We are working on economic and public safety response time analysis. Our next City Council meeting on the State Street Master Plan is anticipated in September 2025. 

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Faulkner Gallery will be closed for audiovisual upgrades. 
The Eastside Library will be partially closed from July 7-12.

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All SBPL locations will open late on Thursday, July 3. Visit our calendar for details.
All SBPL locations will be closed on Friday, July 4, for Independence Day.

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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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Now Available! Building Permit Dashboard
The City of Santa Barbara is excited to announce the launch of a new online Building Permit Dashboard, now live and available to the public at the Building Permit Dashboard page.
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Annual Volunteer Rose Pruning Day This Saturday
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…
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City Crews Restore Waterfront After High Surf Event
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…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Invites Applications for Teen Advisory Board
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…
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Average Unit-size Density Incentive Program Made Permanent
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…
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Introducing Sustainably SBPL Programming Series
Santa Barbara Public Library is one of fifteen California local library systems selected to receive first-ever funding from the State Library to support projects focused on sustainability, climate resilience, and community engagement for…
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Eastside Neighborhood Park Ribbon Cutting Scheduled for January 11
The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will host a ribbon-cutting event at Eastside Neighborhood Park (118 N Soledad St) on Thursday, January 11, at 1 p.m. Members of the public are invited to join Mayor Randy Rowse and…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Offers Volunteer Tutor Training for Reading Intervention Program
The Santa Barbara Public Library will host a three-session tutor training on January 4, 5, and 6 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. for volunteers interested in supporting struggling students through the SBPL OG Readers Tutoring Program at the…
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Beach Hazard, Coastal Flood Advisory & High Surf Advisory Issued
The National Weather Service has issued a Coastal Hazard Message on Thursday December 27, 2023.
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November Employee of the Month and Team of the Quarter
Congratulations are in order to the SBA Custodial Team, who were recently recognized as Team of the Quarter, and their supervisor, David DePonce, who was awarded Employee of the Month for November!
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