United Way Offers Relief for High Childcare Costs Through Family Scholarship Program
Santa Barbara, CA, July 16, 2026 – United Way of Santa Barbara County has released the second round of funding for
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UC Santa Barbara’s Missing Housing: The Mystery Continues
One reason that housing prices are so high in our region is that UCSB has not fulfilled its plans to develop more than 1,800 units of faculty and staff housing, while delaying for a decade the promised dorms to house 5,000 additional students on campus.
Full Overnight Closures of Hwy 217 in Goleta Set to Begin Thursday, July 16
Travelers on Highway 217 in Goleta will encounter full overnight closures for several nights starting Thursday, July 16. This full
Confrontation Leads to Reported Robbery in Downtown Santa Barbara
On July 15, 2026, at approximately 8:50 p.m., the Santa Barbara Police Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls reporting a large
UC Santa Barbara Comm Scholar Dan Lane Named UC Fellow for Research on AI and Civic Engagement
Associate Professor Dan Lane is examining what role artificial intelligence plays in civic learning and democratic participation.
Record 60 Shipping Lines Take Part in Slowdown Program
Lowering ship speeds can decrease the amount of fatal whale strikes because it gives the crew of the ship more time to spot and steer away from a whale, and it also gives the whales more time to hear the ship and get out of the way.
“Bibliovuelo” se inaugura en el Aeropuerto de Santa Bárbara
SANTA BÁRBARA, CA – 15 de julio de 2026 El Aeropuerto de Santa Bárbara (SBA) y la Biblioteca Pública de
“Library on the Fly” Launches at Santa Barbara Airport
SANTA BARBARA, CA – July 15, 2026 Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) and Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) have partnered to
C.A.R.E.4Paws Seeks Foster Families to Support Central Coast Pets While their People Rebuild their Lives
Santa Barbara County, Calif., July 15, 2026 – For some pets, the happiest foster stories don’t end with adoption. They
One Year After the Glass House Raid, California Still Fails Farmworkers
On the anniversary of the Glass House raid, we remember the life of Jaime Alanis Garcia, and the 2,153 fathers, mothers and children abducted from Ventura and Santa Barbara counties since 2025.
