Santa Barbara County Teacher Named 2024 California Teacher of the Year
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School social sciences teacher Gregory Wolf earns state’s highest recognition for educators.
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Unified School District Responds to Concerns over Anti-Bias/Anti-Blackness Oversight Committee
NAACP says the committee should have included twice as many parents of Black students; the district says it has “consistently and not perfectly sought to improve the process.”
Santa Barbara Unified Agrees to Early Contract Negotiations with Teachers Association
Educators pack Tuesday’s school board meeting to ask the district to “stop stalling” and “start bargaining now.”
Santa Barbara Symphony’s Music Van Rolls into the Classroom
The volunteer-led program gives 2,000 students from more than 40 schools the opportunity to see, hear, and play real instruments.
Bill Cutting Nonprofit Wait Times for Funding Gets Governor’s Approval
Santa Barbara Assemblymember Gregg Hart’s Assembly Bill 590 allows state agencies to provide up-front payments, easing the financial burden on California’s not-for-profit organizations.
One805 Live Brings on the Ritz to Bring in the Donations
One805 Live, an annual benefit concert for first responders, raised $1 million this year. It was supposed to be one of the most high-profile parties of the year. However, for me, it felt more like a ‘Seinfeld’ episode.
Fields of Funk Returns to Santa Barbara’s Elings Park
Boombox, Strfkr, and Fleetmac Wood headline this third annual 21+ concert on October 28.
Santa Barbara Unified School District Sees Rise in Chronic Absenteeism
The number of students who are truant, tardy, or missing has increased since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Is Hammond’s Meadow in Montecito Being Done Dirty?
The once-lush sanctuary and Chumash ceremonial site has been reduced to a patch of dirt, but improvements are coming, say restoration project managers.
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network’s Wild Night Out
Creatures of the night came out to play at this annual fundraiser for animal rescue and rehabilitation on September 30.
