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The eighth annual light distribution of the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition "Iluminando La Noche" (Light Up the Night) has begun this week!

During the annual Benefit for Wildlife, speakers discuss the Wildlife Care Network’s critical work rescuing and rehabilitating 3,500 animals each year.

[Update]: An edhat reader shared a photo of smoke coming from the waterfront area on Saturday morning that turned out to be fire training drills.

The Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation is proud to announce that the “Mural Room Conservation Project” was one of only six projects statewide to receive the 2018 Governor's Historic Preservation Award.

Goleta teacher Robyn Young will travel to Finland in January after being awarded a Fulbright Distinguished Award in Teaching.

A negative social media ad, produced and posted by a key group backing Ismael Ulloa and Rose Munoz, has introduced a sudden note of bitter acrimony into a school board race that has been singularly civil.

Día de los Muertos ("Day of the Dead") was celebrated in the courtyard of Casa de la Guerra on Sunday with free arts and crafts.

Members of Downtown Santa Barbara’s Décor Committee judged two dozen businesses participating in the annual Halloween Window Décor Contest and have selected the winners along with the runner-up.  

An edhat reader is looking for a thief who stole Halloween decorations from their yard. 

A spooktacular Hallow-STEAM event brought Halloween fun to the Knox School of Santa Barbara.

Women’s Economic Ventures is announcing a special opportunity for small businesses that were economically impacted by the Thomas Fire and Debris Flows.

The local community is coming together Tuesday evening to honor the 12 Jewish victims of a hate crime in Pittsburgh.

Hundreds of dancers joined the annual Halloween Thriller flash mob took place in the Sunken Gardens on Saturday afternoon.

Gaviota Coast Conservancy awarded Mike Lunsford with the Coastal Legacy Award at the Belmond El Encanto event on October 12.

Santa Barbara school board candidates on Wednesday night uncorked simmering resentments among liberals over allegations of political machinations while displaying sharp ideological differences on volatile social and cultural issues.

More than 12,000 mail-in ballots cast in the race for Santa Barbara school board already have been returned to election officials – suggesting great interest in a wide-open campaign likely to produce a high voter turnout. 

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara broke ground on Johnson Court, a 16-unit apartment development on Carrillo Street for very-low and low-income veterans, earlier this month.

Supervisor Das Williams says he hasn’t made a final decision on whether to seek Hannah Beth Jackson’s termed-out state Senate seat in 2020 – but will stay put if Assemblymember Monique Limon decides to run.

Plans have been unveiled for a $32 million project located adjacent to Highway 246 on 6.9 acres to feature a Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center.

The Montecito Sanitary District Board of Directors and the owner and developer of Rosewood Miramar Beach Resort, celebrated the successful completion of the sanitary sewer lift station that will serve the luxury resort.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Humane Society has received 15 dogs from shelters in Florida following Hurricane Michael.

The prognosis is good for the shoe-wearing penguin at Santa Barbara Zoo following the amputation of his foot.

Weekly Linden and Casitas Pass Project Update

The Gaviota Coast Conservancy has released their Gaviota Coast Plan. 

Santa Barbara Unified School District participated in the nationwide Great Shakeout Earthquake Drill.

Santa Barbara Zoo’s Asian Elephant Sujatha was humanely euthanized due to health issues related to old age.

Announcing a new campaign aimed at boosting early brain development and language skills of all children birth through age 5 in Santa Barbara County. 

Downtown Santa Barbara has announced the date for the 66th Annual Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade.

An Edhat reader advises locals to lock their cars in response to a surge of break-ins. 

[Update]: The Sting concert at the Santa Barbara Bowl has been rescheduled for October 29.