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Fireworks over West Beach
Celebrate the Fourth of July Safely
The City of Santa Barbara invites community members to celebrate this holiday safely by attending only professional firework displays, such as the Fourth of July Celebration on the waterfront. There’s no better place to enjoy a full…
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Annual Notice: Erosion, Sedimentation Control, and Stormwater Quality Program
This annual informational bulletin outlines guidance on Best Management Practices (BMPs) aimed at reducing erosion, retaining sediment on site, and protecting water quality throughout construction activities. Program…
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Plan Check Responses Must Be Submitted via DigEplan Starting July 7, 2025
To streamline the building plan review process, the City of Santa Barbara will require applicants to provide digital correction responses through our electronic plan review system, DigEplan, beginning July 7, 2025.This…
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Desal Link Project Breaks Ground
Desal Link pipeline construction will begin on November 16, 2021 at Mission and Garden Streets and continue south on Garden, Sola, Olive, Ortega, Calle Cesar Chavez, and Yanonali Streets. This new pipeline will enable desalinated water to…
Webinar recording posted and online survey available until November 30, 2021.
Public Works Staff held a webinar on October 25, and an in-person meeting on October 30, to receive community feedback about what’s working and what’s not working when walking and bicycling between the Eastside Neighborhood and…
Fatal Collision on West Carrillo Street – Driver Arrested for Vehicular Manslaughter
On November 14, 2021, around 8:20pm, the Santa Barbara Police Department Combined Communications Center received numerous reports of a serious traffic collision that had just occurred in the area of West Carrillo Street and Miramonte Drive…
Kids' World Playground Closed 11/16-11/30
Kids' World playground will be closed for maintenance 11/16-11/30. Kids’ World playground at Alameda Park will be closed for maintenance from Tuesday, November 16 – Tuesday, November 30, 2021. The playground will reopen on Wednesday,…
State Street Advisory Committee Update to Council
The City Council will receive an update on the State Street Advisory Committee and State Street Master Plan at its November 16 meeting. Future work efforts for the State Street Master Plan, including the release of a request for proposals…
Land Development Process Improvement Efforts
On Tuesday, November 16, the City Council will receive an update on recent changes to the City’s land development process and staff’s continued work with the Land Development Team Oversight Subcommittee and our land development customers…
Santa Barbara City Hall, De la Guerra Plaza entrance
Water Commission to Receive Water Supply Update
The City continuously evaluates water supplies to ensure we can meet the community’s needs for the next three years, assuming dry conditions. Tune in to the Water Commission meeting on November 18, beginning at 9 a.m. to better understand…
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Desal Link Pipeline Project Breaks Ground
The Desal Link project will connect key community water sources by installing an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant. Construction will begin on…
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Wastewater Collection System Cleaning
To ensure the Wastewater Collection System is operating properly, a variety of maintenance contractors will begin mobilizing and conducting cleaning services on the City Sewer mains over the next three months - from November to January.…
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