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Immigration

More Than 2,050 Immigration-Related Arrests on Central Coast Since January 2025

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Medi-Cal Shakeup Looms

Health By Nick Welsh

Central Coast Immigrant Rights Orgs Respond to Federal Raids

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

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Energy

White House Officials Defend Offshore Oil’s Restart

Energy By Callie Fausey

High-Ranking White House Officials to Visit Sable Offshore’s Legally Embattled Pipeline Project in Santa Barbara County

Energy By Nick Welsh

$6 Gas and Refinery Fears Collide with California’s Climate Ambitions

Energy By by Alejandro Lazo, CalMatters

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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

Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to November Race for California Governor

Election 2026 By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Issues Unprocessed Ballots Report

Announcement By Office of California Secretary of State

Challenger in Santa Barbara Judicial Race Eclipses Incumbent in Latest Ballot Count

Election 2026 By Nick Welsh

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Housing

Housing Project Behind Santa Barbara’s Tri-County Produce Gets Final Green Light

Housing By Jean Yamamura

New Paseo Nuevo Plan a Slam Dunk at Santa Barbara City Council

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara City Council Checks Progress of Rent Stabilization Ordinance

Housing By Ryan P. Cruz

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Community

S.B. Unified to Offer Students Free Meals During Summer Break

Announcement By Santa Barbara Unified School District

Santa Barbara County Nonprofits, Charities Working to Help Feed People Impacted by CalFresh Changes

Community By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara Foil Surfer Who Filmed Shark Chase Has Run-In with Whales

Community By Callie Fausey

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Public Safety

VSFB Watt Training Burns to Occur Over the Next Week

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

Six Roads to Safety: New Study Finds a Critical Threshold for Wildfire Survival

Public Safety By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'

Santa Barbara Police Department Asks for Public’s Help in East Beach Death Investigation

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

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Courts & Crime

Multiple Arrests Made in Fatal Shooting at Santa Barbara’s Bohnett Park

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Case Dismissed Against Santa Barbara Activist Arrested for Slashing ICE Tire

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Not All Wine Glasses Tinkling Happily over Santa Barbara County’s Business Improvement District

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

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Politics

Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to November Race for California Governor

Election 2026 By Jeanne Kuang, CalMatters

Challenger in Santa Barbara Judicial Race Eclipses Incumbent in Latest Ballot Count

Election 2026 By Nick Welsh

Bill Giving Supervisors Greater Control over Jails Moves Ahead

Politics By Nick Welsh

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Environment

TEDx Event in Santa Barbara Uplifts Climate-Minded Community

Environment By Elaine Sanders

Oil Blankets Beach Near UC Santa Barbara

Environment By Callie Fausey

Surfrider Foundation Paddleout Builds a Wave of Support to Oppose Oil Drilling off Santa Barbara Coast

Environment By Lauren Solway

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Education

UC Santa Barbara’s New Chancellor, Dennis Assanis, Inaugurated at Lobero Theatre

Education By Callie Fausey

UC Santa Barbara’s 2026 Commencement Events to Celebrate 6,727 Graduates

Education By UCSB's 'The Current'

UCSB Appoints Jaime Lester as New Dean for Gevirtz School of Education

Announcement By UC Santa Barbara Gevirtz Graduate School of Education

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Business

New Chick-fil-A Gets Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Approval

Business By Lauren Solway

New Paseo Nuevo Plan a Slam Dunk at Santa Barbara City Council

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association’s “New Business Openings” Update

Announcement By Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association

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Health

Direct Relief Sending $2.5 Million in Medical Aid to Congo for Deadly Ebola Outbreak

Health By Lauren Solway

At Cottage, Dr. Jane Varner is Creating a Better Future for Women’s Health

Announcement By Cottage Health

Thousands of Santa Barbara Residents Set to Lose Food Assistance

Politics By Christina McDermott

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Homeless

Goleta Grapples with Car-Camping Community

Homeless By Jean Yamamura

Proposed Family Village for Homeless Secures $11 Million in State Funds

Housing By Nick Welsh

After Six-Year Hiatus, Annual Foot-Washing Event Returns to Santa Barbara

Homeless By Elaine Sanders

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Transportation

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

Infrastructure By Jean Yamamura

World Soccer Matches Start in SoCal This Month — Here’s How to Ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to the Action

Announcement By Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner®

Intermittent Single Lane Closures on Highway 154 Set to Begin Week of Monday, June 8

Announcement By Caltrans

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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

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

Thousands of UC Service, Patient Care Workers Threaten First Open-Ended Strike

Labor By Ella Heydenfeldt

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

Multiple Arrests Made in Fatal Shooting at Santa Barbara’s Bohnett Park

White House Officials Defend Offshore Oil’s Restart

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Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to November Race for California Governor

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

World Soccer Matches Start in SoCal This Month — Here’s How to Ride the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to the Action

Intermittent Single Lane Closures on Highway 154 Set to Begin Week of Monday, June 8

California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., Issues Unprocessed Ballots Report

New Chick-fil-A Gets Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Approval

S.B. Unified to Offer Students Free Meals During Summer Break

Challenger in Santa Barbara Judicial Race Eclipses Incumbent in Latest Ballot Count

New Details Emerge About Leadup to Largest Fire in Channel Islands History

More Stories

More Than 2,050 Immigration-Related Arrests on Central Coast Since January 2025

White House Officials Defend Offshore Oil’s Restart

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

Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to November Race for California Governor

Housing Project Behind Santa Barbara’s Tri-County Produce Gets Final Green Light

S.B. Unified to Offer Students Free Meals During Summer Break

VSFB Watt Training Burns to Occur Over the Next Week

Multiple Arrests Made in Fatal Shooting at Santa Barbara’s Bohnett Park

Democrat Xavier Becerra Advances to November Race for California Governor

TEDx Event in Santa Barbara Uplifts Climate-Minded Community

UC Santa Barbara’s New Chancellor, Dennis Assanis, Inaugurated at Lobero Theatre

New Chick-fil-A Gets Santa Barbara County Planning Commission Approval

Direct Relief Sending $2.5 Million in Medical Aid to Congo for Deadly Ebola Outbreak

Goleta Grapples with Car-Camping Community

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

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

Santa Barbara Increases Cannabis Sales Tax Rate by 2 Percent

KEYT Workers Picket in Santa Barbara While Contract Negotiations Stall

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