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New Book on Condor Comeback Features Santa Barbara Zoo Team
Best-selling author has featured the Santa Barbara Zoo in a new book on the key roles the zoo played in the California Condor Recovery Program.
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Social Distancing on Gibraltar Rock
An edhat reader shares photos of severe social distancing near Gibraltar Rock.
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Residents Protest Removal of Post Office Boxes
An edhat reader reports a group of residents is protesting the removal of drive-through post office boxes on Patterson Ave.
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Patterson Drive-Up Mailboxes Removed
An edhat reader reports the drive-up mailboxes at the USPS branch on Patterson have been removed.
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Superyacht Cruises Into Santa Barbara Harbor
An edhat reader reports the 109m superyacht Bravo Eugenia has cruised into the Santa Barbara Harbor.
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Opposition to Logging Project Reaches 10,000 Comments
Chumash tribes, local businesses, organizations, and elected officials join thousands of community members speaking out against a logging project near Pine Mountain Ridge.
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Welcome Back?
An edhat reader wonders where Santa Barbara High is welcoming their students back to.
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Santa Barbara Council to Discuss Street Renaming
The City of Santa Barbara will discuss the renaming of two streets within the city limits.
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Santa Barbara County Youth Mentoring Programs Merge
The Family Service Agency’s Big Brothers Big Sisters mentoring program has merged with the School-Based Mentoring Program at the Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse.
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Milpas Cow Tipped Over
An edhat reader reports Bossie, the iconic Milpas cow, has been vandalized.
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School District Saves $7.8 Million
An edhat reader reports the Santa Barbara Unified School District saved $7.8 million.
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Tree Removed from Franklin Elementary
An edhat reader reports a large tree was removed from Franklin Elementary School.
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Santa Barbara County to Vote on ExxonMobil Plan to Restart Offshore Platforms, Truck Oil in California
Santa Barbara County has released the final environmental impact report on ExxonMobil’s proposal to transport oil by tanker trucks so it can restart three drilling platforms off California, setting up a vote on the project.
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"Five Questions" Launches with Spencer Barnitz
Local nonprofit, Santa Barbara's Common Table, has launched a new video series interviewing community residents.
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Coffee Bean at De La Vina Now Permanently Closed
An edhat reader reports the Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf on the corner of De La Vina and State Street is permanently closed.
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Recycle Your Plastic Bags
[Update]: Heal the Ocean has verified locations where you can recycle single-use plastic bags.
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Homeless Encampment Fire on the Westside
An edhat reader reports a homeless encampment fire on the Westside Saturday night.
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Chamber of Commerce Reopens State Street Visitor Center
The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is announcing the official reopening of the State Street Visitors Center located at 120 State Street.
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Santa Barbara Zoo Mourns Loss of Newborn Giraffe Calf
The Santa Barbara Zoo is deeply saddened to share the loss of a female Masai giraffe calf born on Tuesday, July 21.
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Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County Closes ReStore
Local Santa Barbara chapter of Habitat for Humanity deepens focus on affordable housing and safe homes; ReStore retail store closes as a result of pandemic-related economic impacts.
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Planned Power Outage for Mesa Area
An edhat reader reports a planned power outage on Friday for a section of the Mesa area.
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Petition to Rename Offensive Santa Barbara Street Name
An online petition created by the Tribal Trust Foundation is urging the Santa Barbara City Council to rename "Indio Muerto Street."
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Federal Court Rejects Trump Administration Cancellation of Methane Pollution Rule
A federal judge reinstated the Bureau of Land Management’s 2016 methane waste rule, aimed at protecting people and the climate from methane waste and pollution from oil and gas extraction on public lands.
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Sociably Distancing
An edhat reader shares a photo of an inventive way to socially distance at the park.
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Local Architects Invite Community Input on State Street Promenade
The Santa Barbara Chapter of the American Institute of Architects is asking the community to participate in a survey on the State Street Promenade.
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SBUSD Trustee Urges Quick Investment for Distance Learning, as State Ed Chief Downplays Reopening
Jerry Roberts interviews Santa Barbara Unified School Board member Kate Ford on distance learning for local students.
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Petition to Rename San Andres Street for Dolores Huerta
An edhat reader reports flyers are posted throughout the Westside urging residents to support the change of San Andres Street to Calle Dolores Huerta.
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Das Attacks Grand Jury's Cannabis Report
Supervisor Das Williams charged on Monday that the Santa Barbara Grand Jury displayed "a remarkable lack of knowledge" in its blistering report about the origin and operations of the county's controversial cannabis ordinance.
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New Senior Housing Opens on Hope Ave
The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara has opened the “The Gardens on Hope,” a service-enhanced, independent-living senior housing facility, offering 89 critically needed affordable housing units.
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Car Broken Into at Gaviota Loop Trailhead
An edhat reader warns hikers about vehicle burglaries near hiking trails.