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Toxic Algae Blooms Killing Scores of Central Coast Marine Mammals

Toxic Algae Blooms Killing Scores of Central Coast Marine Mammals

Environment By Callie Fausey

More than 150 dolphins and sea lions have been found dead in Santa Barbara County since February.

Sharing Culture Through the Santa Barbara–Toba Sister Cities Program

Sharing Culture Through the Santa Barbara–Toba Sister Cities Program

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Applications are now open for students to join the summer exchange program and visit Toba, Japan.

DOGE Targets Two Santa Barbara Waterfront Leases for Termination

DOGE Targets Two Santa Barbara Waterfront Leases for Termination

Politics By Nick Welsh

NOAA’s harbor offices and its “Shearwater” slip are on the chopping block.

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Tatyana, Trump, and Talks of Peace

Tatyana, Trump, and Talks of Peace

Community By Margaux Lovely

Fired Channel Islands Workers Are Reinstated

Fired Channel Islands Workers Are Reinstated

Environment By Callie Fausey

Putting the Finishing Touches on Linden Square in Carpinteria

Putting the Finishing Touches on Linden Square in Carpinteria

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

Under Pressure from Trump, UC Abandons Its ‘Diversity Statement’ Requirement for Faculty

Under Pressure from Trump, UC Abandons Its ‘Diversity Statement’ Requirement for Faculty

News Commentary By Dan Walters, CalMatters

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Hit by Major Cuts

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Hit by Major Cuts

Community By Nick Welsh

State Supreme Court Decides That Yes, Cannabis Is Still Legal in California

State Supreme Court Decides That Yes, Cannabis Is Still Legal in California

Cannabis By Margaux Lovely

California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion with ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases

California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion with ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases

Health By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters

Suspect Arrested for Late-Night Shooting and Armed Robberies in Isla Vista

Suspect Arrested for Late-Night Shooting and Armed Robberies in Isla Vista

Courts & Crime By Margaux Lovely

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Public Safety

Annual Report Shows Police Complaints Down in City of Santa Barbara

Annual Report Shows Police Complaints Down in City of Santa Barbara

Public Safety By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara City Council Upholds Decision to Remove 13 Trees from Milpas Street

Santa Barbara City Council Upholds Decision to Remove 13 Trees from Milpas Street

Public Safety By Isabelle Walker

Flood Watch Issued for Santa Barbara County Ahead of Winter Storm

Flood Watch Issued for Santa Barbara County Ahead of Winter Storm

Public Safety By Jackson Friedman

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Community

Sharing Culture Through the Santa Barbara–Toba Sister Cities Program

Sharing Culture Through the Santa Barbara–Toba Sister Cities Program

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Tatyana, Trump, and Talks of Peace

Tatyana, Trump, and Talks of Peace

Community By Margaux Lovely

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Hit by Major Cuts

Foodbank of Santa Barbara County Hit by Major Cuts

Community By Nick Welsh

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Wildfire

Five Brush Fires Reported Along 101 North of Refugio in Santa Barbara County

Five Brush Fires Reported Along 101 North of Refugio in Santa Barbara County

Wildfire By Margaux Lovely

As California’s Fire Season Grows, State Senators Push for More Year-Round Firefighters

As California’s Fire Season Grows, State Senators Push for More Year-Round Firefighters

Wildfire By Sameea Kamal, CalMatters

Is Santa Barbara County Prepared for the Next Big Fire?

Is Santa Barbara County Prepared for the Next Big Fire?

