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Council Adopts Natural Gas Prohibition Ordinance for New Buildings to Support Carbon Neutrality Goal
On July 27th, City Council adopted an ordinance that prohibits the installation of natural gas infrastructure in new buildings as an important step toward achieving its goal of carbon neutrality by 2035. The City is joining nearly 50 other…
Santa Barbara Police Department – Missing Persons Investigation
On August 8, 2021, the Santa Barbara Police Department took three missing persons reports from a mother, who indicated her husband and children have been missing for approximately 24 hours. The mother was concerned for the wellbeing of her…
SBPL invites local Latin American artists to submit art for art show
In Celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month and as part of a Cal Humanities Project exploring Immigrant Identity, Santa Barbara Public Library invites artists of Latin American origin to submit works of visual art for a featured show, The…
Hit & Run Arrest Followed by Felon in Possession of Gun & Large Quantity of Narcotics
On August 2, 2021, around 1:00pm, Santa Barbara Police Traffic Officers responded to the area of Oceano Avenue and Del Sol Avenue for a report of a hit and run collision with injuries. Several community members contacted the Combined…
Missing At-Risk Juvenile
The Santa Barbara Police Department is attempting to locate an at-risk missing juvenile from Carpinteria. The juvenile, 17-year-old Christina Castro, was last seen in the area of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital wearing tan-colored hospital…
Old Spanish Days – Fiesta: Public Safety Reminders
Santa Barbara Police would like to remind the community about some key safety topics during our Fiesta celebration.Fiesta Police Presence – Santa Barbara Police are expecting a large influx of people into the City during this week for the…
Armed Standoff Successfully Resolved
On August 3, 2021, around 9:20am, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a 9-1-1 call from a resident in the area of 1500 West Valerio Street. The caller reported a family member armed themselves with two large…
Santa Barbara Clean Energy Launching in October;
Residents will get their first glimpse of Santa Barbara Clean Energy service options this week with a mailer that outlines three new green choices. Santa Barbara Clean Energy, the City’s new locally-controlled electricity provider, will…
Man Brandishes Knife on State Street
On July 28, 2021, around 4:00pm, dispatchers from the Santa Barbara Police Department received several 9-1-1 calls about a male subject brandishing a knife in the area of State Street and Anapamu Street.
Santa Barbara Public Library Selects Santa Barbara Reads Title: An American Sunrise by United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
The Santa Barbara Public Library invites the community to read and celebrate Joy Harjo’s An American Sunrise this fall as a part of this year’s annual SB Reads program — NEA Big Read: Santa Barbara Reads. Harjo’s book of poems explores…
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