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SBHS “Senior Prank” Gone Wrong – SBPD Investigates
On May 30, 2022, around 10:30 p.m., several concerned community members called the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center to report they heard loud, unusual noises, and breaking glass coming from Santa Barbara High School…
Parks and Recreation City Tennis Courts Upgrades and Closures
Pershing Park tennis court closure: May 30 – June 10, 2022.Municipal Tennis Facility closure: May 31 – June 3, 2022.The City of Santa Barbara’s Parks and Recreation Department recently completed an upgrade to existing tennis court lighting…
Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara
Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – Month Ended April 30, 2022
The City of Santa Barbara collected $3 million in transient occupancy taxes (TOT) for April 2022. TOT revenues in April 2022 were about $893,000…
Community Development Department Earns Recognition for Outreach Conducted During the Pandemic
The City’s Planning Division recently received an award from the Central Coast Chapter of the American Planning Association for public outreach efforts in 2021.
Santa Barbara Police Department Promotes Three Officers
The Santa Barbara Police Department is proud to announce the promotion of three sworn law enforcement officers. Chief Bernard Melekian promoted Brian Miller from Sergeant to Lieutenant, and Detective Nathan Beltran, and Detective Andre…
Three SBPD Officers Awarded the H. Thomas Guerry Award for Valor
On Wednesday, May 18, 2022, the Santa Barbara Citizens Council on Crime selected three Santa Barbara Police Officers for the H. Thomas Guerry Award for valor: Officer Adrian Gutierrez, Officer Christina Ortega, and Officer Davina Valerio.…
52nd Annual H. Thomas Guerry Award Ceremony Invitation
On behalf of the Santa Barbara Citizens Council on Crime, the Santa Barbara Police Department would like to invite community members and members of the media to the 52nd Annual H. Thomas Guerry Award Ceremony on May 18, 2022, at 4:30 pm,…
SBPD & SBDA Requests Assistance from Community
Forty-three-year-old Bernardo Rojas Ruiz, of Santa Barbara, is currently in custody in the Santa Barbara County Jail and charged with two counts of felony unlawful sexual penetration and one count of misdemeanor sexual battery. The charged…
Victim Rescued From a Structure Fire in Santa Barbara
At around 10:56 am on Friday, May 13th, the Santa Barbara Police Department Combined Communications Center received reports of a possible structure fire in the 500 block of West Canon Perdido Street. The Santa Barbara City Fire…
Santa Barbara Fire Department Community Survey Deadline Extended
The Fire Department continues to seek community input and has extended the deadline to complete the survey for the Community Risk Assessment and Standards of Cover Study to Wednesday, May 18, 2022.The survey will assist in determining the…