Wildfire By Jean Yamamura

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Infrastructure

Santa Barbara’s Plan for Nearly 300 Capital Projects Could Cost $2 Billion

Santa Barbara’s Plan for Nearly 300 Capital Projects Could Cost $2 Billion

Infrastructure By Ryan P. Cruz

Water Main Replacement on Santa Barbara’s De la Vina Street Will Come with Some Road Closures, Service Interruptions

Water Main Replacement on Santa Barbara’s De la Vina Street Will Come with Some Road Closures, Service Interruptions

Infrastructure By Elijah Valerjev

Santa Barbara Supervisors Approve Tajiguas Landfill Contract Worth $4.4 Million

Santa Barbara Supervisors Approve Tajiguas Landfill Contract Worth $4.4 Million

Infrastructure By Jean Yamamura

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Housing

‘Quiet Panic’ As National Rental Assistance Program Set To Run Out Of Cash

‘Quiet Panic’ As National Rental Assistance Program Set To Run Out Of Cash

Housing By Ben Christopher, CalMatters

Family Self-Sufficiency Program Celebrates Its Graduates

Family Self-Sufficiency Program Celebrates Its Graduates

Housing By Elijah Valerjev

A 90-Unit Development on Milpas Street Heads to Santa Barbara Planning Commission

A 90-Unit Development on Milpas Street Heads to Santa Barbara Planning Commission

Housing By Ryan P. Cruz

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Environment

Toxic Algae Blooms Killing Scores of Central Coast Marine Mammals

Toxic Algae Blooms Killing Scores of Central Coast Marine Mammals

Environment By Callie Fausey

Fired Channel Islands Workers Are Reinstated

Fired Channel Islands Workers Are Reinstated

Environment By Callie Fausey

‘I Can Smell a Rat’: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Blasts Texas Oil Company at Packed Town Hall in Santa Barbara

‘I Can Smell a Rat’: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Blasts Texas Oil Company at Packed Town Hall in Santa Barbara

Environment By Margaux Lovely

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Business

Putting the Finishing Touches on Linden Square in Carpinteria

Putting the Finishing Touches on Linden Square in Carpinteria

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

Dos Pueblos Ranch Up for Sale, Again

Dos Pueblos Ranch Up for Sale, Again

Environment By Jean Yamamura

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Science & Tech

All Systems Go for Friday Night Rocket Launch

All Systems Go for Friday Night Rocket Launch

Science & Tech By Tyler Hayden

UC Santa Barbara Scientists Demonstrate Against Proposed Federal Funding Cuts

UC Santa Barbara Scientists Demonstrate Against Proposed Federal Funding Cuts

Science & Tech By Cebelli Pfeifer

Cold Atoms on a Chip: ‘We’re at the Tipping Point’

Cold Atoms on a Chip: ‘We’re at the Tipping Point’

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'

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Courts & Crime

Suspect Arrested for Late-Night Shooting and Armed Robberies in Isla Vista

Suspect Arrested for Late-Night Shooting and Armed Robberies in Isla Vista

Courts & Crime By Margaux Lovely

Young Woman Shot, Two Armed Robberies Reported in Isla Vista

Young Woman Shot, Two Armed Robberies Reported in Isla Vista

Courts & Crime By Margaux Lovely

Santa Barbara Teaching Assistant Arrested for Soliciting Lewd Acts with Minor

Santa Barbara Teaching Assistant Arrested for Soliciting Lewd Acts with Minor

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

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Energy

Crackdown on Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online in California

Crackdown on Power-Guzzling Data Centers May Soon Come Online in California

Energy By Khari Johnson, CalMatters

Could Moss Landing–Like Battery Fire Happen in Goleta?

Could Moss Landing–Like Battery Fire Happen in Goleta?

Energy By Jean Yamamura

Palisades Fire Serves as ‘Unfortunate Test Case’ for Plan-B Power System Coming Soon to Santa Barbara

Palisades Fire Serves as ‘Unfortunate Test Case’ for Plan-B Power System Coming Soon to Santa Barbara

Energy By Callie Fausey

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Health

California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion with ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases

California’s Medi-Cal Shortfall Hits $6.2 Billion with ‘Unprecedented’ Cost Increases

Health By Ana B. Ibarra, CalMatters

Santa Barbara Unified Celebrates Launch of ‘Culture of Care’

Santa Barbara Unified Celebrates Launch of ‘Culture of Care’

Education By Callie Fausey

Persistent Noncompliance Found with Santa Barbara County Jail Health Care

Persistent Noncompliance Found with Santa Barbara County Jail Health Care

Health By Nick Welsh

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Education

What Does Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to End Education Dept. Mean for Santa Barbara Schools?

