Surfrider Foundation and Land Trust of Santa Barbara County “indispendible” partners. The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County has a purchase agreement in place
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) Some Driffill Elementary School students had a front row seat to their first opera inside Dr. Dufau’s classroom. Their teacher happens to be a member of the Ventura County Gilbert & Sullivan Repertoire Company that is putting on H.M.S. Pinafore at the Theatre on the Hill in Thousand Oaks. Dr. Kimberley Dufau got
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) A Great Horned Owl raised at the Ojai Rapter Center is now free. The owl release took place at Rancho Tajiquas. “We can rehab all we want, but we need an actual space for the bird and how great is this,” said Ojai Rapter Center Executive Director Chris Eksteen. “It is a
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