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SUV’s Windshield Impaled in Collision with Lumber Truck on 101 in Santa Barbara
Traffic on the southbound Highway 101 through Santa Barbara was at a standstill Thursday afternoon following a collision involving an SUV and lumber truck near Las Positas Road. According to California Highway Patrol, the windshield of a white Nissan Xterra was “impaled” by a piece of lumber in the crash,...
Governor Newsom Announces Award of $8 Million in Funding to Move People Out of Vehicle Encampments and into Housing
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Governor Gavin Newsom announced on April 18, 2024, that Santa Barbara County – in a joint application with the City of Santa Barbara – has been awarded $7,975,380 to tackle the pressing issue of unsheltered homelessness in the region. This grant aims to link individuals currently residing in vehicle encampments throughout the County to a housing solution.
The Santa Barbara Kite Festival Returns this Sunday, April 21st
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The 2024 Santa Barbara Kite Festival returns this Sunday, April 21st to the “Great Meadow” on the West Campus lawn at Santa Barbara City College. The “Great Meadow” is located on the West Campus of Santa Barbara...
Glenn R. Harvey 1951-2024
Glenn Ray Harvey, age 72, of Santa Barbara, California, passed away on March 22, 2024, after a hard, long-fought battle against an infection. Glenn was born on September 13, 1951, to Royal Harvey and Margaret Wood in Santa Monica, California. He spent his childhood in Venice, California, before moving to Malibu, California, in 1976. In […] The post Glenn R. Harvey 1951-2024 appeared first on The Malibu Times.
Status quo in downtown Santa Barbara appears to be no longer an option
A strong message to make changes sooner than later in downtown Santa Barbara is coming out on many levels as the Summer season approaches. Mayor Randy Rowse does not want to see the "status quo." The post Status quo in downtown Santa Barbara appears to be no longer an option appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Calling Out Absentee Landlords of State Street
WORMWOOD AND GALL: Props to Oscar Gutierrez, Santa Barbara’s increasingly ubiquitous city councilmember, for injecting some much-needed Groucho Marx into this Tuesday’s council deliberations. “Oscar,” as he is known by everyone, has recently achieved memehood status on social media, eclipsing such exuberant local exhibitionists as news and radio reporter John Palminteri, Teresa Kuskey — one of the fishnet foxes from the La Boheme dance troupe — and Father Larry of the Old Mission, now Santa Barbara’s undisputed Party-Animal-in-Chief.
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