Vandenberg Space Force Base announces planned burns
Two planned burns will take place at Vandenberg Space Force Base in the coming months in order to reduce the risk of…
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New Beginnings puts the spotlight on Rapid Rehousing Program
Housing for so many in the Santa Barbara area has become increasingly problematic in the past six to eight months, especially for those out of work…
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SB County holds hearings on ExxonMobil’s offshore oil trucking plan
The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission is holding online public hearings today and Friday on ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport oil by tanker…
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4th graders and families can sign up for free State Park passes
The Adventure Pass grants admission to 19 state…
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Vandenberg reopens all beaches
The beaches are now open fully with boundary fences and signs…
Continue ReadingDrive Electric Week pulls into Goleta
It helped kick off National Drive Electric Week and Goleta EZ Bike Demo…
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Park dedication ceremony held in honor of late Arroyo Grande police chief
City members gathered at the former Police Tribute Park to officially rename it “Chief Beau D. Pryor Memorial…
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Military takes Santa Barbara-based Life Cube to new level
A Santa Barbara-based company known for its “rugged, inflatable, mobile” shelter structures for more than two decades is getting renewed attention…
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Outreach promotes safety with thousands of bikes now back on the Isla Vista streets
Thousands of bike lights have been handed out to improve traffic safety on the busy streets of Isla Vista. With the start of the UCSB school year,…
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Santa Barbara kiteboarder eyes 2024 Olympics
Just off the shoreline, you may spot someone ripping through the water on a board that’s propelled by a kite flying high in the…
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Mountain View Elementary among 2021 National Blue Ribbon Schools
Mountain View Elementary School,
a public K-6 campus, in the Goleta Union School District, was chosen among 325 schools in the country as 2021…
Jail COVID outbreak tracing, county employee testing part of updated pandemic response
The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s department says the COVID outbreak in the Santa Barbara County jail may have come from the staff. Information comes out…
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Santa Barbara volunteers back in-person for this year’s Coastal Cleanup Day
This year’s cleanup day also kicks off the county’s…
Continue Reading Explore Ecology leads Coastal Cleanup Day along the Santa Barbara County shores
Discarded masks and other trash will be among the targeted items during the annual Coastal Cleanup Day organized by Explore Ecology from Carpinteria…
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Goleta installs LED street lights
After four years of planning and preparation, the City of Goleta has started installing new LED…
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Vaqueros victorious in return to La Playa Stadium
Football returned to La Playa Stadium in dramatic fashion Saturday afternoon, as SBCC’s Jorge Figueroa put through the game-winning field goal with…
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Santa Barbara’s bird refuge water level drops, revealing another sign of the ongoing drought
The Andree Clark Bird Refuge in Santa Barbara is becoming a solid indicator of the lack of rain this year. There are also complaints of an odor as…
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Oxnard mayor creates new Gateways Task Force to identify, improve city’s ‘gateways’
The task force is made up of a group of five residents who will work collaboratively with city staff, community members and the mayor to identify and…
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Drivers urged to watch out for horse traffic due to trail closures in Los Padres National Forest
Horse owners are asking drivers to be more careful with riders on lower trails since the recent forest closure. This has been a problem lately in…
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“Anomaly” destroys FireFly’s inaugural rocket launch at Vandenberg SFB
FireFly Aerospace confirmed via Twitter that its Alpha rocket experienced an anomaly during first stage ascent that resulted in a dramatic, mid-air…
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