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Immigration

Santa Barbara Sheriff Under Fire over ICE Arrests at County Jails

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

ICE Conducts Father’s Day Raids on Santa Barbara’s Westside and Eastside

Immigration By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Rep. Carbajal Decries ‘$70 Billion Blank Check’ to Immigration Enforcement

Immigration By Jean Yamamura

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Energy

Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking

Energy By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara City College to Use $4.2M State Grant to Build New Microgrid

Energy By Callie Fausey

Trump Administration Concedes Defeat on Wind Farm Freeze

Energy By Jean Yamamura

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Science & Tech

Vast Botanical Data Help Solve Darwin’s Puzzle of Why Some Exotic Plants Become Pests

Science & Tech By Harrison Tasoff, UCSB's 'The Current'

UC Santa Barbara’s David Gross Wins Special Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics

Science & Tech By Shelly Leachman, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

Researchers Uncover ‘Treasure Trove’ of Bioactive Molecules in Coral Reefs

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

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Election 2026

Purple Reign: Buellton Mayor Pushes Past Partisanship to Make City ‘Simply Fabulous’

Politics By Christina McDermott

A Tax on Billionaires Qualified for the November Ballot. Five Things to Know About the Measure

Election 2026 By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters

June Primary Results Update: 50-Year Judge Unseated, Runoff Race Set for North County Supervisorial Seat

Election 2026 By Nick Welsh

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Housing

‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage

Politics By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara Supervisors Uphold Limit on Seniors’ Rent Hike

Housing By Christina McDermott

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara aprueba un proyecto de 106 unidades de viviendas asequibles para el personal del distrito.

Anuncios By Santa Barbara Unified School District

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Community

Anthem Chapel Plans an Appeal to Goleta City Council

Community By Jean Yamamura

Co-Founder of Santa Barbara’s Juice Ranch Dies

Community By Elaine Sanders

Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

Transportation By Nick Welsh

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Public Safety

Bus and Vehicle Engulfed in Flames, Leaving One Dead in Crash Near Los Alamos

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

Santa Barbara Emergency Aid Organizations Spring to Action After Deadly Earthquakes in Venezuela

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

Santa Barbara Grand Jury on School Shootings: ‘Not a Matter of If but When’

Public Safety By Nick Welsh

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Courts & Crime

Ashleigh Brilliant’s Revenge: Grand Jury Calls on City of Santa Barbara to Enforce Its Ban on Gas Leaf Blowers

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

Kendra Cordova Pleads Guilty to Murder in Fatal Highway 101 Crash

Announcement By Office of the Santa Barbara County District Attorney

Sheriff’s Detectives Arrest Santa Maria Man for Online Exploitation of Minors; Additional Survivors Sought

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office

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Politics

‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage

Politics By Christina McDermott

Purple Reign: Buellton Mayor Pushes Past Partisanship to Make City ‘Simply Fabulous’

Politics By Christina McDermott

California’s Jungle Primary Not to Santa Maria Creator’s Liking

Politics By Nick Welsh

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Environment

Sable Offshore Granted Five Day Pollution Waiver

Environment By Nick Welsh

Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking

Energy By Callie Fausey

California Loses 60 Percent of Coastal Dunes, Santa Barbara County 10 Percent

Environment By Nick Welsh

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Education

Santa Barbara Unified School Board Postpones Vote on Screen-Time Limits for Students

Education By Callie Fausey

El Distrito Escolar Unificado de Santa Bárbara aprueba un proyecto de 106 unidades de viviendas asequibles para el personal del distrito.

