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Alpha Resource Center’s third annual Plane Pull returns to Santa Barbara Airport on

The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will open registration for summer camps on Friday, February 2. Families can choose from dozens of camps for children ages 4-17, with topics including art, business, engineering…

The City of Santa Barbara will hold both an online and open-house public meeting to review the Westside and Lower West Neighborhoods Transportation Management Plan Implementation Project (Project), which will provide safe pedestrian and…

Crawling ciliates are small protozoa named for hair-like protrusions that cover their bodies. These “hairs,” called cilia, which is Latin for eyelash, enable the ciliates to climb over clumps of bacteria at El Estero Water Resource Center…

Explore the 'SB Connect' App designed to improve resident engagement with city services, learn about the Westside Community Paseos project enhancing pedestrian and cycling infrastructure, and get valuable insights into our street sweeping…

Join the Parks and Recreation Department this Saturday at Mission Historical Park for their annual Rose Pruning Day. A January tradition for almost 40 years, volunteers are invited to spend the morning pruning the 1-acre garden in…

On December 28, 2023, the City of Santa Barbara’s waterfront was hit by powerful high surf posing a threat to beachgoers and coastal infrastructure. The impact on the Santa Barbara waterfront was particularly felt in the harbor business…

Santa Barbara Public Library is excited to announce the relaunch of the library’s Teen Advisory Board (T.A.B.) in January 2024. This exciting initiative was reformed to encourage teenagers to take an active role in their community and to…

In December 2023, the City Council amended the Average Unit-size Density Incentive Program (AUD Program) to make it into the City’s permanent multi-unit housing program by eliminating the Program’s expiration date (Ordinance 6129). The…