What Does Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to End Education Dept. Mean for Santa Barbara Schools?

Education By Margaux Lovely & Callie Fausey

Carpinteria Unified Student Scientists Study Sea Critters Aboard ‘Stardust’

Carpinteria Unified Student Scientists Study Sea Critters Aboard ‘Stardust’

Education By Callie Fausey

University of California Implements System-Wide Hiring Freeze Amid Budget Uncertainty

University of California Implements System-Wide Hiring Freeze Amid Budget Uncertainty

Education By Margaux Lovely

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Homeless

Solvang Community Event Talks Homelessness, Housing Insecurity, and Resources

Solvang Community Event Talks Homelessness, Housing Insecurity, and Resources

Homeless By Christina McDermott

Santa Barbara Supervisors Ease Restrictions Surrounding Homeless Encampment Sweeps

Santa Barbara Supervisors Ease Restrictions Surrounding Homeless Encampment Sweeps

Homeless By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara County Votes on How to Remove Encampments

Santa Barbara County Votes on How to Remove Encampments

Homeless By Jean Yamamura

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Cannabis

State Supreme Court Decides That Yes, Cannabis Is Still Legal in California

State Supreme Court Decides That Yes, Cannabis Is Still Legal in California

Cannabis By Margaux Lovely

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Mandate Clean-Air ‘Scrubbers’ in All Cannabis Greenhouses

Santa Barbara County Supervisors Mandate Clean-Air ‘Scrubbers’ in All Cannabis Greenhouses

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

The Nuts and Bolts of Cannabis Odor Control

The Nuts and Bolts of Cannabis Odor Control

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

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Transportation

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Old Town Goleta Sees Slipping Sales After Changing Its Stripes

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

Nuevas señales de límite de velocidad reducida con banderas se colocarán en lugares designados

Nuevas señales de límite de velocidad reducida con banderas se colocarán en lugares designados

Anuncios By City of Goleta

New Lowered Speed Limit Signs with Flags Going Up at Designated Locations

New Lowered Speed Limit Signs with Flags Going Up at Designated Locations

Announcement By City of Goleta

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Immigration

Immigration Protest at San Marcos High School Brings Out Hundreds of Students

Immigration Protest at San Marcos High School Brings Out Hundreds of Students

Immigration By Elijah Valerjev

Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County. Now, the ACLU Is Suing over Alleged Abuses

Immigration Raids Rattled Kern County. Now, the ACLU Is Suing over Alleged Abuses

Immigration By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos, CalMatters

How Santa Barbara Is Protecting Residents Facing Fears of Deportation

How Santa Barbara Is Protecting Residents Facing Fears of Deportation

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

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Politics

DOGE Targets Two Santa Barbara Waterfront Leases for Termination

DOGE Targets Two Santa Barbara Waterfront Leases for Termination

Politics By Nick Welsh

Fired Los Padres National Forest Worker Faces Off with Elon Musk

Fired Los Padres National Forest Worker Faces Off with Elon Musk

Politics By Callie Fausey

Carbajal and Schiff Weigh in Against Sable Offshore

Carbajal and Schiff Weigh in Against Sable Offshore

Environment By Nick Welsh

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News Commentary

Under Pressure from Trump, UC Abandons Its ‘Diversity Statement’ Requirement for Faculty

Under Pressure from Trump, UC Abandons Its ‘Diversity Statement’ Requirement for Faculty

News Commentary By Dan Walters, CalMatters

‘The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up’

‘The Fear Quotient Definitely Has Ratcheted Up’

News Commentary By Jerry Roberts

Making America Afraid Again

Making America Afraid Again

News Commentary By Jean Yamamura

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