Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Celebrates 25 Years of Protecting the Santa Barbara Channel and Local Creeks, Rivers, and Wetlands
Santa Barbara, Calif. — January 13, 2026 — Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is pleased to announce the kickoff of a year-long
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The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Celebrates 40 Years!
Celebrate your 40th birthday and business milestones.
Housing Advocates Are More Than One Voice
In today’s housing debate, the term “housing advocate” is often used as shorthand for tenant organizations. Tenant voices are important and deserve to be heard, but equating housing advocacy with a single viewpoint misunderstands how housing actually works. A housing advocate is anyone who works to improve housing outcomes. That includes renters seeking stability, but it also includes homeowners, housing providers, builders, lenders, planners, and those helping families purchase their first home. Housing is not a single-interest issue. It is a system.
Time is Running Out to Apply for City Board or Commission Including NEW Public Art Review Board
GOLETA, CA, January 13, 2026 – New year, new opportunities! The City of Goleta would like to remind the community to apply
Buellton Garden Apartments
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Santa Barbara Clean Energy lanza un buscador de incentivos para la electrificación
SANTA BÁRBARA, CA – 7 de enero de 2026 Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) ahora ofrece una manera fácil y personalizada
Santa Barbara Clean Energy Launches New Incentive Finder to Help Residents Go Electric
SANTA BARBARA, CA – January 7, 2026 Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) now offers a user-friendly online tool to help
Rent Stabilization Is a Community Value, Not a Community Threat
Atability is not the enemy of a healthy housing market — displacement is.
Santa Barbara’s Rent Freeze: Politics First, Housing Second
Cities that adopt strict rent freezes see reduced housing supply, less reinvestment in existing units, and declining housing quality over time.
January is Substance Use Disorder Treatment Month
(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – This January, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
