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Restore the River of Traffic

The metropolitan area of the City of Santa Barbara is situated between two hill structures, the Mesa and the Riviera. State Street is a thoroughfare that runs straight down the middle of the valley created by those two structures. In Santa Barbara, the natural flow is that traffic will come from each side down into the middle of town onto what is perceived as a main thoroughfare.

Santa Barbara, CA · 15d

Santa Barbara Independent

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Santa Barbara Public Library Expands Its Library of Things

Starting Friday, anyone with a Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) Card can now check out even more items from the Library of Things in the downtown Santa Barbara Public Library. The collection received more than 40 new items through grant money and donations from the City of Santa Barbara Sustainability and Resiliency Department.

Santa Barbara, CA · 15d
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After a decades-long search for a site, Summerland is getting a new fire station

A more-than-two-decade-old effort to find a new home for a fire station in Summerland is finally complete. The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District has been searching for a new location to replace its more-than-100-year-old fire station on Lillie Avenue. The existing station is small and outdated, and because it's right off Highway 101, it has no room to expand.

Summerland, CA · 16d
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Supervisors to discuss hotel, residential development at Vandenberg Village

Santa Barbara County Supervisors on Oct. 20 set for Nov. 17 a hearing in Santa Maria to consider construction of an extended stay hotel and a 60-unit residential development project in Vandenberg Village. County staff reported the Constellation Land Development LLC project seeks to subdivide into two parcels a 5.16-acre...

Santa Barbara County, CA · 15d

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AJSOCAL calls on SoCal sheriffs to commit to voter protection against federal immigration operations at voting locations

Yesterday Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California (AJSOCAL) sent an open letter to the sheriffs of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Imperial, and Kern Counties. AJSOCAL’s Director of Litigation, Sean F. Bigley, asks each sheriff to publicly commit to and implement a set of protections by Oct. 24, 2026, when vote centers open in most of these counties, ahead of the Nov.3 General Election. These commitments are not only rooted in legal requirements, but are also essential to protecting voters from intimidation, preventing unlawful entanglement with immigration enforcement, and ensuring all eligible voters can participate in our elections free from fear.

Kern County, CA · 16d

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Santa Barbara County residents urged to prepare for more storms

After the latest storm to move through Santa Barbara County brought only minor flooding, fire officials are urging residents to prepare for the possibility of more rain.

Santa Barbara County, CA · 16d

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Storm Brings Lightning, More than Three Inches of Rain to Parts of Santa Barbara County

Santa Barbarians hunkered down for the storm and received flood warnings on Wednesday morning and night, which started just before 7:30 a.m. on Wednesday, with a break in the afternoon before another downpour that evening. “Some of the cells that came through were really heavy,” said Santa Barbara County Fire Captain Michael Gray.

Santa Barbara County, CA · 16d

Santa Barbara Independent

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State Street Pedestrian Zone at Risk Through Referendum

With the support of Strong Towns, the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-1 to approve the State Street Master Plan. The largest commercial landlord on downtown State Street just proved that those with enough money can pay signature gatherers and place a referendum on a ballot to possibly overturn that Master Plan.

Santa Barbara, CA · 15d

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A look at Lompoc’s flood control history ahead of El Niño forecast | Our Storied History

As forecasters warn that Lompoc could face an unusually rainy season caused by El Niño, the looming storms invite us to reflect on the community’s historical battle with water management. The Lompoc area has always been associated with water issues. When the King of Spain, Carlos III, sent...

Lompoc, CA · 17d

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More than 1,150 lbs. of food removed during 6-month sidewalk vending pilot program

After a six-month sidewalk vending pilot program, the County Health Department reported issuing thirteen notices of violation, the removal of 1,156 pounds of contaminated food, and the confiscation of 13 sets of cooking equipment. The program was launched after the Board of Supervisors adopted a Sidewalk Vending Ordinance on March...

Santa Maria, CA · 18d

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A 360-Acre Question Mark Looms over Chumash Casino

The Santa Barbara County supervisors met behind closed doors for several hours late Tuesday morning trying to make sense of last Wednesday’s announcement that the Santa Ynez Band of the Chumash has initiated the process of taking a 360-acre piece of land adjacent to Chumash Casino Resort into “federal trust status.” This opaque designation essentially grants the tribe carte blanche to do whatever they want with the land by Highway 154 and Meadowlark Road — now used for passive grazing and occasional special events such as the most recent Intertribal Powwow — unencumbered by local land-use restrictions or considerations.

Santa Barbara County, CA · 18d

Santa Barbara Independent

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No Data Center Coming to Santa Barbara’s Earl Warren Showgrounds

“We want to be absolutely clear: Earl Warren Showgrounds will not consider a data center on this property,” said Earl Warren Showgrounds CEO Ben Sprague on Wednesday. This announcement comes after the months-old data center company Global Stack U.S.A. reached out to Earl Warren Showgrounds through the California Department of Agriculture. The company has been reaching out to state owned fairgrounds across California with a pitch to build shipping-container-sized data centers inside parking structures with helipads on top. Their claim is that these centers will aid in emergency preparedness and help generate year-round revenue for fairgrounds.

Santa Barbara, CA · 17d

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Santa Barbara County Opens New Supportive Housing Facility and Sobering Center

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara County is expanding its behavioral health services with two new facilities designed to help people experiencing mental health challenges and substance use disorders. Santa Barbara County Behavioral Wellness celebrated the opening of Tecolote House and the new Sobering Center with a ribbon-cutting ceremony...

Santa Barbara County, CA · 17d

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Superior Court Workers Strike For One Day

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ventura Superior Court workers didn't go to work on Tuesday morning, but they did go on strike for the first time. Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 marched with signs around the Ventura Government Government center and held a midday rally. They accused the CEO, Kate Bieker, of The post Superior Court Workers Strike For One Day appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Ventura, CA · 18d

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Supervisors Approve Design for 384-Bed Northern Branch Jail Expansion

The Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria is on schedule and is expected to be ready by July 2029. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors met in Santa Maria and approved the new jail expansion design in a 4-0 vote Tuesday. Supervisor Bob Nelson did not participate in the vote because he left before the item began.

Santa Maria, CA · 17d

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Santa Barbara DMV to close temporarily until mid-January

The Santa Barbara DMV on Castillo Street will be closed starting October 23, for renovations, opening back up January.

Santa Barbara, CA · 19d

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Montecito Fire launches Go-Bag Program

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) The rain is a reminder to have go-bags in case of evacuations. The Montecito Fire Protection District just launched a go-bag giveaway program. "We are really proud to launch this pilot program it is our Evacuation Go-Bags and this bag is just the first step for our community members to get ready for emergencies The post Montecito Fire launches Go-Bag Program appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Montecito, CA · 17d

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Four appeals challenge Surfliner Inn approval

Four appeals filed against the proposed Surfliner Inn will send the controversial downtown hotel project back before the Carpinteria City Council, where elected officials will reconsider the development, its environmental review and the Planning Commission’s recent approval. The appeals, filed by the Oct. 15 deadline, challenge various aspects of...

Carpinteria, CA · 17d

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Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic to provide free dental care for veterans on Nov. 5

The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic will host its fourth annual Veterans Smile Day on Thursday, Nov. 5, offering military veterans complimentary dental treatment and health screenings. The clinic’s dental department is located at 90 Via Juana Lane on the Santa Ynez Chumash Reservation. Available services provided by volunteer professionals...

Santa Ynez, CA · 16d