Brandon Beaudette Named City of Santa Barbara Library Director
The Santa Barbara City Library will be officially led by Brandon Beaudette, who has been the library’s acting director since April 2024.
Recent Stories
AmeriCorps Program Gets Its Funding Back After DOGE Cuts
Case workers for homeless people in Santa Barbara County are federally funded again.
Gifford Fire Containment Grows to 97 Percent
Work turns to restoring the bulldozed and hand-cut line areas surrounding and within the fire footprint against the winter rains.
Authorities Arrest Two Armed Men at Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Station and Seize Multiple Guns
A third man was arrested at Isla Vista apartment where deputies found a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine.
Redistricting Duel Between California and Texas Ramps Up
California’s redistricting measure, which Gov. Newsom signed into law last Thursday, is an “emergency defensive tactic,” says a former Santa Barbara County redistricting committee member.
Multimillion-Dollar Replacement of Santa Barbara’s Vic Trace Reservoir Reaches Final Design Stage
The aging reservoir takes its name from a city water czar ousted during the tumultuous reign of Mayor Edmund O. Hanson.
Red Flag, High Heat Warnings Issued for Santa Barbara County as Gifford Fire Nears Containment
All evacuation orders and warnings have been canceled in Santa Barbara County as incident commanders push to complete a line around the fire and suppress hot spots within.
Auction Invitations Sent to Bidders for Battistone Foundation Properties
Two apartment buildings are home to 200 elderly residents.
Jacaranda Apartments Get a $3.5 Million Loan from Santa Barbara City Council
Housing project for 63 units for moderate and low-income households.
Gifford Fire Holds Steady at 132,605 Acres as Containment Grows to More than Three-Quarters
Evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings and Air Quality Alert and Watch lifted in Santa Barbara County.
