Santa Barbara appoints Sarah Knecht as City Attorney
The Santa Barbara City Council has officially appointed Sarah Knecht as City Attorney during a special council meeting on Dec.…
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Ventura City Council approves settlement and release of City Manager Alex McIntyre
The Ventura City Council approved a general release of City Manager Alex McIntyre effective at the close of business Dec. 13, 2022. A $150,000…
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Carpinteria says farewell to longtime council member and welcomes new leadership
CARPINTERIA, Calif.-Carpinteria has a new face on the city council and newly chosen mayor. Voters had their say in new districts on election day.…
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Public input could help redesign State St. in downtown Santa Barbara
Workshops are being help to get ideas for the State St. promenade. Sessions will be held for two…
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Councilmember Roger Asceves celebrates 16 years on the Goleta City Council at recent meeting
The longest serving councilmember in the history of Goleta was honored last night inside the council chambers as he completes his final…
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Winter beach berm protections going up to protect South Coast structures
Beach berms like this one in Carpinteria have gone up for winter protection. High tides will hit between December and…
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San Luis Obispo County certifies 2022 election results
San Luis Obispo county has certified the 2022 general election results ahead of the Dec. 8 deadline.…
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SLO County elections office finishes vote count, Gibson wins District 2 Supervisor race by 13 votes
Longtime incumbent Bruce Gibson has won the San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder race over challenger Bruce Jones by just 13…
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Laura Capps starts Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors District 2 County Supervisor position early
Laura Capps has been sworn in early as County Supervisor for the Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors District 2 replacing Second District Supervisor…
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Donations could bring special gifts to financially strapped families with the United Boys & Girls Club this holiday season
Donations will help United Boys & Girls club members have Christmas gifts. Parents will make the…
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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…
Continue Reading 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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