Hair and nail salons were caught off guard when California Department of Public Health (CDPH) officials ended the Regional Stay at Home Order. The…
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The annual 2020-2021 Fellowship Breakfast at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School honored the teachers of the future Friday morning with a Zoom…
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The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce is kicking off “The Great Santa Maria Takeout” promotion in an effort to help boost sales at participating…
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A sense of relief and perhaps a sore arm for hundreds of people, 75 and older, in the South…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Our series of Tipline reports about fraud in California’s unemployment system indicates the loss to taxpayers could hit a…
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Owners in the downtown business promenade in Santa Barbara are hoping for economic grants and stimulus funds to start…
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Rep. Salud Carbajal (D)-24th District says he looks forward to a new administration in the White House that focuses on what unites Americans in a…
Continue Reading A Goleta man says the state paid him unemployment benefits that he never asked for and now he can’t get the EDD to take the money…
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New promenade landscaping in Santa Barbara will be part of the beautification going forward in 2021 as businesses reopen. (Photo: John…
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Business is personal. That’s the message behind a new ‘Heart of the Community – Safe Return to Work’ video campaign. The 30-second clip highlights…
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A Bcycle electric bike rental project will be launched at the end of January in Santa Barbara. …
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For small businesses struggling, help is here with a second round of money from the federal Paycheck Protection…
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To help make the stay-at-home order more enjoyable local businesses are selling to-go drink experiences normally reserved for their business.…
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Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. is asking customers to either postpone or skip “Dry January” this year in an effort to help boost sales during the…
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Saturday marks the three year anniversary of the 1/9 Montecito mudslide…
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Santa Maria Brewing Co is defying an order from the San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department to immediately modify its operations, saying it…
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This week the state pushed the application deadline back from December 8 to December…
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New terra cotta pots are being installed in the Santa Barbara promenade. (Photo: John…
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There is a recipe for resilience during these strange times. For two generations of the Fleming family, the ingredients include equal parts flour,…
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Many hospitality-related businesses that are typically busy on New Year’s Eve are facing lower sales due to current COVID-19…
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