Santa Barbara’s Heal the Ocean Receives $500K to Map and Cap Abandoned Oil Wells
Senator Monique Limón, with the help of Assemblymember Gregg Hart, secured the state funds to go toward the nonprofit’s Summerland Oil Mitigation Study.
Year: 2023
Santa Barbara Unified School District Offers $22 Million for Teachers
Union says negotiations are moving in the right direction.
Santa Barbara County Fire Receives $750,000 Toward Marine Rescue Boat
The new vessel will aid in emergency response and environmental protection.
Man’s Body Found Near Abandoned Boat off Santa Barbara Coast
The search for the sailor was initiated early Sunday morning after his sailboat was found unmanned south of Leadbetter Point.
Emergency Warming Centers Open on Wednesday in Santa Barbara
Freedom Warming Centers at the Unitarian Society on Santa Barbara Street and in Lompoc and Santa Maria will offer shelter during the cold snap.
County to Rezone Ag Lands Heavily in Eastern Goleta Valley
The formal rezones themselves will take place in 2024, but adoption of the HEU on December 5 will include the adoption of the “potential rezone” sites list.
Charlie Munger, Investor Billionaire and Amateur Architect Behind UC Santa Barbara’s Dormzilla, Dies at 99
The sometime Montecito resident had reportedly pledged to donate $200 million toward the proposed 11-story, windowless dorm before the ill-fated project was scrapped this summer.
Oxnard Man Sentenced for Threats Against Planned Parenthood in Santa Barbara
A man who pleaded guilty to phoning death threats to Planned Parenthood in Santa Barbara on the day the Supreme
State Finds City of Santa Barbara Housing Element Plan in Compliance
The plan outlines how the city intends to accommodate 8,001 housing units over the next eight years.
Judge Dismisses Free Speech and Slander Complaint Against Santa Barbara School Districts
Parent asks S.B. Unified School District to remove “Gender Queer” from high school library.
