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First Person Dies of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County

First Person Dies of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County

Coronavirus By Delaney Smith

A male in his sixties with underlying health conditions succumbs to virus at Marian Medical.

Cottage Gives First Data Report on COVID-19 Patients

Cottage Gives First Data Report on COVID-19 Patients

Coronavirus By Tyler Hayden

Santa Barbara’s main healthcare provider had been reluctant to share any information.

Santa Barbara Child Abuse Spikes Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Santa Barbara Child Abuse Spikes Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Coronavirus By Tyler Hayden

CALM offers services and resources to keep kids safe at home.

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Cottage Health Updates Supply Drop-Off Hours

Cottage Health Updates Supply Drop-Off Hours

Coronavirus By Brian Osgood

Public Defender Says COVID-19 Policy Stripping Clients of Rights

Public Defender Says COVID-19 Policy Stripping Clients of Rights

Coronavirus By Delaney Smith

Zoomer to Boomers’ Satisfied Customers

Zoomer to Boomers’ Satisfied Customers

Coronavirus By Matt Kettmann

Earl Warren Cancels 2020 Fair & Expo

Earl Warren Cancels 2020 Fair & Expo

Coronavirus By Brian Osgood

Nothing Stops the Census, Not Even the Coronavirus

Nothing Stops the Census, Not Even the Coronavirus

Coronavirus By Tyler Hayden

Putting the Coronavirus Kibosh on Deltopia

Putting the Coronavirus Kibosh on Deltopia

Coronavirus By Nick Welsh

Santa Barbara Steels Itself for COVID-19 Surge

Santa Barbara Steels Itself for COVID-19 Surge

Coronavirus By Delaney Smith

As UCSB Announces Shutdowns, Isla Vista Empties

As UCSB Announces Shutdowns, Isla Vista Empties

Coronavirus By Madeline Myers

Two More Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputies Test Positive

Two More Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputies Test Positive

Coronavirus By Brian Osgood

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Coronavirus

First Person Dies of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County

First Person Dies of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County

Coronavirus By Delaney Smith

Cottage Gives First Data Report on COVID-19 Patients

Cottage Gives First Data Report on COVID-19 Patients

Coronavirus By Tyler Hayden

Santa Barbara Child Abuse Spikes Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Santa Barbara Child Abuse Spikes Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

Coronavirus By Tyler Hayden

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Homeless

PATH Offers Rain Beds to Homeless Individuals on Sunday

PATH Offers Rain Beds to Homeless Individuals on Sunday

Homeless By Brian Osgood

Goleta Takes Point on Solving Homelessness Issues

Goleta Takes Point on Solving Homelessness Issues

Homeless By Jean Yamamura

Solving Santa Barbara Homelessness, One Block at a Time

Solving Santa Barbara Homelessness, One Block at a Time

Homeless By Nick Welsh

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Transportation

Free but More Limited Bus Service

Free but More Limited Bus Service

Transportation By Delaney Smith

U.S. Airports Stiffen Identification Requirements

U.S. Airports Stiffen Identification Requirements

Transportation By Jean Yamamura

Flying Fortress Recently in Santa Barbara Crashes in Connecticut

Flying Fortress Recently in Santa Barbara Crashes in Connecticut

Transportation By Tyler Hayden

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Community

News Commentary | I Risked Life and Limb for Santa Barbara Chick-fil-A

News Commentary | I Risked Life and Limb for Santa Barbara Chick-fil-A

Community By Tyler Hayden

Fearless Grandmothers Pledge to Protest for Planet

Fearless Grandmothers Pledge to Protest for Planet

Community By Jean Yamamura

Crowd Swells to Hear Yusef Salaam, Innocent of ‘Central Park Five’ Charge

Crowd Swells to Hear Yusef Salaam, Innocent of ‘Central Park Five’ Charge

Community By Adrianne Davies

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Cannabis

Reining in Cannabis Tax Scofflaws

Reining in Cannabis Tax Scofflaws

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

Cannabis Gets a Big Win in Wine Country

Cannabis Gets a Big Win in Wine Country

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

Goleta Opens First Recreational Cannabis Store

Goleta Opens First Recreational Cannabis Store

Cannabis By Jean Yamamura

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Environment

City of Carpinteria Will Take Over Rincon Bluffs Preserve

City of Carpinteria Will Take Over Rincon Bluffs Preserve

Environment By Melinda Burns

Plains Ordered to Pay $60 Million for Refugio Oil Spill

Plains Ordered to Pay $60 Million for Refugio Oil Spill

Environment By Brian Osgood

Tanker Spills over 4,000 Gallons of Crude Oil into Cuyama River

Tanker Spills over 4,000 Gallons of Crude Oil into Cuyama River

Environment By Jean Yamamura

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Health

Forced Medications at Santa Barbara County Jail?

Forced Medications at Santa Barbara County Jail?

Health By Nick Welsh

Inmate Grievances Down at County Jail

Inmate Grievances Down at County Jail

Health By Delaney Smith

Cottage to Open 10 Urgent Care Clinics

Cottage to Open 10 Urgent Care Clinics

Health By Nick Welsh

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Education

Santa Barbara Teachers Must Learn New Ways to Teach Students

Santa Barbara Teachers Must Learn New Ways to Teach Students

Coronavirus By Delaney Smith

Are Santa Barbara Schools Getting Less Safe?

Are Santa Barbara Schools Getting Less Safe?

Education By Delaney Smith

UCSB Goes to Virtual Teaching due to Coronavirus Worries

UCSB Goes to Virtual Teaching due to Coronavirus Worries

Education By Delaney Smith

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Public Safety

Power Lines Started Holiday Fire in Goleta

Power Lines Started Holiday Fire in Goleta

Public Safety By Jean Yamamura

City Fire Chief Proposes Moving Dispatch to New Center

City Fire Chief Proposes Moving Dispatch to New Center

Public Safety By Tyler Hayden

Is Highway 154 Really the Blood Alley We All Think It Is?

Is Highway 154 Really the Blood Alley We All Think It Is?

Public Safety By Tyler Hayden

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