Public News

The Santa Maria Police Department arrested an armed suspect following a standoff on Saturday evening.

The Goleta Valley Library is excited to show off its brand-new Library Bookvan for the Isla Vista community at a special ribbon-cutting ceremony this Monday.

A San Marcos High School teacher and tennis coach has been arrested for sending explicit photographs to a juvenile.

The Vandenberg SFB Fire Department has been scheduled to conduct two different series of prescribed burns before the end of 2021.

The Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness Help@Hand team joins a statewide collaborative project administered by the California Mental Health Services Authority to launch Headspace throughout the county. 

Santa Barbara Clean Energy, the City’s new locally controlled electricity provider, launches October 1st for residential customers.

Santa Barbara Police Detectives arrested two men this week on separate child pornography possession charges.

The Santa Barbara Police Department reports ATM skimmers have been spotted again at Bank of America ATMs throughout the Central Coast.

Santa Barbara Police Chief Bernard “Barney” Melekian was honored with the annual Police Executive Research Forum’s Leadership Award.

Work continues on the Las Positas and Modoc Roads Multi-Use Path Project and is expected to wrap up at the end of October.

The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the reopening of the renovated public tennis courts at 642 N. Kellogg Avenue in Goleta. 

The Desal Link project will connect key community water sources by installing an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant.

The County of Santa Barbara Emergency Rental Assistance Program, administered through United Way of Santa Barbara County, is now accepting applications.

Santa Barbara County and Bronx District Attorneys have been chosen to lead the National Gun Violence Protection organization.

Santa Barbara Police are investigating a shooting that took place last week on San Andres Street.

The County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department is announcing the release of a Draft Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

Starting in December of this year, the City of Goleta will no longer allow the sales of flavored tobacco products within City limits.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reminds the community that Flu season has arrived.

The Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau is investigating the in-home death of an offender who was on electronic monitoring.

The Department of Behavioral Wellness announced the launch of YOR Place Lompoc, a new community resource for youth, in the city of Lompoc.

Los Padres National Forest officials announced the forest-wide closure that took effect August 31 has now expired and public access to Forest campgrounds, roads and trails are now open.

The City of Goleta announced an appeal of the County's approval of a cannabis cultivation project located just outside of the City’s limits near the Winchester Canyon Road neighborhood. 

A Lompoc man was arrested Tuesday for assault with a firearm and firearm possession by a prohibited person.

Rep. Carbajal and Sen. Feinstein introduced the Small Passenger Vessel Liability Fairness Act, a bill to reform maritime liability rules in response to the 2019 Conception boat fire that killed 34 people.

Last week nineteen Probation officers conducted wellness checks of individuals on Probation or Post-Release Community Supervision.

The City of Santa Barbara received a 49% increase in sales tax revenue and 17% increase in transient occupancy tax revenue compared to previous years.

Frontier Communications has started a construction project to bring its Frontier FiberOptic service to many parts of Santa Barbara. 

Santa Barbara's Land Development Team is seeking input following changes to the development review process.

Celebrate the 22nd Annual Creek Week by creating chalk ark near your storm drain.

The Goleta Police Department is participating in “Operation Clear Track,” a rail safety initiative to raise awareness of the importance of making safe choices near railroad tracks and trains.