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Thomas Bradshaw (December 29, 1953 - September 5, 2022)

Artwork on Display at the Goleta Valley Library Until October 2nd

A reader shares photos from the walk on Naples Beach this past Sunday.

Community leaders gathered on Tuesday morning for the groundbreaking of the Refugio Road Trails Restoration Project..

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining the CDC in recognizing, September 28, 2022 as World Rabies Day

A 68-year-old male died Tuesday evening after being struck by an Amtrak Train in Oxnard.

The Santa Barbara Zoo announces the retirement of its longtime Zoo Director, Nancy McToldridge, at the end of September.

Court of Appeals Rules that Agencies Must Modify Twitchell Dam Operations to Protect Endangered Fish 

A new hotel, with a coffee shop and restaurant, is slated to take over a State Street building that formerly housed a Scientology center.

Openings on Parks & Recreation and Public Engagement Commissions

The Zoo has three African sulcata tortoises who are all males and all hatched in September 1988, which means they are turning 34 years old!

Brendan Fraser will be honored with the American Riviera Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. 

Carbajal is highlighting nearly $18 million in federal funds for projects that he secured through the 2022 budget agreement last March through stops on his Central Coast Community Project Victory Tour

The City of Santa Barbara is developing a design for bicycle and pedestrian facility improvements at the approaches to the Castillo Street undercrossing at Highway 101 on Castillo and Haley Streets. 

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Noticeably Absent from Discussion

Does anyone know what the large police response on Manitou Rd was about Saturday? 

The Santa Barbara Police Department reports four separate burglary suspects were arrested within two days. 

Marc and Lynne Benioff gift UC Santa Barbara $60 million to support ocean science research and solutions.

In Part One of this two-part series, we’re going to look at potential sources of canine stress, how to identify when a stimulus triggers a stress response, and review how dogs might communicate fear or anxiety through body language.

If one stays up late, it could be worthwhile to visit a dark location around midnight and look straight up a bit to the east. 

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of September 26, 2022

A local resident writes an open letter to Santa Barbara City Councilmembers on the proposed Short Term Vacation Rental Permitting Program.

A reader noticed a vehicle that appears to be a traffic hazard in Goleta.

Refugio, El Cap, and Naples each had features that caught John Wiley's eye on a recent flight.

The Butterfly Lane Pedestrian Undercrossing in Montecito is open following a major improvement project

A Santa Barbara County firefighter found a missing 88-year-old woman in Gaviota on Sunday morning.

It is hard to believe that the Paperbark Tree, one of the most drought tolerant trees grown locally, is native to a habitat of brackish swamps, wetlands, and sloughs.

No Goleta history would be complete without the story of Nicolas Den, the don of Dos Pueblos, and his positive influence on the whole county

Meet Gimli, Gizmo, and Gryphon, three pups that were recently born to rescued Mama Foxy.

Meet Batty, a kitty who would love a home.