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Local nonprofit Santa Barbara Beautiful recently recognized two City properties during the organization's 58th annual Awards Gala on Sunday, September 18, 2022.

The Goleta Lemon Festival's live musical acts bring a blend of funk, jazz, country, and rock that is sure to entertain the crowd.

The Judges of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara elected Judge Patricia L. Kelly as their incoming Assistant Presiding Judge.

Caltrans announced a 59-hour weekend closure of Seacliff off and on ramps on southbound Highway 101 in Ventura County this weekend.

Largest Interactive Display of Police, Fire and Emergency Services on the South Coast

Popular fast food restaurant Chick-fil-A has won the approval of the Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review this week for it's new drive-thru design aimed at quelling traffic issues.  

Jerry Roberts of Newsmakers writes that seven weeks before the Nov. 8 election, the most consequential and competitive campaign contests in Santa Barbara center on public education.

City of Lompoc to Stop Polluting and Pay $260K for Restoration of the Santa Ynez Watershed, says EDC

Natalie Salter Myerson (1920 - 2022)

The City of Santa Barbara received a 0.6% increase in sales tax last quarter and a 19.4% increast in hotel tax last month.

John Dungan was sentenced to three consecutive 15-years-to-life prison sentences for intentionally causing a vehicle collision on Highway 154 that killed three people.

Scanner Andrew reports a traffic collision with injuries at Fairview and Cathedral Oaks in Goleta.

Santa Barbara Public Library is a recipient of over $1.4 million for a significant investment of funding for infrastructure improvements from the California State Library.

Josh shares a photo of a curious crusteans or a seafood appetizer.

Old Spanish Days' very first Spirit of Fiesta, Lia Parker, passed away this week at the age of 88.

The Coast Guard located a 66-year-old man Monday morning that was reported missing from a dive boat near the Channel Islands.

Global shipping companies recognized for reducing speeds off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies

An edhat reader captures a photo of another boat that has washed ashore on East Beach.

[Update]: Kelly Ann Gordon was sworn in as Santa Barbara's new Police Chief on Monday morning.

Santa Barbara Puerto Vallarta Sister Cities Committee Celebrated Mexican Independence Day and National Hispanic Month at an afternoon party on the patio of Casa Garcia.

A reader shares a photo they captured one day after the 1/9 debris flow in Montecito.

California has the green light to start using federal infrastructure funding to expand electric vehicle  charging stations along the state’s interstates and highways following the recent federal approval of a joint plan by Caltrans and California Energy Commission.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of September 19, 2022

Starting the 12th season off with a bang, more than 60 NatureTrack Field Trips have been scheduled and September isn’t finished.

What's up with the orange sky, is there a fire?

[Update]: Firefly Aerospace has rescheduled its launch from Vandenberg until September 29.

On Friday morning, the Santa Barbara Unified School District officially unveiled five new classrooms at Monroe Elementary, a project that began in Summer 2021 and was complete prior to the start of the 2022-23 school year.

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce the return of The Goleta Lemon Festival, presented by Rusty’s Pizza, on September 24 & 25 at Girsh Park in Goleta.

This Year’s Heroes Include Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, Santa Barbara High School and Hospice of Santa Barbara Bereavement Staff

Ron captured a photo of the International Space Station in our local skies.