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Voices By Patrick Davis | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | 2:02pm

Celebrate Santa Barbara, City of the Arts

Cities of our size can capitalize on the central city as a gathering and entertainment zone with many dimensions and experiences.

Letters By Scott Forman, S.B. | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | 1:37pm

Rent Stabilization Would Benefit Santa Barbara

But when the cost of your housing becomes unaffordable, it is both traumatic and life changing. You will have to move. You may have to find a new job. You may have to put your kids in new schools.

Letters By Anne Weber, S.B. | Fri Nov 28, 2025 | 1:12pm

Another Oil Spill

I am very concerned over the oil spills in our area recently.

Letters By Hugh and Andres Greenup, S.B. | Thu Nov 27, 2025 | 1:10pm

Don’t Forget the Surfers

“Past Times at Santa Barbara High” missed a big one.

Letters By Robert Taylor, Montecito | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 12:59pm

Why Burn Dirty Oil When Clean Alternatives Exist?

While there’s no doubt that cheap, readily available fossil fuels (coal, oil, and gas) contributed immensely to raising living standards around the world, we now know their dark side. Their air pollution alone kills more than 8 million people annually.

Anuncios By County of Santa Barbara | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 11:05am

3.000 libras de trucha liberadas en Cachuma Lake

(SANTA BÁRBARA, California) – Tras el reciente río atmosférico, Cachuma Lake ha aumentado a 77% de capacidad y justo a

Announcement By County of Santa Barbara | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 11:03am

3,000 Pounds of Trout Released into Cachuma Lake

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Following the recent atmospheric river, Cachuma Lake has risen to 77% capacity and just in time for

Announcement By County of Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 11:00am

Buckle Up for Safety This Thanksgiving

As families and friends prepare to hit the road for the Thanksgiving holiday the Goleta Police Department reminds drivers and

Announcement By Mystic Ocean Adventures | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 10:57am

Mystic Ocean Adventures Welcomes Educational and Community Leader Sigrid B. Toye, PhD, to the Board of Directors

SANTA BARBARA, CA – Mystic Ocean Adventures (MOA), the non-profit organization operating the educational tall ship Mystic Whaler, today announced the

Announcement By Opening Reception: Friday, December 6, 5–7 PM. 111 Santa Barbara Street, #C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. On view December 6, 2025 – January 18, 2026. Armando Ramos—Head of Sculpture and Chair of the Art Department at Santa Barbara City College—works across sculpture, ceramics, and painting. He trained at the Kansas City Art Institute and received his MFA in sculpture from Montana State University. His work has been exhibited at the Oakland Museum, the Clay Studio in Philadelphia, the Grand Rapids Museum of Art, and the Zanesville Museum of Art, and he is the recipient of numerous grants and fellowships, including awards from the Frey Foundation, the North Dakota Council on the Arts, the Red Lodge Clay Center, and the Vermont Studio Center. Guided by a distinct sense of duality, Ramos’s newest works explore the tension between the industrial and the handmade, irony and sincerity, reverence and irreverence. Ceramic baskets constructed through complex firing and glazing techniques emphasize fragility and negative space, while cast-aluminum knots consider the entanglement of time, memory, and function. We would be delighted to welcome you for the opening reception on December 6 from 5–7 PM, with wine generously provided by Peake Ranch Winery. | Wed Nov 26, 2025 | 10:55am

Separate Reality Presents The Shape of Unease, a Solo Exhibition by Artist Armando Ramos.

Opening Reception: Friday, December 6, 5–7 PM. 111 Santa Barbara Street, #C, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. On view December 6,

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