Fiesta la Presidente Maria Cabrera unveils 2022 Old Spanish Days poster and pin
Fiesta la Presidente Maria Cabrera unveiled the poster and pin on Saturday night for the upcoming 2022 Old Spanish Days Fiesta.… Continue Reading
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Central Coast business owners and entrepreneurs to be honored at first ever annual Latino Business Awards Gala
Latino business owners and entrepreneurs from the Central Coast will be honored tonight at the first annual Latino Business Awards, presented at the Arlington Theatre.… Continue Reading
Montecito siblings sell homemade jewelry and give portions of the profit to Ukrainian relief
MONTECITO, Calif. – A pair of Montecito siblings picked up a jewelry-making hobby to keep busy when the pandemic struck in 2020, and now they are using that hobby to give back to Ukrainian children.… Continue Reading
Community members raised money for breast cancer research at 22nd annual Barbara Ireland Walk and Run in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Community members banded together to raise money for breast cancer research and programs in Santa Barbara at the 22nd annual Barbara Ireland Walk and Run for Breast Cancer on Saturday morning.… Continue Reading
Goleta residents to take part in community clean-up event on Saturday
The event is part of Goleta's Beautify Goleta campaign that hosts morning clean-up events in neighborhoods throughout the city every other month.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper hosting lobster trap removal in Goleta on Saturday
Volunteers will gather at Black Rock Beach below More Mesa in Goleta to remove more than 80 lobster traps, digging them out and loading them onto a boat that will take them to the Santa Barbara Harbor for proper disposal.… Continue Reading
Annual 5K race brought brain injury survivors together in Santa Barbara
The event marked Jodi House's first in-person event since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and about 50 people participated in either the 5K or one-mile course… Continue Reading
Construction on 1,200-unit housing project in Paso Robles begins next week
The housing development, known as Viñedo, is located in the southeast corner of the city and the project sits on over 280 acres adjacent to Linne Road… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Race
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's race pits incumbent Bill Brown against challenger and current deputy Lieutenant Juan Camarena. We interviewed both candidates separately and asked them the same set of questions. … Continue Reading
Ukrainian Church in Santa Barbara County is hub of support for war-torn homeland
News Channel 3-12 has a follow up to our report on a family from war-torn Ukraine now safely living in Santa Barbara County.… Continue Reading
Students speak out as part of the ‘State of the Schools’ address in Santa Barbara
The State of the Schools message in Santa Barbara focused post-pandemic on solutions going forward.
Students were among the speakers.… Continue Reading
Governor Newsom highlights state and local action to combat severe drought
SANTA MARIA, Calif.– Governor Gavin Newsom announced new measures being taken to address California's worsening drought. “There is a growing body of evidence that in fact that this drought is a continuation of the drought,” said Calilfornia Department of Water Resources’ Karla Nemeth. The U.S. Drought Monitor reports most of California is back in an… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara mayoral debate video wins national award
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A video of a local Santa Barbara mayoral debate from August 2021 won a national award for Best Virtual Event video in the Hometown Media national contest.… Continue Reading
Latino business honors will be presented in a ‘Grammy-style’ event in Santa Barbara
Latino business awards will be handed out Saturday night.
It will be an entertainment and honors shows… Continue Reading
Women’s Economic Ventures honors founder and CEO at Luminary Event
Women's Economic Ventures (WEV) is honoring its founder and CEO, Marsha Bailey, at a special Luminary Event on Thursday night by highlighting the accomplishments achieved under her leadership.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara MTD seeking public input on improvements to bus service
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District, or MTD, is asking the community for input as transit leaders make plans for the bus system over the next five years.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara Trapeze Company holds ribbon cutting for location at Plaza Vera Cruz Park
The Santa Barbara Trapeze Company held a ribbon cutting ceremony Wednesday for its new lesson location.… Continue Reading
New ATF report shows annual American gun production nearly tripled in 20 years
By Virginia Langmaid American gunmakers manufactured more than 11 million guns in 2020, nearly three times the number produced in 2000, according to a report published this week by the US Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that provides in-depth data on firearms manufacturing, sale and enforcement. The report, dubbed by the Biden administration… Continue Reading
Local law enforcement officers honored during H. Thomas Guerry Awards
A dozen local law enforcement officers received special recognition and honors Wednesday during the 52nd annual H. Thomas Guerry Awards.… Continue Reading
Julia Child Foundation hosts Taste of Santa Barbara to showcase Child’s favorites of the region
"The Taste of Santa Barbara really celebrates that actually Julia loved and appreciated in Santa Barbara, from the food to the wine and the other drinks, as well as the agriculture that makes up the Santa Barbara County region," said Todd Schulkin, executive director of the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts. … Continue Reading