Santa Barbara County’s COVID Case Rates Hit Purple-Tier Plateau
The county’s seven-day average of new cases per 100,000 residents is just shy of meeting the state’s red-tier requirements.
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Public Defender’s Office Takes Santa Barbara County Sheriff to Court over Jail Conditions
Several inmates alleged unsafe conditions and forced COVID-19 exposure in the facility.
Santa Barbara School Boardmember Jackie Reid Talks Breaking Barriers to Education
Up for reelection, the ethnic studies champion doesn’t want to see her work undone.
Santa Barbara School Board Adopts Hotly Contested Sex Ed Curriculum
Following a year of resistance, the Teen Talk class was approved for Santa Barbara Unified middle schools.
Goleta Union School Board President Sholeh Jahangir ‘Cannot Walk Away’
The sole incumbent in the six-person race makes her case for reelection.
Santa Barbara School Board President Laura Capps Has ‘More Work to Do’
Running for reelection, the incumbent reflects on her first term’s successes, challenges, and controversies.
Santa Barbara County Cannabis Tax Revenue Doubles During Pandemic
Cannabis operations brought in $5.5 million last quarter versus $2.3 million during the same time last year.
Santa Barbara School Board Candidate Brian Campbell’s Parental Perspective
The former City Council candidate is looking to address literacy issues in the school district.
Santa Barbara Unified Takes Hard Look at Reopening Elementary Schools
District officials celebrated the high attendance and overall success of the fall’s first week of distance learning.
Santa Barbara Supes Fail to Pass Strict Mask Ordinance
Despite a rise in Isla Vista cases, numbers are falling in rest of county.
