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Rep. Carbajal announces the tax credit to cover the cost of paid leave for small businesses has been extended through September.

Editor in Chief Says He ‘Stands by Our Story’

A reader is informing Santa Barbara residents of a proposed development project in the 800 block of De La Vina.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police officers de-escalated and arrested a scissor-wielding suspect in the downtown area.

An edhatter wonders if readers feel the restaurants are better in Monterey or Santa Barbara.

Every June 17 and any time the thermometer tops 100 degrees the story is retold of “Santa Barbara’s Hottest Day” on June 17, 1859, when the temperature reached an astounding 133 degrees.

Warehouse opponent vows to take her fight to the state level, if necessary.

A Flex Alert for energy conservation has been issued for today, June 17. Due to an extreme heat forecast consumer help will be key to preventing outages.

Roger reports suspicious circumstances of a female checking inside vehicles on Butterfly Lane.

Rep. Carbajal announced he secured $20 million in direct funding for local priorities in the House’s transportation and infrastructure package to improve quality of life for Central Coast residents.

An edhat reader wonders if others are experiencing a power outage on the Westside.

The Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is looking for volunteers to help remove derelict lobster traps from local beaches this Saturday.

With the opening of California, Fiesta will be returning to Santa Barbara this summer with many of the traditional events that have made up Old Spanish Days for nearly 100 years.

Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Mark Hartwig addressed fire safety for Goleta residents in a new video.

A local reader shares a photo of a family of skunks that took up residence in their backyard.

An edhat reader wonders if there are still Girl Scout cookies for sale.

Scanner reporters are following a vehicle pursuit on Highway 101 southbound towards Ventura.

Did anybody else what heard to be like gunshots near magnolia shopping center on hollister and walnut?

Roger reports an assault using a hammer at the Rescue Mission on Yanonali Street.

Roger reports SBPD is responding to a report of a possibly DUI driver brandishing a handgun on Highway 101 at Milpas.

Roger reports CHP is tracking a stolen vehicle on the north side of Santa Barbara.

Draft Report Examines Pros and Cons of Possibilities

A local resident advocates to keep the integrity and structure of the historic Mission Creek Bridge.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue teams responded to injured hikers on Hot Springs Trail Monday. 

Local developer Barrett Reed announced his candidacy for the Santa Barbara City Council this week.

Santa Barbara City College and the SBCC Foundation announced today that they have received a $20,000,000 gift from MacKenzie Scott.

The North Coast of California just saw some rain, but...get ready for what's coming.

Goleta is off and running with its transition to District Elections in November of 2022. On June 7, the City held its first public workshop to educate the community on how this historic process works.