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Immigration

Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol’s Year of Unchecked Force

By Sergio Olmos, CalMatters

Attorney General Bonta Notifies Schools and Child Care Providers of New Legal Obligations Relating to Immigration Enforcement Actions

Announcement By California Department of Justice

More Than 300 Mixed-Status Families in Santa Barbara County at Risk of Losing Housing

Immigration By Nick Welsh

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Energy

Santa Barbara’s Planning Commission Considers New Rules for Solar Power

Energy By Christina McDermott

Update: State Sets Stage for Legal Battles After Trump Forces Offshore Oil to Flow Again in Santa Barbara County

Energy By Nick Welsh

Emergency Podcast: The Trump Regime’s Shock Move to Ram Offshore Oil through S.B., and State’s 11th-Hour Bid to Stop It

Video By Jerry Roberts, 'S.B. Newsmakers'

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Science & Tech

If Deltopia Is Play Hard, TechTopia Is Work Hard

Science & Tech By Ella Heydenfeldt

Blood Moon Rising: Total Lunar Eclipse Visible in Santa Barbara

Science & Tech By Christina McDermott

UC Santa Barbara Startup Builds Software to Speed Drug Discovery

Science & Tech By Cameron Walker, UCSB's 'The Current'

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Election 2026

State of Play: As Rivals Sprint to June 2 Primary, a Guide to the Governor’s Race

National Affairs By Jerry Roberts

Republican Steve Hilton Campaigns for Governor in Santa Barbara, Promotes ‘Califordable’ Agenda

Election 2026 By Nestor Manzanares

Santa Barbara City Council Considers Tax Measures for November Ballot

Election 2026 By Ryan P. Cruz

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Housing

Buellton City Council Votes to ‘Reconvert’ Long-Term-Stay Motels on Avenue of Flags

Housing By Christina McDermott

Goleta Takes Small Step Toward Expanding Its Borders to Include Outskirts of Town Where Thousands of Homes Are Planned

Politics By Jean Yamamura

Goleta Extends Senior Housing Protections, Is Sued in Federal Court

Housing By Christina McDermott

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Community

Santa Barbara Community Rallies Around Farmer Mike Iniguez of Ebby’s Organic Farm

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

California Senate Leader Monique Limón Recognizes Six Women of the Year in Santa Barbara County

Community By Elaine Sanders

Santa Barbara Soccer Fans Win World Cup Tickets on ‘Golden Call’

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

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Public Safety

Police Evacuate UC Santa Barbara’s Henley Hall over ‘Criminal Threat’

Public Safety By Christina McDermott

Lessons from Santa Barbara’s Volunteer Search and Rescue Team

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

Dangerous Heat Wave Passing Through Santa Barbara County

Public Safety By Callie Fausey

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Courts & Crime

Ashlee Buzzard Appears in Lompoc Court on Murder Charge After Two No-Shows

Courts & Crime By Christina McDermott

Suspected DUI Stop Near Summerland Uncovers Large Fentanyl Cache

Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt

With New Mental Health Beds on Horizon in North County, Santa Barbara DA Takes Exception to State’s Diversion Law

Health By Nick Welsh

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Politics

Goleta Takes Small Step Toward Expanding Its Borders to Include Outskirts of Town Where Thousands of Homes Are Planned

Politics By Jean Yamamura

Santa Barbara Rep. Carbajal Says Farm Bill Ignores ‘Devastating SNAP Cuts’ in ‘Big Ugly Bill’

Politics By Christina McDermott

Smithsonian American Women’s History Museum Profiles Santa Barbara’s Hannah-Beth Jackson

Video By Smithsonian American Women's History Museum

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Environment

Santa Barbara County Experiences Hottest St. Patrick’s Day on Record

Environment By Elaine Sanders

State Parks to Sable Oil: Pick Up Your Pipeline and Walk

Environment By Nick Welsh

Saving Santa Barbara’s Sandy Beaches

Environment By Callie Fausey

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Education

Dos Pueblos Mock Trial Claims Fifth Straight Santa Barbara County Championship

Education By Emily Vesper

New Plans for Old Santa Barbara Armory

Education By Callie Fausey

UC and UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreements After Statewide Practice Pickets

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Business

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Business By Nick Welsh

Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore Reopening in Downtown Santa Barbara

