New Ordinance bans Urban Camping in Lompoc city limits
LOMPOC, Calif. – Lompoc will very soon be cracking down on homeless encampments in and around the city. Earlier this month, the Lompoc city council…
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New rent-saving housing vouchers for the low income in Santa Barbara forced to be cut back due to federal funding changes
The Housing Authority of Santa Barbara says federal funding cuts will impact those seeking new vouchers. The list is currently on…
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Santa Barbara County’s Safe Parking Program sees dramatic increase in enrollment in past year
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — In the heart of paradise, several locals are hanging on by a thread. “A lot of folks that have just fallen on hard…
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Channel Islands YMCA to open first-ever Transitional Housing Placement Program for former foster youth in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Channel Islands YMCA is excited to open the first-ever Transitional Housing Placement Program for former foster youth in…
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Santa Barbara Alliance For Community Transformation announces long term solution to end homelessness locally
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — SB ACT Executive Director Rich Sander is confident that they can end homelessness locally, but it will take a mental shift…
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Developers ‘at one-yard line’ to begin construction on first of several downtown Santa Maria housing projects
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Developers have moved close to finally beginning construction on the first of several long-planned downtown Santa Maria…
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Low-income housing development at former Santa Maria drive-in property moves closer to construction
The long-planned low-income housing development to be built on the property of the Hi-Way Drive In in Santa Maria has a chance Tuesday night to move…
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Santa Maria looking for community input to help guide city growth for the next 20-30 years
The City of Santa Maria is reaching out to the community and seeking public input at it work towards updating its General…
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Isla Vista property owners told an inspection plan could be ready by summer
County supervisor Laura Capps is supporting an inspection process for Isla Vista bluff top properties. She says many violations inside and out are…
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UC Santa Barbara opens a new Gaucho Shop in downtown Santa Barbara at the same time a multi-unit housing purchase is made
A new UC Santa Barbara Gaucho shop has opened in downtown Santa Barbara. UCSB has also purchased real estate for staff and faculty housing…
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Scope of fire devastation in Los Angeles raises concerns over insurance
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The apocalyptic images we’re seeing in Los Angeles stand as a sobering reminder of what can happen across the local…
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Orcutt resident says he’s lost mobile home in dispute with park ownership
An ongoing dispute between an Orcutt man and the owners of Del Cielo Mobile Estates took another turn on Friday…
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South Coast residents have their 2025 priorities for government leaders
Homeless solutions continue to be a priority recommendation from South Coast residents to local leaders going into 2025. Crime issues are not as…
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors deny all appeals to Miramar mixed-use project in Montecito
MONTECITO, Calif. – After a lengthy hearing, Santa Barbara County Supervisors voted unanimously to deny all of the appeals of the Miramar’s…
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Housing solutions conference focuses on collaboration and various levels of new projects
A Santa Barbara housing conference discussed short term and long term solutions. It included ways to find housing for the workforce in Santa Barbara…
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Santa Barbara City Council Meeting highlights multiple strategies to address housing crisis
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— Alex Entrekin is an attorney for a non-profit law firm that helps tenants. He says the work can be…
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Long-planned Dana Reserve project in Nipomo receives final approval from SLO County commission
The long-planned and much-discussed Dana Reserve project for Nipomo moved a major step forward by earning its final San Luis Obispo County government…
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EXCLUSIVE: Green Party’s Dr. Jill Stein and Butch Ware gain momentum in Santa Barbara days before Presidential Election
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—It’s a movement that’s gaining momentum. “For decent wages, for housing that we can afford. Right now, one out of every…
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors working to protect senior-only mobile home parks from potential conversion to include all-ages
Santa Barbara County Supervisors are working to help protect seniors-only mobile home parks located within the county jurisdiction from being able to…
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Local historian to make Hope Ranch documentary as it turns 100 years old
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Local historian Brett Hodges is making a documentary about the history of Hope Ranch— a community he’s been living in…
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