Public News

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department can help residents save money and improve the environment through the Backyard Composting Program.

Deltopia drew 10,000 party goers to Isla Vista with approximately 25 arrests and 25 medical emergencies this past weekend.

An 18-year-old Oxnard man has died after being struck by the Amtrak Pacific Surfliner Train on Friday evening.

The Santa Barbara Airport Runway Rehabilitation Project will begin on Sunday, April 8.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced the missing 16-year-old Carpinteria girl was found safely.

The Montecito Fire Protection District would like to acknowledge and thank our dispatchers for their dedication, hard work, and amazing skills.

Due to recent bacteria level testing, ocean waters at three beaches have warnings and one beach remains closed.

Officials are monitoring a storm system heading to Santa Barbara County on Friday and so far it does not meet the threshold levels for evacuations.

The UCSB Police Department will conduct a sobriety and driver’s license checkpoint on Friday, April 6th 2018, at an undisclosed area on UCSB campus/ Goleta area.

The Santa Barbara Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday at undisclosed locations within the city limits between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is hosting a Valor Ceremony on Thursday honoring several firefighters and helicopter pilots during the Whittier Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow in Montecito.

The Santa Barbara County Community Services Department has announced that the beaches at Isla Vista will be closed due to the potential for a “Floatopia” event on Saturday, April 7 and Sunday, April 8, 2018.

Santa Barbara MTD is hosting a set of public outreach meetings this April, and is inviting the public to take a brief survey giving feedback on proposed service changes to local bus service.

Santa Maria Police are searching for a 26-year-old man wanted for attempted murder and child endangerment.

In March 2018, the City of Santa Barbara was awarded a $10 million grant by the California Department of Water Resources to offset the $72 million cost of reactivating the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant.

Crews have completed dredging of the large shoal of sand located off West Beach.

[Update]: The two victims in the Santa Paula airplane crash on Saturday afternoon have been identified.

A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced an injured Navy destroyer crewmember near Santa Barbara, Sunday night.

Southern California homeowners and renters who have registered for FEMA disaster assistance after the wildfires and mudslides, are encouraged to stay in touch as their applications are processed.

Congressman Carbajal honors 2018 Congressional Women of the Year to mark the conclusion of Women's History Month.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify this burglary suspect in Lompoc.

Santa Maria Police Officers arrested a juvenile suspect in connection with a carjacking and several other related crimes.

The Santa Barbara County Registrar of Voters office is looking for volunteers to serve as poll workers for the June 5,  2018  Statewide Direct Primary Election.

City Streets Operations crews plan to make much-needed pavement repairs on Anacapa Street between Anapamu and Carrillo Streets during the week of April 2nd, weather dependent.

The Public Health Department encourages chocolate bunnies for candy shaped chicks instead of living animals in Easter baskets.

The Santa Maria Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing juvenile from Oxnard.

Santa Maria Police are investigating a shooting that sent a male victim to the hospital on Wednesday evening.

The Santa Barbara Police Department Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Drivers License Checkpoint on Friday between the hours of 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

The City of Santa Barbara releases a video showing how the Desalination Plant produces water.

[Update]: Deltopia in Isla Vista is planned for April 7 and the City of Goleta will continue its temporary parking restrictions program as it has done in the past for both Deltopia and Halloween.