Business By Jean Yamamura

Goldwater Institute Attacks Santa Barbara County’s One Percent Wine Fee

Drink By Matt Kettmann

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Health

Santa Barbara Seeing Unseasonably High Number of Mosquito Complaints This Winter

Health By Nick Welsh

With New Mental Health Beds on Horizon in North County, Santa Barbara DA Takes Exception to State’s Diversion Law

Health By Nick Welsh

Narcan Distribution in Isla Vista Aims to Prevent Opioid Overdoses

Health By Nestor Manzanares

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Homeless

The Santa Barbara Woman Who’s Chosen to Live Outside for 57 Years

Community By Ella Heydenfeldt

Housing Authority of City of Santa Barbara Asks If You’ll Help ‘Adopt a Home’

Housing By Christina McDermott

Goleta Officials Address Rise in People Living in Vehicles at Public Meeting

Homeless By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Transportation

Alameda Padre Serra to Close During March and April in Santa Barbara

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

Comienza la fase final del reemplazo de la tubería principal de agua en Alameda Padre Serra

Anuncios By City of Santa Barbara

Lane Closure on Northbound Highway 1 Near Vandenberg Village Set for Week of Monday, March 16

Announcement By Caltrans

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Infrastructure

Setting the Stage for Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan

Infrastructure By Ryan P. Cruz

Can Santa Barbara Airport Weather Its Flood-Prone Future?

Infrastructure By Callie Fausey

Upgrading Santa Barbara’s Electric Infrastructure by Helicopter

Infrastructure By Ryan P. Cruz

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Cannabis

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

No Time Extensions on Cannabis Odor Scrubbers in Carpinteria Greenhouses

Cannabis By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Finance Committee Considers Increase on Cannabis Tax

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

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Labor

UC and UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreements After Statewide Practice Pickets

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

UAW Workers Stage ‘Last Chance’ Practice Picket at UC Santa Barbara

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

UAW Authorizes Potential Unfair Labor Practice Strike, Putting 40,000 UC Workers — Including at UC Santa Barbara — on Notice

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Buellton City Council Votes to ‘Reconvert’ Long-Term-Stay Motels on Avenue of Flags

If Deltopia Is Play Hard, TechTopia Is Work Hard

Police Evacuate UC Santa Barbara’s Henley Hall over ‘Criminal Threat’

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Santa Barbara Community Rallies Around Farmer Mike Iniguez of Ebby’s Organic Farm

Goleta Takes Small Step Toward Expanding Its Borders to Include Outskirts of Town Where Thousands of Homes Are Planned

Lessons from Santa Barbara’s Volunteer Search and Rescue Team

Alameda Padre Serra to Close During March and April in Santa Barbara

Ashlee Buzzard Appears in Lompoc Court on Murder Charge After Two No-Shows

Goleta Extends Senior Housing Protections, Is Sued in Federal Court

Dos Pueblos Mock Trial Claims Fifth Straight Santa Barbara County Championship

Comienza la fase final del reemplazo de la tubería principal de agua en Alameda Padre Serra

Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol’s Year of Unchecked Force

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Agents of Chaos: Border Patrol’s Year of Unchecked Force

Santa Barbara’s Planning Commission Considers New Rules for Solar Power

If Deltopia Is Play Hard, TechTopia Is Work Hard

State of Play: As Rivals Sprint to June 2 Primary, a Guide to the Governor’s Race

Buellton City Council Votes to ‘Reconvert’ Long-Term-Stay Motels on Avenue of Flags

Santa Barbara Community Rallies Around Farmer Mike Iniguez of Ebby’s Organic Farm

Police Evacuate UC Santa Barbara’s Henley Hall over ‘Criminal Threat’

Ashlee Buzzard Appears in Lompoc Court on Murder Charge After Two No-Shows

Goleta Takes Small Step Toward Expanding Its Borders to Include Outskirts of Town Where Thousands of Homes Are Planned

Santa Barbara County Experiences Hottest St. Patrick’s Day on Record

Dos Pueblos Mock Trial Claims Fifth Straight Santa Barbara County Championship

Report Shows Big Bucks in Santa Barbara Arts and Culture

Santa Barbara Seeing Unseasonably High Number of Mosquito Complaints This Winter

The Santa Barbara Woman Who’s Chosen to Live Outside for 57 Years

Alameda Padre Serra to Close During March and April in Santa Barbara

Setting the Stage for Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

UC and UAW Reach Tentative Contract Agreements After Statewide Practice Pickets

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