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The CA Department of Housing and Community Development has announced more than $923 million in awards for affordable housing projects across California as part of the California Housing Accelerator.  

As most people know, sports betting in California is not currently legal. Although playing Daily Fantasy Sports games and betting on horse racing is legal, all other kinds of sports wagering are still not permitted.

An edhat reader captured a video of Good Samaritans putting out a small fire in the center divider on State Street.

A six-building industrial / R&D campus on 11.9 acres in Goleta was purchased in an off-market transaction by Majestic Asset Management.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of March 21, 2022.

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture spread its message to more than 15,000 students and community members in 2021. 

CEC is the recipient of a $300,000 grant to monitor and share findings on air pollution, wildfire smoke, and pesticide exposure at the neighborhood level throughout Guadalupe and the Santa Maria Valley. 

Edhat readers share sunrise photos from Santa Barbara, one including a cruise ship that arrived Wednesday morning.

Santa Barbara Librarian Molly Wetta was interviewed on NPR about reading recommendations for deeper understanding of Russia and Ukraine.

Pat shares photos of the colorful Jacaranda trees on West Mission Street in Santa Barbara that were cut down to stumps.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of March 14, 2022.

The sports betting landscape in California might not be clear to many in Southern California and one might even wonder what the current status of legislation is for this activity at the state level.

Follow these tips for at-home caretakers on how to best take care of elderly people.

Unity Shoppe Says Final Goodbye to Barbara Tellefson’s La Casa Nichitia, Portion of Proceeds from Sale of “Historic Home with Heart “ Will Benefit Unity Shoppe Programs

An edhat reader reports the Rite Aid on State Street has closed.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of March 7, 2022.

An edhat reader captured photos of a cannon firing off Stearns Wharf earlier this week.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley announced Thursday she will not seek re-election and Jerry Roberts has her first interview on the topic.

After six months of work, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Sea Center on Stearns Wharf is reopening on March 12 with infrastructure upgrades and a refreshed upstairs exhibit

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of February 28, 2022.

In honor of this iconic structure’s 150th anniversary, Stearns Wharf merchants are holding Wharf Wednesdays on the first Wednesday of each month.

Would you like to learn how to encourage your dog to work with you wherever you happen to be? Then, one of the most important concepts you can remember is that of generalization.

Held at Santa Barbara’s Arlington Theatre, CEC’s Earth Day Features Annual Climate Leadership Summit, Green Car Show, 2nd Annual Earth Day Mural, Environmental Hero Award, Evening Concert Headlined by locals Jackson Gillies and No Simple Highway

As we approach Women's History Month, Rep. Carbajal is inviting nominations for a woman who inspires for the Congressional Women of the Year Award.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of February 21, 2022.

Planning commissioners’ landmark decision charts a course for a clean energy future

An edhat reader reports the Hell's Kitchen television show is currently filming in the Santa Barbara Harbor.

A local family is seeking answers and witnesses to a hit and run on the Pacific Coast Highway that left a Santa Barbara bicyclist severely injured.

The Ventura City Council voted 6-0 to formally oppose two commercial logging projects on Pine Mountain and Mt. Pinos in the Los Padres National Forest.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of February 14, 2022.