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The Santa Barbara City Fire Department recognized three firefighters on October 4th for a lifesaving rescue they made during the Montecito debris flow event earlier this year. 

Red flag warnings are in effect from 9 am Monday to 8 pm Tuesday for wind and low relative humidity over SB and SLO County Mountains and the Cayuma Valley foothills.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office arrested a convicted felon and resident of Santa Maria for having a loaded firearm and a large quantity of drugs.

The Montecito Fire Department will be holding two upcoming meetings.  The first will be a review of the 2017 Thomas Fire and the Department’s Wildland Fire Program, and the second will be a discussion about climate change and its effects on wildfires. 

A fire weather watch is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening for wind and low relative humidity for the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County mountains and the foothills of the Cuyama Valley. 

The City of Goleta reports based on a recent survey the overall community satisfaction rate is 82%, up from 65% in 2008.

Santa Barbara County and Isla Vista Parks and Recreation District officials, staff, and community partners celebrated recent sidewalk and recreational improvements yesterday at Pardall Gardens Park in Isla Vista. 

The California Association of Counties (CASC) has awarded Santa Barbara County two awards following the January debris flow.

Governor Brown signed a bill by Sen. Jackson to help residents fireproof their homes.

The community is invited to two storm and winter readiness meetings in Santa Barbara County.

The City of Goleta has created a Cathedral Oaks Pavement Rehabilitation Project with funds from Senate Bill 1. 

Local offices have opened to allow for early voting prior to the upcoming General Election on November 6th, 2018.

The Santa Maria Police Department is looking for a missing at-risk 12-year-old.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a middle-aged woman who's believed to have stolen $2,200 of UGG merchandise in Goleta on Wednesday.

A local judge stated he had "no choice" but to grant unconditional release of convicted sexually violent predator Tibor Karsai in Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies are being recognized as heroes for kicking down a door to save a child.

Local first responders gathered at the Santa Barbara Airport for active shooter training last week.

The Montecito Fire Department has released a DRAFT report: “A Retrospective Study of Montecito Fire Protection District’s Wildland Fire Program during the 2017 Thomas Fire”

The City of Santa Barbara received $2.33 million in transient occupancy tax (TOT) for the month of August 2018, which is 9.2 percent above August 2017 collections.

Santa Barbara Unified School District celebrates the completion of a bond-funded project with a ribbon cutting at Harding University Partnership School.

The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara will begin accepting applications for the 2019-2020 academic year on Monday, October 15.

Gov. Brown has signed two of Sen. Jackson's #MeToo bills that aim to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.

The Goleta Sanitary District was awarded the Platinum Level District of Distinction accreditation from the Special District Leadership Foundation of the California Special District Association on Wednesday, September 26, 2018.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Bomb Squad successfully evacuated a potentially live World War II grenade from the garage of a Santa Barbara home.

The Santa Maria Police Department reports there is false information on various social media outlets regarding officers being shot at.

TransComm honored Caltrans this week with four awards for the department’s public information work.

Santa Barbara MTD has announced the launch of a new one-day pass for the Downtown and Waterfront Shuttle routes.

In an effort to save lives from traffic collisions attributed to impaired drivers, the California Highway Patrol will use a federal grant to conduct a regional campaign in Santa Barbara County.

Governor Brown signed Sen. Jackson's bill to make California the first state to require women on corporate boards.

The City of Santa Barbara reminds residents to keep the area around water meters clear.