The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a missing Shafter man who was found near the Main Jail Administration building on Thursday, August 27, 2026.
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The district placed six schools on its minimum day schedule Thursday amid sweltering conditions and a lack of air conditioning. Roughly $194 million in state funding for HVAC improvements at schools sits unused and is set to expire soon.
The supervisors adopted a raft of Grand Jury recommendations as Brown cautioned more “difficult discussions” are ahead.
