‘This Is a Backdoor Abortion Ban’
Planned Parenthood defunded, leaving Central Coast clinics’ financial future uncertain.
Ella Heydenfeldt
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Santa Barbara School Supply Drive Returns for Sixth Year
The grassroots organization is looking to raise $5,000 and is also recruiting student volunteers ahead of backpack and school supply giveaway at Ortega Park.
Santa Barbara Climate Advocates Visit D.C. to Lobby for Environmental Legislation
Two members of the Santa Barbara chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby joined hundreds of volunteers at the annual Summer Conference and Lobby Day on Capitol Hill this week.
Two Beached Boats Prompt Rescue, Cleanup Efforts Along Santa Barbara Coast
One sailboat was towed Wednesday night from Carpinteria beach following rescue of solo sailor, while a “derelict” vessel on Montecito’s Butterfly Beach is set to be removed early Friday.
TRACERS Mission Successfully Launches from Vandenberg After FAA Delay
NASA sent twin satellites into orbit aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday to study how Earth’s magnetic field interacts with the solar wind.
Missing Elderly Isla Vista Woman Found Deceased in Goleta Slough
Sonia Lang Crestfield, the 85-year-old Friendship Manor resident, had been last seen in I.V. on July 11.
Santa Barbara Power Outage Delays NASA’s TRACERS Rocket Launch
Tuesday’s SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base was scrubbed seconds before takeoff; a new launch has been scheduled for Wednesday.
California Sues over Federal Policy Shift Barring Undocumented Families from Head Start, Other Programs
The Head Start program provides hundreds of low-income families across Santa Barbara County with free preschool, meals, and basic health services.
Legendary Explorers Club Gathers to Honor Santa Barbara Oceanographer on His 100th Birthday
Praised by “Titanic” director and deep-sea explorer James Cameron for his “pioneering work,” Dr. Robert Fisher was recognized this weekend for helping map the planet’s most extreme depths.
NASA Launching Rocket from Santa Barbara County to Study Space Weather
TRACERS mission will look at how solar wind messes with Earth’s magnetic fields, impacting everything from GPS to power grids.
