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Permit Burning

Permit burning within State Responsibility Areas (SRA) and Local Responsibility Areas (LRA) within the jurisdiction of the Santa Barbara County Fire Department are still in effect. Please note: These permits are issued for burn piles only and are not intended for the burning of standing vegetation.

PSA: Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery

As daylight savings time approaches on March 11th, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives – changing the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.

Wood-Claeyssens Grant Supports Award-Winning Employment Program

Transitions-Mental Health Association’s (TMHA) Growing Grounds Farm in Santa Maria has received a $25,000 grant from the Wood-Claeyssens Foundation. This grant will support vocational and horticultural therapy provided by the Farm to people who have a mental illness.

Love Blooms at S.B. Bowl

Heather and Steve Federlein met as beer garden volunteers, then got married.

Chumash Donations Not Donations

The local newspapers have recently reported Solvang’s discussion about what to do with $350,000 dollars from the Chumash Special Distribution Fund.

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