IVCSD Kicks Off 2025 Move-Out Season with Sustainability at the Forefront
Isla Vista, CA — Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) is once again leading efforts to reduce waste and support a smoother,
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Annual Putting Kids First Event Raises $180,000 for PAL
(Santa Barbara, CA) Friday, May 9, 2025 – The Santa Barbara Police Activities League’s (PAL) annual Putting Kids First event
Polluters Should Pay the Bill
Californians have a terrific opportunity to continue to look to the future by making fossil fuel extraction less profitable while at the same time mitigating the disastrous economic and environmental effects being wrought by climate change.
Cycling Inches Up, While Bike Injuries Soar
Bicycling goals and Vision Zero are at best distant.
A New Path for U.S. Footwear
The United States imports around 2.5 billion pairs of shoes every year. We’d need 2.5 million Americans working full-time to manufacture this footwear. Does anyone believe we’re going to convince this immense workforce to sign up for shoe factory jobs?
U.S. Senate Blocks California’s Electric Car Mandate in Historic Vote
Tonight’s decision could upend California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars and its decades-long battle against air pollution. Some experts say Congress’ move is illegal and could trigger a legal battle.
Community Science Helps Reveal Population Growth Among SoCal’s Endangered Giant Sea Bass
A team led by researchers at UC Santa Barbara has conducted the first direct population estimate of this critically endangered species in Southern California.
Nightmare Avoided
I went through the exact same FaceBook intrusion scam described in the “Waking to a Nightmare” article.
Solicitudes abiertas para el 93º Desfile de los Niños
SANTA BARBARA, CA – 22 de mayo de 2025 El Departamento de Parques y Recreación de la Ciudad de Santa
Applications Now Open for the 93rd Annual Children’s Fiesta Parade
SANTA BARBARA, CA – May 22, 2025 The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department is accepting applications for
