Giant mailbox returns to downtown Santa Barbara to accept letters of praise and grief
The Story Catcher 7.5-foot mailbox is up in downtown for letters of grief and gratitude. They will be read out loud…
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Modifications are underway to the Santa Barbara downtown parklets to open a path for storm water runoff
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The dry weather is giving many downtown Santa Barbara business owners with an outside parklet time to comply with a recent…
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San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor “Battle of the Bruces” narrows to a tight race
The “Battle of the Bruces” between Democrat Bruce Gibson and Republican Bruce Jones in the race to become San Luis Obispo County District 2…
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Goleta encourages local business options during the holidays with a specific site for Goodland gift cards
A new gift card site to help businesses in Goleta is available. 40 locations are already posted, more will be…
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Non-profits get a share of $2-million in the annual Montecito Bank & Trust Dividends luncheon
The annual Montecito Bank & Trust Dividends luncheon will kick off Thanksgiving week with donating $1 million to over 200 non-profits in Santa…
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Cruise ship schedule ends in Santa Barbara and a public meeting is scheduled
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The final cruise ship of the year visited Santa Barbara Friday and sailed off at 6 p.m. to end the 2022 schedule. There were…
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Efforts underway to reduce homeless camps and fire dangers along the freeway
Efforts are underway to improve landscaping, remove homeless camps and reduce fire threats along the freeway corridor in
Santa Barbara and Goleta. …
Bruce Gibson gains more votes against Jones in SLO County District 2 Supervisor race
Incumbent Bruce Gibson gained a further lead over opponent Bruce Jones holding 54 percent of the vote Friday afternoon in the race for San Luis…
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Veterans are remembered at the Santa Barbara Cemetery with a special ceremony
A Veterans Day ceremony is annually held at the Santa Barbara Cemetery.
It is hosted by the Pierre Claeyssens Veterans…
Election results will be updated Tuesday after thousands of ballots are counted
The updated elections results for Santa Barbara County will be released Tuesday. There are about 50,000 remaining ballots to be…
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Wrecked boats and homeless camps create Santa Barbara environmental and safety concerns
A beached boat from
Tuesday’s storm came close to homeless camps near Santa Barbara’s East Beach. Heal the. Ocean is asking for more signage to…
Heavy rain Tuesday doesn’t make up for the months of drought
Drivers found many swamped streets in Santa Barbara’s intense storm Tuesday. Hail fell in the…
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Live results show nail-biting ties for Santa Maria City Council District 3 and 4 races
Voters in Santa Maria will elect their city council members for District 3 and District 4 today.…
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Reyes-Martin and Kyriaco lead Goleta City Council races
Despite heavy rain at times there was a consistent flow of people dropping their ballots in the box outside Goleta City…
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Salud Carbajal appears victorious over Brad Allen in 24th Congressional race
24th Congressional race candidates Salud Carbajal and Brad Allen will battle for the Central Coast…
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Al Clark leads the District 5 race in Carpinteria’s first-ever district election
As of 10 p.m. on Tuesday, Al Clark led with 59% of the votes, followed by Gregg Carty with 33%, then Patrick O’Connor with…
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San Luis Obispo Mayor incumbent holds the seat against three challengers as votes continue to come in
On today’s election ballot, incumbent Erica A. Stewart faces off with entrepreneur Jeffery Specht, retired fireman Richard Orcutt, and seventh-time…
Continue Reading Gibson’s lead over Jones narrows in SLO County District 2 Supervisor race
The pivotal race for San Luis Obispo County District 2 Supervisor between incumbent Bruce Gibson and challenger Bruce Jones is coming to a…
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Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne is apparent winner in election rematch
Incumbent candidate Jenelle Osborne appears to be the top vote-getter over challenger Jim Mosby in the race for Lompoc mayor.…
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Salud Carbajal projected winner in 24th Congressional race
Incumbent candidate, Salud Carbajal, is the projected winner over pediatric doctor and challenger, Brad Allen, in the 24th Congressional…
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