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  • Participants painting at an activity of the Mental Wellness Center, a 2025-2026 grant recipient.
    City of Santa Barbara Grants Applications Now Open
    As part of its ongoing commitment to a vibrant, sustainable local cultural sector and arts access for all, the City is investing nearly $250,000 into the community through its annual Cultural Arts Grants. Applications must be…
    Photo of downspout emptying to gravel that helps with storm water management and run off.
    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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    Learn About Your Water Quality
    City laboratory staff conduct more than 45,000 water quality tests each year to ensure safe drinking water for our community. As in past years, the City outperformed every state and federal public health standard for water quality. Read…
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CONDADO DE SANTA BÁRBARA ORGANIZA UN TALLER SOBRE ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA MITIGACIÓN DE PELIGROS
El Condado de Santa Bárbara está buscando los comentarios del público sobre las estrategias de mitigación que se incluirán en la actualización del Plan multi-jurisdiccional de mitigación de peligros (MJHMP, por sus siglas en inglés) del…
Santa Barbara Mission in the backgroud of the nearby rose garden
2022 Multi-Jurisdicational Hazard Mitigation Plan Workshop - Virtual
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Manager will be holding a second public workshop of the County's Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mtigation Plan update.
Confrontation Results in Shooting & Stabbing on the Eastside
On October 30, 2021, around 10:20pm, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a report from Cottage Hospital staff regarding two injured subjects that were brought into the emergency room within minutes of each…
Passengers walking in the Santa Barbara Airport Terminal on a bring sunny day
SBA Employee Spotlight: Sgt. Callahan
SBA Employee Spotlight: Nora Rosales
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Knife Wielding Domestic Violence Suspect Subdued by Officer’s Taser
On October 27, 2021, around 4:45pm, Santa Barbara Police Officers responded to a battery with great bodily injury that had occurred in the 200 block of East Gutierrez Street. The victim informed dispatchers she had been strangled and…
*LOCATED* Missing Person
Mr. Mendez was located safe by several Santa Barbara Police Department Detectives on October 28, 2021. The Santa Barbara Police would like to thank everyone in the Santa Barbara community and local media outlets for sharing the…
De La Guerra Plaza Revitalization Advisory Committee Meeting
On November 8, 2021, from 9:00 – 11:30 AM the De La Guerra Plaza Revitalization Advisory Committee will hold a  Meeting in which they will be discussing the latest updates to the Plaza design, results of the most recent public input…
Be COVID-19 Safe This Halloween
Fall is here, and you and your family may be looking forward to scheduling visits to the pumpkin patch or enjoying fall festivals and Halloween parties. The County Public Health Department reminds residents to social distance or…
Sandbags Available to Residents for Free
Sandbags will be available for free to the public at the City Annex Yard at 401 E. Yanonali St., from 7:30 a.m. – 3:15 p.m. Residents should bring their own gloves and shovels and be prepared to fill the bags they need. The City will…
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