City of Santa Barbara Navigates Gloomy Projections to Balance Its Budget
After a long drama-filled budget season, the city is ready to lock in its Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Financial Plan.
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[Update] Man Seriously Injured in Traffic Incident on Mission Street
Driver identified by police as 43-year-old Cary Glenn Allen of Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara Looks to Fill 43 Vacancies on City Advisory Boards
City council began interviewing nearly 60 candidates for open positions on 17 different boards and committees.
Three Dead, Two Injured in Major Crash on Highway 1 Near Vandenberg
Update: Santa Barbara County coroner releases identity of male driver and two female passengers killed in Tuesday’s crash.
The Art of Breaking into Cars
Cracking open Santa Barbara’s mobile art gallery with artist Lucas Murgida of the Locksmithing Institute.
Google Ordered to Pay $32.5M to Sonos over Speaker Patent Infringement
A San Francisco jury ruled in favor of Santa Barbara–based Sonos in one out of two patent lawsuits filed against Google.
LipoDiesel & Weed Wars: Who’s Behind Santa Barbara’s First ‘Builder’s Remedy’ Project?
A Los Angeles-based investment group with a controversial past applies to build 30-units of housing on Lower Riviera.
Santa Barbara City Council Squashes Parklet Appeals for Six Businesses
Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse says ADA accessibility law is “not changeable”; city upholds orders for removal of parklets.
Too Many Appeals: City to Rethink Process for Single Family Design Board
The Santa Barbara Ordinance Committee considers a change that would send appeals to the Planning Commission Instead.
Six Santa Barbara Businesses Fight to Keep Their Parklets
The City Council will hear the appeals on Tuesday to decide the fates of businesses found to be out of compliance.
