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Santa Barbara County Siblings Sue State over Oil Drilling Rights

Santa Barbara County Siblings Sue State over Oil Drilling Rights

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Attorneys for John and Melinda Morgan argue a new law amounts to an unconstitutional taking of their property.

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

The Houston oil company, which is trying to restart oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara County, says it could face civil and criminal penalties from the SEC and U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Goleta Valley Library Receives Major Grant for Children’s Section

Goleta Valley Library Receives Major Grant for Children’s Section

Community By Nestor Manzanares

The ongoing renovation of Goleta Valley Library received a $550,000 grant from the John C. Mithun Foundation that will go toward the new children’s area.

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El Departament de Salud Actualiza Advertencia Contra el Consumo de Setas Silvestres Recogidas

El Departament de Salud Actualiza Advertencia Contra el Consumo de Setas Silvestres Recogidas

Anuncios By Departamento de Salud del Condado de Santa Bárbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Austrian National Soccer Team to Stay in Goleta for World Cup

Austrian National Soccer Team to Stay in Goleta for World Cup

Sports By Ryan P. Cruz

Injured Hiker Airlifted from Tangerine Falls Trail Near Montecito

Injured Hiker Airlifted from Tangerine Falls Trail Near Montecito

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Recent ‘Alt Ed Student of the Month’ Arrested After Santa Barbara Shooting

Recent ‘Alt Ed Student of the Month’ Arrested After Santa Barbara Shooting

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck by Amtrak Train Near Milpas Street in Santa Barbara

Pedestrian Killed After Being Struck by Amtrak Train Near Milpas Street in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara’s Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash Elder, Dies at Age 87

Santa Barbara’s Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash Elder, Dies at Age 87

Community By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Education By Callie Fausey

Isla Vista’s Park District Celebrates Newly Renovated ‘Peaceful’ Pardall Gardens

Isla Vista’s Park District Celebrates Newly Renovated ‘Peaceful’ Pardall Gardens

Community By Christina McDermott

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Immigration

California Democrats Have New Plans for Confronting ICE: Taxes, Lawsuits, and Location Bans

California Democrats Have New Plans for Confronting ICE: Taxes, Lawsuits, and Location Bans

Immigration By Cayla Mihalovich and Maya C. Miller, CalMatters

A Day of Action Against ICE in Santa Barbara

A Day of Action Against ICE in Santa Barbara

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Mexican-American Dreamer Julissa Arce Wins Luis Leal Literary Award

Mexican-American Dreamer Julissa Arce Wins Luis Leal Literary Award

Books By Keith Hamm, UCSB's 'The Current'

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Housing

Naples Housing Project Approved, Despite Vote for Voles and Kite Concerns

Naples Housing Project Approved, Despite Vote for Voles and Kite Concerns

Housing By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Housing By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Approves Controversial Painted Cave Housing Development

Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Approves Controversial Painted Cave Housing Development

Housing By Callie Fausey

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Energy

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Judge Keeps Sable Injunction in Place as Company Confirms No Oil in Pipelines

Santa Barbara Judge Keeps Sable Injunction in Place as Company Confirms No Oil in Pipelines

Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Weigh Legal Options to Stop or Slow Down Restart of Sable Offshore’s Oil Pipeline

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Weigh Legal Options to Stop or Slow Down Restart of Sable Offshore’s Oil Pipeline

Energy By Nick Welsh

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Community

Goleta Valley Library Receives Major Grant for Children’s Section

Goleta Valley Library Receives Major Grant for Children’s Section

Community By Nestor Manzanares

Austrian National Soccer Team to Stay in Goleta for World Cup

Austrian National Soccer Team to Stay in Goleta for World Cup

Sports By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara’s Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash Elder, Dies at Age 87

Santa Barbara’s Ernestine Ygnacio-De Soto, Barbareño Chumash Elder, Dies at Age 87

Community By Nick Welsh

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Health

Santa Barbara Paramedic Flips Traditional Patient Assessment on Its Head

Santa Barbara Paramedic Flips Traditional Patient Assessment on Its Head

Health By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara’s East Beach Reopens Following Monthlong Closure Due to Sewage Spill

Santa Barbara’s East Beach Reopens Following Monthlong Closure Due to Sewage Spill

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara County Sees Drop in Opioid-Related Deaths

Santa Barbara County Sees Drop in Opioid-Related Deaths

Health By Nick Welsh

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Politics

A Day of Action Against ICE in Santa Barbara

A Day of Action Against ICE in Santa Barbara

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara City College Trustees Say ‘ICE Is Not Welcome Here’

Santa Barbara City College Trustees Say ‘ICE Is Not Welcome Here’

Politics By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara Community Holds Vigil for Renee Good and Alex Pretti Following Fatal Shootings in Minneapolis

Santa Barbara Community Holds Vigil for Renee Good and Alex Pretti Following Fatal Shootings in Minneapolis

Politics By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Public Safety

El Departament de Salud Actualiza Advertencia Contra el Consumo de Setas Silvestres Recogidas

El Departament de Salud Actualiza Advertencia Contra el Consumo de Setas Silvestres Recogidas

Anuncios By Departamento de Salud del Condado de Santa Bárbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Multiple Mountain Lion Sightings Reported in Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Injured Hiker Airlifted from Tangerine Falls Trail Near Montecito

Injured Hiker Airlifted from Tangerine Falls Trail Near Montecito

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Infrastructure

Isla Vista’s Park District Celebrates Newly Renovated ‘Peaceful’ Pardall Gardens

Isla Vista’s Park District Celebrates Newly Renovated ‘Peaceful’ Pardall Gardens

Community By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara’s Franceschi House Faces Demolition: Can the Park’s History Endure?

Santa Barbara’s Franceschi House Faces Demolition: Can the Park’s History Endure?

