Public News

[Update]: The Sisquoc area brush fire has reached 6 acres with 40% containment, full containment is expected later Monday evening. 

Public Works shares an update on the Goleta Beach Bridge Project construction.

The City of Santa Barbara experienced a .04% increase in sales tax revenue and experienced a slight decrease in the Trasient Occupancy Tax for May.

The software glitch at U.S Geological Survey sent out an email alert about a 6.8 magnitude earthquake in Santa Barbara on Wednesday.

Coast Guard Search and Rescue crews suspended their search efforts after looking for a missing man near the Port of San Luis. 

The City has been working diligently to bring road repairs to our community. Here are some paving projects that will be starting soon in Goleta.

Traffic control for Stage 2 of the Hollister Class I Bike Path will begin on Tuesday, June 27 and will remain in place until approximately October 2017.

A bill by Sen Jackson to extend a program that encourages healthy eating and exercise in California’s after school programs passed out of the Assembly Education Committee.

The Santa Barbara Police Department would like to invite members of the community to participate in the upcoming “Spanish Citizens Academy.”

Added construction and more lane closures have been updated for the Linden and Casitas Pass Project on Highway 101.

The City of Goleta has begun initial planning and transportation studies to improve sidewalks in Old Town north of Hollister Avenue between South Fairview and Kinman Avenues as well as along Pine Avenue south of Hollister Avenue.

A recent DUI Checkpoint screening in Santa Maria yields zero arrests.

The Goleta Chamber of Commerce is continuing their public-private partnership with the City of Goleta to promote tourism in Goleta.

Disability Rights California released a report finding fault with the Santa Barbara County Main Jail concerning the treatment of inmates with mental illness and disabilities.

The City of Goleta is now accepting applications for the first Public Engagement Commission for ways to increase public engagement in City government.

Former state prisoners completed and graduated from a comprehensive re-entry program on Wednesday.

On June 1 the Santa Barbara County Fire Department began conducting defensible space inspections

The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking for information on a bank robbery suspect who targeted the Rabobank on Bath Street. 

In response to the increasing potential for a wildland fire start, Los Padres National Forest officials announced that Level II fire restrictions will be implemented throughout the Forest effective immediately.

The Traffic Unit of the Goleta Police Department will step up pedestrian safety enforcement operations tomorrow, June 21, 2017.

The Santa Barbara Board of Supervisors approves Coastal Resource Enhancement Fund grant for the City of Carpinteria to acquire the Carpinteria Bluffs III Property.

[Update]: A missing at-risk adult from Santa Maria has been found safe.

The City of Goleta reports construction in the Hollister Class I Bike Path project area (Hollister Avenue from Pacific Oaks to Ellwood School) is moving along.

At risk juvenile Rebecca Reyes has been located and returned to her parents.

Thanks to the Santa Maria Police Department, runaway juvenile Refugio Martinez has been located and safely returned to his parents.

Is our safety at risk with problematic radio reception for public safety agencies? The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury investigates.

The 2016 Santa Barbara County Agricultural Crop Production Report was released today by the County Agricultural Commissioner’s Office.

The County Parks Commission will hold a special meeting to update the public on the status of Goleta Beach Park.

A Santa Barbara man involved with a motorcycle gang was one of twenty-three indicted on federal racketeering charges.

According to a recent study, the local nonprofit arts and culture industry generates $198.6 million in annual economic activity.