8 of 10 voters still holding their ballots for the Nov. 8 election
With one week to go, about 80 percent of the voters with ballots have yet to cast them in Santa Barbara County. The vote-by-mail ballots went out…
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Community outreach underway to create a new look for State Street in downtown Santa Barbara
The State Street outreach will continue this week with two workshops. Public comments will be used to design the future of the downtown shopping and…
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Wheelhouse will open first local cannabis consumption lounge in Oxnard and Ventura
PORT HUENEME, Calif.-A cannabis dispensary got the green light for a new consumption lounge and location. Wheelhouse, located off Wheelhouse Road,…
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Port Hueneme residents urge city to slow down traffic on the so-called “Green Mile”
PORT HUENEME, Calif.-Port Hueneme Police Chief Andrew Salines said this week that the “Green Mile,” known for its cannabis dispensaries along Channel…
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Parklet timeline extended to make changes on Coast Village Road in Santa Barbara
The deadline has arrived for Coast Village Road parklets to be reduced to two parking spaces.
This change is to create more parking…
Flood prone communities are using the drought months to get ready for future large rain storms
A special effort to focus on flood preparedness is taking place this week, even in the grip of a drought. Past storms in Santa Barbara have caused…
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New location for ballot drop box serving UCSB, Isla Vista
There’s a new location for the official ballot drop box that serves the UC Santa Barbara and Isla Vista…
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Santa Maria leaders say city is strong, healthy during annual ‘State of the City’ address
Santa Maria leaders said the city is strong, healthy and on an upward trajectory during the annual “State of the City” address Wednesday…
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Halloween rules set for Isla Vista after a few quiet years during Covid but a new community festival emerges
The Isla Vista Food Patrol office will be increasing its staffing over the Halloween weekend. There will be many other first responders on duty to…
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Olive Mill Roundabout Q & A gives neighbors an update on work set to begin November 4
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Neighbors filled a Montecito Inn conference room to learn more about a roundabout that will soon replace the busy intersection…
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Santa Barbara Unified School Board votes on resolution to place Narcan stations in schools
The Santa Barbara Unified School Board is set to vote Tuesday night on a resolution to place life-saving Narcan stations in…
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Two weeks before the mid-term election and ballots are steadily coming in
Vote-by-mail ballots are arriving daily for the Nov. 8th election taking place in two weeks. Voters have multiple way to return their…
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News Channel 3 Congressional Forum
News Channel 3 held a Congressional Forum for District 24 between Congressman Salud Carbajal and challenger Dr. Brad Allen on Sunday, Oct.…
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New Montecito debris basin opens where the 2018 mudflow catastrophe hit
The Randall Road debris basin has opened in Montecito where a deadly mudflow hit in 2018. The site is in an area where 23 lives were…
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Rep. Salud Carbajal and challenger Dr. Brad Allen take part in 24th District forum
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-The redrawn 24th Congressional district now includes all of Santa Barbara County and portions of San Luis Obispo and Ventura…
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Rally for women of Iran march down State Street Saturday in solidarity
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– Locals, students, and people from all different backgrounds converged on State Street Saturday to participate in a global…
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Ely family loses legal case against Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
A legal challenge targeting the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office over whether the 2019 fatal shooting of Cameron Ely was lawful or excessive…
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Business owners and landlords speak out as work is set to begin on the Olive Mill Rd. roundabout
Construction begins on the new Olive Mill Rd. roundabout Nov. 4. Work will take place day and…
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Prop. 30 drives wedge between Governor and fellow Democrats
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A proposition that would tax the wealthy and use the funds to build more charging stations and help people purchase…
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Deep water divers will be honored with new waterfront monument in Santa Barbara
After an ongoing fundraising campaign, a new deepwater diving monument will be going in at the Santa Barbara Harbor walkway entrance. Smaller…
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