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Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Susan Salcido frames her campaign for re-election as a choice between “bringing folks together” on local education concerns and a “national playbook” wielded by conservatives in the politically polarized culture wars.

Ten community forums are underway throughout Santa Barbara County featuring panel conversations by various business, schools, non-profit and community leaders sharing their experiences, challenges and opportunities to improve internet speed and cost countywide. 

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of April 25, 2022.

Troop 1 of Los Padres Council held an Eagle Court of Honor to officially recognize 6 local high school students who have achieved the rank of Eagle Scout.

Do you ever consider if the words we use matter when we approach training our canine companions?

Larry Nimmer interviewed a 25-year-old Ukrainian son of a family in Carpinteria about living in Mykolaiv while under siege by Russia. 

A local student developed a creative partnership with Santa Barbara Humane following a break-up.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of April 18, 2022.

The Central Coast Climate Collaborative and the Santa Barbara County Regional Climate Collaborative are co-hosting a five-part webinar series to educate participants about carbon sequestration and carbon offsets.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of April 11, 2022.

Earl Warren Showgrounds is pleased to announce its first Community Engagement Forum on Wednesday at 5:00 p.m.

Local activists groups held a protest in Santa Barbara Friday calling on Governor Newsom to end oil and gas permits in the state.

An edhat reader reports a small brush fire in Santa Ynez.

Community Environmental Council proudly announces the recipients of its 2022 Santa Barbara Earth Day Environmental Hero Award.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of April 4, 2022.

An edhat reader shares photos from the recent construction to renovate Thousand Steps at the Mesa.

Community Launches Collaborative Effort to Keep It Local, Keep it Safe

Journalist and local political commentator Jerry Roberts is back to size up the latest County Superintendent race and more. 

Seventeen cruise ships are scheduled to visit Santa Barbara between March and April this year and the Santa Barbara Channelkeeper has relaunched its cruise ship monitoring program.

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

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.