Infrastructure By Nestor Manzanares

Santa Barbara Plan to Protect Wastewater Systems from Climate Disaster

Santa Barbara Plan to Protect Wastewater Systems from Climate Disaster

Infrastructure By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Environment

Naples Housing Project Approved, Despite Vote for Voles and Kite Concerns

Naples Housing Project Approved, Despite Vote for Voles and Kite Concerns

Housing By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara County Concedes Its Greenhouse-Gas Goal Likely Unreachable by 2030

Santa Barbara County Concedes Its Greenhouse-Gas Goal Likely Unreachable by 2030

Environment By Nick Welsh

New Mobile Survey Asks Central Coast Residents to Pay Attention to Wildlife and Roadkill

New Mobile Survey Asks Central Coast Residents to Pay Attention to Wildlife and Roadkill

Environment By Callie Fausey

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Business

UC Santa Barbara Freshman Talks Tariffs in Trending New Series — with a Little Help from Peter Griffin

UC Santa Barbara Freshman Talks Tariffs in Trending New Series — with a Little Help from Peter Griffin

Business By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Pass Ordinances to Streamline Permitting Process

Housing By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara Participates in Nationwide Shutdown Against ICE

Santa Barbara Participates in Nationwide Shutdown Against ICE

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

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Science & Tech

California Investigates Elon Musk’s AI Company After ‘Avalanche’ of Complaints About Sexual Content

California Investigates Elon Musk’s AI Company After ‘Avalanche’ of Complaints About Sexual Content

Science & Tech By Khari Johnson, CalMatters

Vandenberg Announces Plan for New ‘Super-Heavy’ Launch Site

Vandenberg Announces Plan for New ‘Super-Heavy’ Launch Site

Science & Tech By Tyler Hayden

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

In New Doc ‘The Age of Disclosure,’ Military Servicemen Expose More Details About UFOs at Vandenberg

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

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Courts & Crime

Santa Barbara County Siblings Sue State over Oil Drilling Rights

Santa Barbara County Siblings Sue State over Oil Drilling Rights

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Feds Subpoena Sable Offshore over Insider Information

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

Recent ‘Alt Ed Student of the Month’ Arrested After Santa Barbara Shooting

Recent ‘Alt Ed Student of the Month’ Arrested After Santa Barbara Shooting

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

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News Commentary

365 Days of Chaos, Corruption and Incompetence: Our Analysts Assess Year One of the Trump Regime

365 Days of Chaos, Corruption and Incompetence: Our Analysts Assess Year One of the Trump Regime

Video By Jerry Roberts, S.B. Newsmakers

Journalist Lou Cannon, Who Covered Ronald Reagan for Decades, Dies at 92

Journalist Lou Cannon, Who Covered Ronald Reagan for Decades, Dies at 92

News Commentary By Nick Welsh

To Santa Barbara City Council: Don’t Sell Paseo Nuevo Short

To Santa Barbara City Council: Don’t Sell Paseo Nuevo Short

News Commentary By Indy Staff

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Wildfire

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Awarded Grant Funding for the Santa Barbara Vegetation Management Program (VMP) and Ignition Prevention Project

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Awarded Grant Funding for the Santa Barbara Vegetation Management Program (VMP) and Ignition Prevention Project

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Talk on California’s Wildfire Crisis Kicks off IHC Public Series at UC Santa Barbara

Talk on California’s Wildfire Crisis Kicks off IHC Public Series at UC Santa Barbara

Wildfire By Keith Hamm, UCSB's 'The Current'

Gifford Fire Containment Grows to 97 Percent

Gifford Fire Containment Grows to 97 Percent

Wildfire By Jean Yamamura

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Education

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Supports Teachers with $228,000 in Grants

Education By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Santa Barbara Reading Coalition to Host Reading Skills 101 Workshop on Saturday

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

Former UCSB Student Body President Sues School over Alleged Anti-Semitic Harassment

Former UCSB Student Body President Sues School over Alleged Anti-Semitic Harassment

Courts & Crime By Callie Fausey

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Homeless

City of Santa Barbara Welcomes New Housing and Homeless Services Manager

City of Santa Barbara Welcomes New Housing and Homeless Services Manager

Announcement By City of Santa Barbara

California Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops to Get Homelessness Funds

California Counties Must Jump Through New Hoops to Get Homelessness Funds

Homeless By Marisa Kendall and Ben Christopher, CalMatters

Santa Barbara High Sophomore Paddles from Santa Cruz Island to Ventura to Raise Thousands for Unhoused Neighbors

Santa Barbara High Sophomore Paddles from Santa Cruz Island to Ventura to Raise Thousands for Unhoused Neighbors

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Transportation

Construction on State Route 154 to Continue with Intermittent Closures for Debris Removal and Rock Fence Repairs

Construction on State Route 154 to Continue with Intermittent Closures for Debris Removal and Rock Fence Repairs

Announcement By Caltrans

State Route 154 Set for Intermittent Closures for Emergency Maintenance Efforts

State Route 154 Set for Intermittent Closures for Emergency Maintenance Efforts

Announcement By Caltrans

Proposed Metrolink Commuter Train to Santa Barbara Canceled

Proposed Metrolink Commuter Train to Santa Barbara Canceled

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

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Cannabis

Santa Barbara County’s Cannabis Revenues Continue Long, Slow Slide

Santa Barbara County’s Cannabis Revenues Continue Long, Slow Slide

Cannabis By Nick Welsh

California’s Marijuana Industry Gets a Break Under New Law Suspending Tax Hike

Cannabis By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters

Santa Barbara County Caps Cannabis Acreage; Responds to Grand Jury

Santa Barbara County Caps Cannabis Acreage; Responds to Grand Jury

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

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