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Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Unified Students Kick Off 2024-2025 School Year
At Santa Barbara High, students got to step into the brand-new Visual Arts and Design Academy facility for the first time.
Los Padres National Forest Service Continues Fuel-Reduction Work Along West Camino Cielo
Forest Service says work will safeguard nearby homes and protect adjacent wildlife and natural resources, but some residents view the project as overkill and are trying to block it.
Vegetation Fires Burn 25 Acres Along Highway 101
Firefighters stopped the progress of the small spot fires by Tuesday night, but remained on scene to mop up hotspots.
Learning to Live with Wildfire Rather than Just Fighting It
Leaders in wildfire prevention and management discuss how adaptation and mitigation are paving the way to a more resilient future in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.
Oil-Trucking Proposal Hits Bump in Road at Santa Barbara County Planning Commission
The Santa Barbara County Action Network has appealed Sentinel Peak Resources’ permit to construct a truck loading facility near Lompoc that would allow the company to truck an average of six tanker loads of crude daily to Coalinga for up to 50 years.
Proposed Chumash Marine Sanctuary off Coast of Santa Barbara and S.L.O. Counties Nears Finish Line
But plans for developing offshore wind energy within the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary’s proposed boundaries muddy the waters.
Beach Grooming in Santa Barbara Draws Line in the Sand
Tractors on the beach raise some residents’ eyebrows, but the city insists it’s not ruining the wrack or messing with the kelp community.
Santa Barbara Unified Recruiting Staff to Combat Special Ed Shortages
School district invites anyone looking for a job to come out to the Saturday job fair at the District Office.
EPA Issues Rare Emergency Order to Suspend Use of Weed Killer Harmful to Fetuses
DCPA, or Dacthal, is widely used in California on vegetables such as broccoli and cauliflower — two of Santa Barbara County’s top crops.
