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Santa Barbara Public Library to Leave the Black Gold Library Cooperative in Order to Provide an Improved Customer Experience
Santa Barbara Public Library is transitioning to a new, progressive Library catalog in FY23 to improve the customer experience, generate better statistical data, offer a convenient experience for Spanish-speaking patrons, and to generate…
Santa Barbara Public Library’s Spanish Outreach Team Helps Shape Spanish-Language Programming
The Santa Barbara Public Library has launched an initiative to help assess how it can improve services to better meet the needs of the Spanish-speaking community. The Spanish Outreach Team has been collaborating with local organizations to…
El equipo de promotores de la Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara quiere saber su opinión sobre nuestra programación en español
La Biblioteca Pública de Santa Bárbara ha lanzado una iniciativa para ayudar a evaluar cómo puede mejorar sus servicios para satisfacer mejor las necesidades de la comunidad de habla hispana.
Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara
Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – Month Ended December 31, 2021 The City of Santa Barbara collected $1.87 million in transient occupancy taxes (TOT) for December 2021. TOT revenues in December 2021 were about…
Assistance Requested in Identifying Potential Victims in Child Pornography Investigation
In November of 2021, Louis Anthony Alvaro was arrested and booked in the Santa Barbara County Jail for the crime of distributing and producing child pornography. The Santa Barbara Police Department is seeking information from the public…
Santa Barbara Airport hosts Alpha Resource Center Plane Pull Fundraiser
Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is proud to partner with Alaska Airlines and Signature Flight Support to host local non-profit Alpha Resource Center’s Inaugural Plane Pull fundraiser on Saturday, February 26, 2022.
Shooter & Driver in 2021 Attempt Murder Investigation Arrested by SBPD Detectives
On September 22, 2021, a drive-by shooting occurred in the area of 1200 San Andres Street. During the investigation officers and detectives learned a 16-year-old juvenile had been struck with a small caliber rifle round in the abdomen and…
Comisión Independiente De Redistritación Las audiencias comunitarias se trasladan a la videoconferencia de Zoom
La Comisión Independiente de Redistritación (IRC, por sus siglas en inglés) está profundamente comprometida con fomentar la máxima participación de la comunidad y, debido al reciente aumento de casos de COVID-19 en nuestra comunidad,…
Independent Redistricting Commission Community Hearings Moving to Zoom Video Conference
The Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC) is deeply committed to encouraging maximum community participation and due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases within our community, we will hold the next Community Hearing via Zoom video…
Santa Barbara Public Library Closed January 18, 2022 in Observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day
Santa Barbara Public Library’s Central location at 40 E. Anapamu will be closed to the public on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr Day.  Due to COVID-19 related budget reductions, the Library has…
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