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Local groups honor Children’s Book Week
Recognizing Children’s Book Week – and encouraging a generation of budding readers – Friends of the Carpinteria Library and Artesania para la Familia invited children to Aliso Elementary School on Saturday, May 11 for a day of face painting, free book giveaways and arts and crafts. Foodbank...
Disney, City of Santa Barbara Embroiled in Drama Over Video Users Tax for Streaming Services
Like any good Disney story, there are surprises, plot twists and a sense of betrayal. There’s even some revenge. However, this story isn’t streaming on the television. It’s playing out on hundreds of pages in a lawsuit inside the Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The City of Santa...
Term in Review: S.A.G. Nathan Lee
The Nexus compiled profiles of our current Associated Students elected officials to reflect on their past year in office. As they look back on their campaign platforms, we asked our elected officials to tell us about their successes and shortfalls throughout their terms in office. The term in reviews for the other executives can be viewed at dailynexus.com and/or in our May 16, 2024, print edition.
Freedom Warming Centers Offer Respite to Homeless People But Need More Sites in Goleta Valley
Two years of torrential rains have taken their toll on Santa Barbara County. Some of the most vulnerable victims of ongoing downpours are people without homes. Many live in makeshift encampments, or sleep in the doorways of businesses and under freeway overpasses. Fortunately, there is a robust network of outreach...
The TOSB Soirée
This is the first year that Taste of Santa Barbara is throwing this ambitious “signature event,” which is bringing together some of the best chefs in the region to prepare two dishes each, most of them inspired by Julia Child herself. In addition to the chefs profiled below,...
Templeton man facing a rare illness stops by UC Santa Barbara to continue his first pitch effort to create an awareness campaign
A man with the myositis illness received helped from his niece during a first pitch stop at UCSB. Vance Robinson grew up in Goleta and was a youth athlete. The post Templeton man facing a rare illness stops by UC Santa Barbara to continue his first pitch effort to create an awareness campaign appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Budget Season Underway in City of Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara City Council began its annual budget deliberations this week with an overview of the city’s general fund, which after accounting for a projected $216.2 million in revenues and $220.3 million in expenditures, is expected to leave the city with a deficit of at least $7.1 million for fiscal year 2025.
Santa Barbara Council Hits the Brakes on Proposal to Raise Fees, Reduce Free Parking Downtown
The Santa Barbara City Council on Wednesday rejected a city staff proposal to overhaul fees to park on city streets and in surface lots and garages. In fact, the council moved in the opposite direction, opting to increase the amount of time people can park for free in city lots and garages from 75 minutes to 90 minutes.
Terrace Foundation community garden plots create a bounty for Santa Barbara residents
The Terrace Foundation garden plots have filled up and are producing fresh foods for a Santa Barbara neighborhood. There are 50 plots on the Westside location. The post Terrace Foundation community garden plots create a bounty for Santa Barbara residents appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Encampment enters third week, makes little progress in University negotiations
UC Santa Barbara administrative figures gave unclear answers on who could responsibly negotiate the UCSB Liberated Zone demands over multiple encounters last week, according to the encampment’s media liaison. This leaves the encampments at a standstill in meeting demands as it enters its third week. The encampments, which began...
Preview of the Spring Winemakers Dinner Series with Grassini Family Vineyards at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara is featuring the Grassini Family Vineyards in its Spring Winemakers Dinner series Thursday night. Angel Oak's Chef De Cuisine, Diego Seitour and CEO of Grassini Family Vineyards, Katie Grassini previewed the dinner and wine pairings in this collaborative dinner on The Morning News Wednesday morning. The post Preview of the Spring Winemakers Dinner Series with Grassini Family Vineyards at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
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