Mural honors first Latina Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez
OXNARD, Calif.-A mural dedication took place today in honor of late Ventura County Supervisor Carmen Ramirez. Ramirez made history when she became…
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Hunger Action Day is a call to action in Santa Barbara County where thousands need food help
The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County details solutions to food insecurity on Hunger Action Day. There are an estimated 200,000 people who don’t…
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SLO County Air Pollution Control District has scheduled burn off Highway 1 for Monday
The San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control District (SLOCAPCD) issued a press release about a 230-acre planned burn on the Camp San Luis Obispo…
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Isla Vista move-in event will help students learn about sustainable living plans
A move in market will be held this weekend in Isla Vista to help students furnish their apartments with used furniture left behind during the move…
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IVCSD and Earthcomb collaborate for sustainable move-out
The Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) implemented a successful partnership with Earthcomb LLC, addressing 37,000lbs of litter through…
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors approve multi-million dollar plan to restore lower Santa Maria River near Guadalupe
A unanimous Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has voted to approve an emergency restoration project for the lower Santa Maria River near…
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Edison pole replacement project helps ‘harden the grid’
An example of Southern California Edison (SCE) wildfire mitigation work was on full display Monday in one area of Santa…
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Santa Barbara County Supervisors to consider riverbed improvement project near GuadalupeÂ
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will consider a major public works project to improve the flow of the lower reaches of the Santa Maria…
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Kærskov Vineyard and Paired Powers jump start partnership with clean energy plan
Paired Power and Carr Winery’s Kærskov Vineyard partnered to create a 100% clean, off-grid energy operation.…
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Local family rebuilds following Thomas Fire destruction— opens new plant shop in Ventura
VENTURA, Calif.— After the Thomas Fire and subsequent flooding destroyed much of the plants on her family’s citrus and avocado ranch, one local…
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Investigation continues into cause of home explosion in Santa Maria that injured four people
Investigators remain on the scene of a home explosion in Santa Maria that destroyed two homes, injured at least four people, one critically, and…
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Paddle Out Party event for the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum will raise funds for annual activities
The annual Paddle Out Party will benefit the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum. The event takes place Sunday 9 a.m. to 1…
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Water main break creates geyser-like release
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-A water main break sent a geyser of water into the air. It started around 4 p.m. above the 500 block of Via Rueda in the…
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SBCC student identified in fatal Isla Vista cliff fall over Labor Day weekend
A City College student, 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer of Ojai, fell forty feet into the surf below where students tried to revive him Saturday…
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Santa Barbara County successfully decommissions idle crude oil pipeline
The Santa Barbara County Planning & Development and General Services Departments successfully decommissioned ‘Line 96’, a crude oil pipeline formerly…
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Construction begins on Granada Garage microgrid energy generation and storage project
Construction began on Aug. 21 of a new 425-kilowatt solar photovoltaic system and battery energy storage system at the Granada…
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Santa Barbara City College student killed in Isla Vista cliff fall
ISLA VISTA, Calif.-A cliff fall in Isla Vista has claimed the life of another college student. It happened on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive…
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Over one thousand Southern California Edison customers still without power in Santa Barbara Friday afternoon
Around 4,868 customers of Southern California Edison in western portions of Santa Barbara were without power Friday…
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Space Development Agency launch scheduled from Vandenberg Friday morning
Community members can expect a Falcon 9 rocket launch of the SDA-0B mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sep. 1 at 7:26…
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Global shipping companies recognized for protecting whales and limiting pollution by controlling vessel speeds off California coast
Marine shipping companies participating in the 2022 Protecting Blue Whales & Blue Skies program received their awards for successfully transiting at…
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