Anuncios By Santa Barbara Unified School District

Santa Barbara Unified Approves 106-Unit Affordable Housing Project for District Staff

Announcement By Santa Barbara Unified School District

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Business

Agricultural Production Reaches $2.2 Billion in Santa Barbara County in 2026

Announcement By County of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara City Budget Back on Track for June 30 Adoption

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

Mendocino Farms to Celebrate 100th Location with Santa Barbara Opening

Announcement By Mendocino Farms

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Health

Origins of Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Under Scrutiny

Health By Jean Yamamura

CDC Outbreak Update: Infant Botulism Linked to Powdered Infant Formula

Announcement By U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Roundup Use in Santa Barbara Raises Eyebrows

Environment By Callie Fausey

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Homeless

Downtown Santa Barbara’s FARO Center Turns Two

Homeless By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Nonprofit Holds All-Hands Meeting on Homelessness

Homeless By Christina McDermott

Goleta Grapples with Car-Camping Community

Homeless By Jean Yamamura

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Transportation

US 101 Refugio Bridges Replacement Project Continues Work with Deck Pour of the Southbound Bridge

Announcement By Caltrans

Construction to Install a New Crosswalk System on Highway 192 in Carpinteria to Begin Monday, June 29

Announcement By Caltrans

Southbound State Route Highway 217 Overnight Closures to Begin Monday, June 29

Announcement By City of Goleta

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Infrastructure

Emergency Drainage Work to Intermittently Close Castillo St. Offramp in Santa Barbara

Infrastructure By Jean Yamamura

Solar Microgrid Project in Isla Vista Gets $15 Million in Funding

Infrastructure By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan Comes into Focus, Without Return of Cars

Infrastructure By Ryan P. Cruz

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Cannabis

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

No Time Extensions on Cannabis Odor Scrubbers in Carpinteria Greenhouses

Cannabis By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Finance Committee Considers Increase on Cannabis Tax

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

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Labor

Labor Board ‘Pierces Corporate Veil’ and Orders McCaw to Pay $3.6M

Labor By Jean Yamamura

KEYT Workers Picket in Santa Barbara While Contract Negotiations Stall

Labor By Elaine Sanders

Major Open-Ended Strike Averted at UC Campuses, Hospitals as Tentative Deal Reached

Labor By Callie Fausey

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Sable Offshore Granted Five Day Pollution Waiver

Anthem Chapel Plans an Appeal to Goleta City Council

Bus and Vehicle Engulfed in Flames, Leaving One Dead in Crash Near Los Alamos

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US 101 Refugio Bridges Replacement Project Continues Work with Deck Pour of the Southbound Bridge

Construction to Install a New Crosswalk System on Highway 192 in Carpinteria to Begin Monday, June 29

Southbound State Route Highway 217 Overnight Closures to Begin Monday, June 29

Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking

Santa Barbara Emergency Aid Organizations Spring to Action After Deadly Earthquakes in Venezuela

Gaviota Roadside Rest Area on U.S. 101 to Close for Extended Period of Time Starting Wednesday, July 1

‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage

Santa Barbara Unified School Board Postpones Vote on Screen-Time Limits for Students

Purple Reign: Buellton Mayor Pushes Past Partisanship to Make City ‘Simply Fabulous’

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Santa Barbara Sheriff Under Fire over ICE Arrests at County Jails

Feds Opens Up 850,000 Acres of Central Coast to Oil and Gas Drilling, Fracking

Vast Botanical Data Help Solve Darwin’s Puzzle of Why Some Exotic Plants Become Pests

Purple Reign: Buellton Mayor Pushes Past Partisanship to Make City ‘Simply Fabulous’

‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage

Anthem Chapel Plans an Appeal to Goleta City Council

Bus and Vehicle Engulfed in Flames, Leaving One Dead in Crash Near Los Alamos

Ashleigh Brilliant’s Revenge: Grand Jury Calls on City of Santa Barbara to Enforce Its Ban on Gas Leaf Blowers

‘It’s Ridiculous’: Santa Barbara Congressmember Calls Out Trump for Holding Bipartisan Housing Bill Hostage

Sable Offshore Granted Five Day Pollution Waiver

Santa Barbara Unified School Board Postpones Vote on Screen-Time Limits for Students

Agricultural Production Reaches $2.2 Billion in Santa Barbara County in 2026

Origins of Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Under Scrutiny

Downtown Santa Barbara’s FARO Center Turns Two

US 101 Refugio Bridges Replacement Project Continues Work with Deck Pour of the Southbound Bridge

Emergency Drainage Work to Intermittently Close Castillo St. Offramp in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

Labor Board ‘Pierces Corporate Veil’ and Orders McCaw to Pay $3.6M

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