HUD Seeks to Ban Mixed-Status Households, Cut Funding for Emergency Housing Vouchers
The two federal proposals could mean that hundreds of Santa Barbara County families lose their homes.
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Starting November 1, USDA Orders States to Withhold SNAP Benefits Due to Government Shutdown
More than 55,000 Santa Barbara County residents rely on SNAP to help pay for food.
State to Weigh In on Buellton’s Motel Ordinance
The law would require motels operating as monthly rentals to convert to short-term stays; Buellton is waiting for input from the state’s Office of Housing and Community Development.
Detectives Focus in on Three-Day Road Trip in Search for Missing Lompoc Girl
Images show 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard at a rental car facility on October 7. On October 10, her mother returned in the car without her.
From ‘Airwaves to Archives’ Event Celebrates KEYT Television Archive
The archive, hosted at UC Santa Barbara’s Special Research Collections, is available to the public.
FBI Joins Search for Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard
Detectives think the 9-Year-Old may have been driven as far as Nebraska.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Approves $300,000 Loan for Parking Enforcement in Isla Vista
The loan will help the Isla Vista Community Services District set up a parking compliance program and hire staff.
Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard, 9, Last Seen October 7
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says child’s mother may have driven her out-of-state.
Buellton to Consider Relocating Long-Term Motel Residents
The City Council will vote Oct. 23 on an ordinance that would make motels currently housing low-income residents convert back to short-term stays.
A 9-Year-Old Lompoc Child Is Missing
Update: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have confirmed that Melodee Buzzard was seen as recently as August 2025 and that her mother has been uncooperative with the investigation into her daughter’s disappearance.
