Temporary bridge finished in mudflow zone of Montecito
The temporary bridge over the mudflow damaged section of East Mountain Drive in Montecito is now in and open.…
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Restoration Church takes service outdoors to comply with new health order
Just seven days ago, Restoration Church was finally starting to get comfortable holding its Sunday service indoors with COVID-19 safety…
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Weekends on the Westside helping Santa Barbara businesses push through pandemic
Over the past month, Santa Barbara’s Westside neighborhood has been hosting a street closure to help revive the economy throughout coronavirus…
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SB County Public Health urges everyone to take extra COVID-19 precautions
For the 32nd day in a row, Santa Barbara County was on California’s coronavirus…
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Nipomo gym moves operations outside to stay open for business
Anytime Fitness in Nipomo has moved its operations outside to comply with the recent state order that restricts indoor business for fitness centers…
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CHP rescues injured barn owl in Highway 101 traffic
An injured barn own was rescued this morning by two officers with the California Highway…
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Vina Robles Amphitheatre postpones 2020 concert season
The Vina Robles Amphitheatre concert season has been postponed until 2021, due to state, county and city guidelines regarding…
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SCE offers free trimming service to homeowners near power lines
The SCE power company has a program — and a special message — for people with trees, hedges and brush near its equipment: it will trim trees near…
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Missing dog rescued from storm drain by firefighters on UC Santa Barbara campus
GOLETA, Calif. – An alert citizen, hearing a dog in a drain pipe, was able to get a Santa Barbara County Fire crew to the scene on the UC Santa…
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Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is on track for its busiest year ever
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network anticipates that 2020 will set the record for its highest intake…
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City of Goleta addresses concerns over recent homeless encampment fires
City leaders in Goleta are responding to the community’s concerns about two vegetation fires that broke out in the last two…
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Interactive map collects public input on trail project connecting Buellton and Solvang
here’s now an interactive way for the public to give their input on a multimodal trail project to connect Buellton and…
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San Luis Obispo installing barriers on city streets allowing businesses to expand outdoors
San Luis Obispo is creating temporary parklets on downtown streets to allow businesses to move operations outside.…
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Santa Barbara County Public Health stressing safety to combat COVID-19
Despite reopening efforts being put on pause and numerous Fourth of July weekend festivities canceled, coronavirus cases have continued to rise…
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Santa Barbara Botanic Garden reopens to general public
The Garden is reducing capacity to about one-third of normal, allowing 80-100 guests in at one…
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“Corpse flower” blooms at Cal Poly, bringing hundreds of visitors to view the rare plant
A rare “corpse flower” has bloomed at Cal Poly this week and is now attracting hundreds of visitors to the university’s plant shop to check out the…
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More than 100 people respond to Oceano Dunes closures during Coastal Commission meeting
There was a lot of feedback during the Coastal Commission meeting about the Oceano Dunes habitat plan on…
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New bridges, ramps opening in Carpinteria as part of the freeway widening plan
Two new bridge and ramp projects have been completed in…
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State and County mandates delay reopening of Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Thursday’s phased reopening of the Santa Barbara Museum of Art was dashed days ago by Governor Gavin Newsom, along with the reopening of other…
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Concerns rise over pandemic’s impact on family pets
The Santa Barbara Police Department is concerned about the pandemic’s effect on the furry family members of those that become…
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