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Immigration

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

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

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

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Energy

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

California Coastal Commission and Sable Offshore Butt Heads Again

Energy By Nick Welsh

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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

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

California Insurance Commissioner Race Is Set: Kim vs. Allen

Election 2026 By Levi Sumagaysay, CalMatters

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Housing

Santa Barbara School Board Approves Lease to Developer for Teacher Housing Development

Housing By Callie Fausey

Hundreds of Santa Barbara County Residents at Severe Risk of Losing Their Homes

Housing By Elaine Sanders

Federal Judge Dismisses Mission LLC’s Lawsuit Against State, City of Santa Barbara

Courts & Crime By Christina McDermott

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Community

Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

Transportation By Nick Welsh

Santa Rosa Island Will Reopen to Public Following Historic Fire

Community By Elaine Sanders

‘Love for the People’ Spreads the Juneteenth Joy at Plaza Del Mar

Photo By Natalie MacFarlane, photos by Ingrid Bostrom

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Public Safety

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Urges Safe Fourth of July Celebration – Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Fire Department

Two Hospitalized after Car and Motorcycle Crash on Cabrillo Boulevard

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

Two Hospitalized After Car Collides with Tree Near Santa Barbara’s Leadbetter Beach on Sunday Afternoon

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

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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

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

Election 2026 By Kristen Hwang, CalMatters

Santa Barbara City Council Wrestles with Budget Challenges

News By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara County Supes Cut $28 Million

Politics By Nick Welsh

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Environment

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

Environment By Nick Welsh

Conservationists Hold Town Hall in Santa Barbara on Protecting Roadless Forests

Environment By Callie Fausey

Community Members Talk Garden Use and Trail Access for Project Near San Ysidro Ranch

Environment By Christina McDermott

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Education

UCSB Names New Dean of Its Prestigious Bren School

Education By Shelly Leachman, UCSB's 'The Current'

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

Energy By Callie Fausey

Black Students Say That Racial Slurs Still Used in Santa Barbara Unified

Education By Callie Fausey

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Business

Mendocino Farms to Celebrate 100th Location with Santa Barbara Opening

Announcement By Mendocino Farms

Santa Barbara Planning Commission Gives Music Academy’s Downtown Center Glowing Praise, Height Exception

Business By Nick Welsh

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

Business By Lauren Solway

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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

Santa Barbara Nonprofit Holds All-Hands Meeting on Homelessness

Homeless By Christina McDermott

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

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Transportation

Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

Transportation By Nick Welsh

Final Phase of Clean Air Express Fare Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2026

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Association of Governments

Citywide Traffic Signal Upgrade Project Begins June 15

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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Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Urges Safe Fourth of July Celebration – Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

Final Phase of Clean Air Express Fare Increase Takes Effect July 1, 2026

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UCSB Names New Dean of Its Prestigious Bren School

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

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

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

Kendra Cordova Pleads Guilty to Murder in Fatal Highway 101 Crash

Santa Rosa Island Will Reopen to Public Following Historic Fire

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

Origins of Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Under Scrutiny

‘Love for the People’ Spreads the Juneteenth Joy at Plaza Del Mar

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

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

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

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

Santa Barbara School Board Approves Lease to Developer for Teacher Housing Development

Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Urges Safe Fourth of July Celebration – Leave Fireworks to the Professionals

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

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

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

UCSB Names New Dean of Its Prestigious Bren School

Mendocino Farms to Celebrate 100th Location with Santa Barbara Opening

Origins of Cruise-Ship Hantavirus Outbreak Under Scrutiny

Santa Barbara Nonprofit Holds All-Hands Meeting on Homelessness

Pride Banner Drapes Santa Barbara Airport Entrance

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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