Unity Shoppe loses founder Barbara Tellefson weeks before annual telethon
The Santa Barbara community lost one of its matriarchs over the weekend. Barbara Tellefson, President and Director of Operations of the Unity Shoppe,…
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Looking for the Helpers: Falconer and Grumpy the Hawk keep pests away from Cottage Hospital
Special thanks goes out to a winged helper keeping an eagle-eye on the grounds at Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.…
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Nipomo Christmas tree farm opens with new safety measures in place
Holloway’s Christmas Trees in Nipomo is now open for the holiday season with several new safety measures in place due to the COVID-19…
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SB PLAN pushing public schools to resume in-person instruction
It’s been over eight months for families dealing with distance…
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Infectious Disease expert: ‘Fearful that our numbers have worsened so much’
Just hours before Governor Gavin Newsom ordered a month-long curfew Thursday afternoon for California counties in the Purple Tier, an Infectious…
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Looking for the Helpers: Woman receives free home repair during pandemic
Habitat for Humanity is working through the pandemic to fix properties and help keep people…
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Be a Santa to a Senior in SLO now through December 18
Organizers behind the Be a Santa to a Senior program in SLO Co, sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care, are offering safe, new options for community…
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Sand bags available to Montecito residents to prepare for the winter season
Sand bags, as well as sand, are now available to Montecito…
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CALM seeing spike in numbers and severity in child trauma cases
Eight months after the starts of the COVID-19 pandemic, representatives with CALM (Child Abuse Listening Mediation) are seeing a disturbing trend…
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Local places of worship preparing to once again move services back outdoors
Central Coast places of worship are once again having readjust operations and move services outdoors due to recent COVID-19…
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Most California counties downgraded in reopening plan due to spike of coronavirus cases
Newsom said California was seeing a spike in cases in every area and every age group in the state.…
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Junior League of Santa Barbara takes its Rummage Sale online
A popular rummage sale that raises money for a great cause will hang its hat, so to speak, on a virtual…
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SLO County “reasonably likely” to move backwards into state’s most restrictive reopening phase
Due to an unprecedented rise of COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, San Luis Obispo County appears headed back into the state’s most restrictive…
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Glimpse into the future: new Santa Barbara police station
We are getting a sneak peek at an architectural rendering of Santa Barbara’s new Police…
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Infectious Disease expert injects word of caution over COVID-19 trial vaccine
A word of caution following Pfizer’s announcement Monday about an experimental COVID-19 vaccine, coming from Infectious Disease expert, Dr. David…
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Santa Barbara County Public Health prepares for COVID-safe Thanksgiving events after mostly successful Halloween
Halloween was a smashing success for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department when it came to limiting the spread of…
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Looking for the Helpers: Goleta brothers raise money to buy jump ropes for entire elementary school
Each jump rope has a card attached with written workouts both in English and Spanish.…
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Adams Elementary prepares for more in-class cohorts
The staff and students at Adams Elementary School are preparing for additional in-person cohorts, starting…
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SBUSD hiring 50 positions ahead of January 19 reopening
The Santa Barbara Unified School District (SBUSD) is getting word out to the community that a public hiring notice was recently…
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Halloween in Isla Vista wilts into a ghost of its past
ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Law enforcement was out in full force for Saturday’s Halloween night in Isla Vista. The ramped up staff is an added layer of…
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