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United Way of Santa Barbara gathers at the Santa Barbara Zoo to celebrate new members, honor Legacy Supporters

UC Santa Barbara students and Isla Vista residents give back to the community with the annual Isla Vista Give sale scheduled for this weekend.

United Way of SB County recently held its 94th Annual Awards Ceremony to recognize outstanding individuals and organizations in the community.

Santa Barbara's Housing Authority announces the completed renovation of its Pearl Gardens and Sycamore Gardens family housing properties.

Santa Barbara is getting its first ever Cat Cafe to help get more cats out of shelters.

ACE Hardware's Round-up Campaign raised over 10,000 benefiting the Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation.

An edhat subscriber takes beautiful pictures while waiting.

The SB County Probation Department is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a three-year grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

Hundreds of local business and community leaders helped celebrate the teachers who earned this year’s Care for Our Earth Grants.

Goleta Sanitary District Board Member John R. Fox Passes Away after 40 years of service.

An edhat reader shares a photo of the Moonrise in Goleta on Thursday.

The Santa Barbara Public Library is set to host the NEA Big Read this fall, featuring Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel.

Santa Barbara became the 30th city in the country to commit to the transition of 100% clean and renewable energy by 2030.

An edhat reader reports the Blue Skies sign is back and lighting up the sky.

Lompoc resident Vicki Andersen received the Leadership in the Arts Award for her decades of service to the Lompoc community.

The Environmental Defense Center reached a final settlement with the Ventura Regional Sanitation District for alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at the Toland Road Landfill near Santa Paula.

Unite to Lite provided 20-solar powered lights to New Beginnings Counseling Center's Safe Parking program.

William catches this battle in the sky over Hope Ranch.

Monte Vista Elementary School students held an open house last Friday featuring tiny homes they designed and built from the ground up.

Hope Elementary School Disctrict Superintendent Anne Hubbard announces district cuts and reductions to enable a budget for 2017-2018 in order to keep all campuses open. 

The public is asking for assistance in locating a missing Lompoc man headed for Las Vegas. His cell phone was last pinged in New Cayuma.

Santa Barbara man Darius Terry won the State Street Mile on Saturday June 3rd with a finishing time of 3:54. 

The 17th annual Santa Barbara Heart Ball, a fundraiser supporting the American Heart Association, raised nearly $80,000 to fight cardiovascular disease.

Ranch Camp alumni and current staff as well as family and friends participated in the inaugural Hike4Kids event, which raised almost $13,000 to help send kids to Circle V Ranch Camp this summer.

A new 18-hole championship level disc golf course is now open at Cachuma Lake.

Daniel Hone, a longtime professor of physics at UC Santa Barbara, has been elected to the Board of Directors for Opera Santa Barbara. 

This beautiful pine at Douglas Preserve got blown over in a windstorm a couple of months ago, but it's still alive.

Check out this stunning shot from the Campground at Lake Cachuma.

Did any readers capture photos of the story poles at 301 E Yanonali?