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A Midwinter Night's Dream performed by the Santa Barbara Gay Men's Chorus, an Organizational Development grantee
2026 City of Santa Barbara Cultural Arts Grant Recipients
The City has awarded more than $240,000 in Cultural Arts Grants to 32 local organizations that keep our community inspired and connected through the arts. Funded by the City and administered by the Santa Barbara County Office of Arts…
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End of Year Deadline for Building Permit Application Submissions Under the 2022 Code Cycle
End of Year Closure The City’s Land Development Team will observe its annual Holiday Closure from Friday, December 19, 2025, through Monday, January 5, 2026. During this period, most offices and operations will be…
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Adaptive Reuse Projects – New Rules Coming Soon
On October 21, 2025, the Santa Barbara City Council adopted a new inland zoning ordinance section― to support and incentivize adaptive reuse projects that convert existing, nonresidential buildings to housing.  …
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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…
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…
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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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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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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…
SBPL Selects Santa Barbara Reads Title: An American Sunrise by United States Poet Laureate Joy Harjo
SBPL 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.
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Santa Barbara Public Library New Service Hours for Fiscal Year 2022
Santa Barbara Public Library is adjusting service hours in response to updated public health guidelines.  All SBPL locations will be closed for the Independence Holiday weekend July 3-July 5, 2021. Book returns will be closed at…
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SBPD Officer Sustains Serious Injury while Making Arrest
On November 10, 2021, around 1:30am, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a report of a large fight involving multiple subjects in the 200 block of West Carrillo Street. It was reported one of the subjects was…
Santa Barbara Police Community Academy – This Saturday!
The Santa Barbara Police Department would like to welcome all community members and media to attend the Community Academy this Saturday, November 13, 2021, between 9:00am – 3pm. This event will be held at the Shoreline Community Church…
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