Public News

Public safety officials are reminding the community that a significant incoming winter storm has been predicted that could bring long-lasting rainfall, strong winds, and especially cold temperatures throughout the county and the region.

After conducting a nationwide recruitment, City Administrator Paul Casey is pleased to announce the appointment of Rebecca Bjork as Assistant City Administrator

A pedestrian safety improvement project begins today in Old Town Goleta on Hollister Ave.

After a 6 month break due to the COVID pandemic, the 2021 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury has been sworn in.

The City of Goleta has learned that there have been a number of catalytic converter thefts from vehicle exhaust systems in the Goleta area over the past several weeks. 

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is teaming up with Vitalant and Earl Warren Showgrounds to host a blood drive at Earl’s Place at the Showgrounds on Tuesday.

The City of Goleta is offering residents $1,000 per person or $2,000 per household for anyone experiencing a COVID-19 financial hardship.

Three people have pled guilty for various charges relating to hacking a local property management system to steal thousands of identities to obtain unemployment benefits.

The County of Santa Barbara, Community Services Department, Parks Division, recently completed construction of site improvements and a new ranger office at Arroyo Burro Beach Park.

A Grover Beach man was arrested after a high-speed chase in San Luis Obispo county ended with a collision in Santa Maria.

The Lompoc Police Department is investigating a homicide and separate shooting of a 12-year-old boy within two days.

Southwest Airlines announces it will include daily nonstop flights to Las Vegas, Denver, and Oakland.

A 32-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested for sex crimes against elderly victims in a care home.

Union Pacific will continue to work on a 40-mile track replacement project and will be in the Goleta area through Friday.

Santa Maria Police Officers are seeking the public's assistance with a hit and run investigation that occurred on January 16.

A Santa Barbara man and convicted felon was arrested twice within three days for a variety of felony charges including burglary, firearms and narcotics possession.

Lompoc Police are investigating a shooting that put a 17-year-old male in critical condition.

Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District is now accepting vehicles, model year 1997 or older, under the popular Old Car Buy Back Program.

The Montecito Water District issued an update to its customers regarding water quality and copper testing.

The City of Santa Barbara collected $1.0 million in transient occupancy taxes for November 2020, 21.8% below last year.

The City of Goleta is pleased to report that it received second place in the Sustainable States Community Energy Challenge.

The new San Ysidro Creek Bridge nears completion after the original bridge was destroyed during the 1/9 Debris Flow.

City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department Cancels the Annual Community Rose-Pruning Event Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Holly Sierra, Mayor of Buellton, has been selected as Chair and four newly elected city and county representatives join the agency’s Board of Directors.

Work to remove leftover contaminants from the Ellwood Marine Terminal tanks and associated pipelines is underway and anticipated to end early next week.

The City of Goleta has installed new Light-Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights as part of a pilot study to test four different types of LED streetlights.

Pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements from the Beachway at Skater's Point off Cabrillo Blvd west along the Beachway to the entrance to Stearns Wharf begins.

The City of Goleta announced the Cathedral Oaks Road Settlement Repair Project was successfully completed last week, ahead of schedule.

Downtown State Street is being improved with new landscaped terracotta pots, traffic control signage, bollards, and green bike lanes at each intersection.

The City of Goleta received a $40,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that focuses on the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians.