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Immigration

May Day Rallies Celebrate Workers, Immigrants on Central Coast

Politics By Ryan P. Cruz

Immigration Enforcement Increases Presence at Santa Barbara County Jail

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

9th Circuit Blocks California Limits on Anonymous Immigration Agents

Immigration By Nigel Duara, CalMatters

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Energy

Morro Bay Offshore Wind Project Dead in Water After Company Ends Lease

Energy By Callie Fausey

Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding

Infrastructure By Christina McDermott

Will Santa Barbara Supervisors Shut Down Onshore Oil?

Energy By Nick Welsh

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Science & Tech

UC Santa Barbara’s David Gross Wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Science & Tech By Shelly Leachman, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

Researchers Uncover ‘Treasure Trove’ of Bioactive Molecules in Coral Reefs

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

Sonic Booms from Artemis II’s Return to Earth May Reach Santa Barbara County

Science & Tech By Jackson Friedman

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Election 2026

California’s Race for Secretary of State Shows Partisan Divide over How to Count Ballots

Election 2026 By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters

Vote by Mail Ballots Arrive in Early May

Announcement By Santa Barbara County

Candidates Target Steyer, Becerra in Free-Wheeling California Governor Debate

Election 2026 By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters

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Housing

Large Housing Project on Horizon for Little Los Alamos

Housing By Christina McDermott

Judge Dismisses Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Against City of Santa Barbara

Courts & Crime By Christina McDermott

Affordable Housing Project Underway Near La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara

Housing By Christina McDermott

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Community

Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Celebrates New Haley Street Location

Community By Elaine Sanders

Santa Barbara County Jail Celebrates Sheriff’s Treatment Program Graduates

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

UC Santa Barbara’s Capps Center Receives Grant for Work on Indigenous Repatriation

Community By Shelly Leachman, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

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Public Safety

Prescribed Burn in Camino Cielo Ridge Area to Continue

Public Safety By U.S. Forest Service

UC Santa Barbara Lagoon, West Campus in the Dark Again

Public Safety By Christina McDermott

Smoke from ‘Hope Ranch Volcano’ Prompts Response — but It’s No Volcano

Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Courts & Crime

Singer D4vd Allegedly Visited Santa Barbara County the Night of 14-Year-Old’s Murder

Courts & Crime By Elaine Sanders

Stolen Vehicle Arrest Downtown

Announcement By City of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Launches New Email to Report Suspected Scams

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Office of the District Attorney

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Politics

California’s Race for Secretary of State Shows Partisan Divide over How to Count Ballots

Election 2026 By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters

May Day Rallies Celebrate Workers, Immigrants on Central Coast

Politics By Ryan P. Cruz

Candidates Target Steyer, Becerra in Free-Wheeling California Governor Debate

Election 2026 By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters

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Environment

Changing the Central Coast’s Protected Marine Areas

Environment By Callie Fausey

Rollback of the Endangered Species Act Pulled from House at the Last Minute

Environment By Callie Fausey

Hundreds of Thousands of By-the-Wind Sailors Float off Coast in Santa Barbara Channel

Environment By Elaine Sanders

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Education

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara Education Foundation Giving Funds to Students

Education By Callie Fausey

Goleta’s Octobots Robotics Advance to World Championship

Education By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Business

New Furniture Showroom to Fill Former CVS Space on State Street

Announcement By Royal Suite Home Furnishings

Renovation of Fairview Gardens Historic Farmhouse Receives Approval

Business By Lauren Solway

A Balancing Act: City of Santa Barbara Begins Budget Season

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

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Health

California Department of Public Health Issues Annual Shellfish Safety Warning

Announcement By County of Santa Barbara Health

A Brain-Infecting Parasite Has Come to California. Should Santa Barbara Worry?

Health By Ella Heydenfeldt

IVF Lawsuit Sends Patients to Santa Barbara Clinics

Health By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Homeless

After Six-Year Hiatus, Annual Foot-Washing Event Returns to Santa Barbara

Homeless By Elaine Sanders

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

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Transportation

Use Your Voice for Safer Streets!

Announcement By City of Santa Barbara

A New Commuter Train Is Entering Santa Barbara’s Station. Now How Do I Get There?

Transportation By Elaine Sanders

Flights Take Off: Santa Barbara Airport Launches New Nonstop Routes to Chicago and San Diego

Transportation By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Infrastructure

Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding

Infrastructure By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan Comes into Focus, Without Return of Cars

Infrastructure By Ryan P. Cruz

Goleta Planning Commission Approves Ty Warner’s Revamp of Sandpiper Golf Course

Infrastructure By Jean Yamamura

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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

Thousands of UC Service, Patient Care Workers Threaten First Open-Ended Strike

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

Santa Barbara County’s Hire-Local Program Shows Lack of Local Hires

Labor By Nick Welsh

40,000 UC Workers Ratify Contracts After Statewide Organizing Campaign

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Celebrates New Haley Street Location

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Santa Barbara County Jail Celebrates Sheriff’s Treatment Program Graduates

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Morro Bay Offshore Wind Project Dead in Water After Company Ends Lease

Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

May Day Rallies Celebrate Workers, Immigrants on Central Coast

Large Housing Project on Horizon for Little Los Alamos

Singer D4vd Allegedly Visited Santa Barbara County the Night of 14-Year-Old’s Murder

Stolen Vehicle Arrest Downtown

Changing the Central Coast’s Protected Marine Areas

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Launches New Email to Report Suspected Scams

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May Day Rallies Celebrate Workers, Immigrants on Central Coast

Morro Bay Offshore Wind Project Dead in Water After Company Ends Lease

UC Santa Barbara’s David Gross Wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

California’s Race for Secretary of State Shows Partisan Divide over How to Count Ballots

Large Housing Project on Horizon for Little Los Alamos

Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Celebrates New Haley Street Location

Prescribed Burn in Camino Cielo Ridge Area to Continue

Singer D4vd Allegedly Visited Santa Barbara County the Night of 14-Year-Old’s Murder

California’s Race for Secretary of State Shows Partisan Divide over How to Count Ballots

Changing the Central Coast’s Protected Marine Areas

Some Santa Barbara Educators Are Embracing AI in the Classroom

New Furniture Showroom to Fill Former CVS Space on State Street

California Department of Public Health Issues Annual Shellfish Safety Warning

After Six-Year Hiatus, Annual Foot-Washing Event Returns to Santa Barbara

Use Your Voice for Safer Streets!

Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

Thousands of UC Service, Patient Care Workers Threaten First Open-Ended Strike

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