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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…

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.

The 51st annual Summer Solstice, themed Wild World, is an extraordinary celebration of the arts, community, and the year's longest day. Proudly sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara, the festival runs from June 20 to 22 and offers an…

Street sweeping and related parking enforcement in the City of Santa Barbara will be canceled on Thursday, June 19, due to the Juneteenth holiday. There will be no make-up day or changes to the schedule.Regularly scheduled sweeping and…

Santa Barbara Airport (SBA) is excited to announce a new partnership with local nonprofit Pacific Pride Foundation (PPF). This partnership will support mutual community engagement through promoting Pride Month, PPF’s annual Pacific Pride…

ChatGPT said: The 100th anniversary of the 1925 Santa Barbara Earthquake offers a moment to honor the lives lost, reflect on the city’s resilience, and learn how to better prepare for future disasters. The Great Quake & Day of…

The most recent public meetings for the Cliff Drive Vision Zero Project took place on June 4, 2025, and in person at Monroe Elementary on June 5, 2025, to share Project updates. Click here to watch the June 4, 2025, Webinar Recording…

As your Chief of Police, I want to speak directly to you about two important matters that affect the fabric of our community: immigration enforcement and the right to peacefully protest.  

On June 17, 2025, City planning staff will brief the City Council on the Single Family Streamlining Project—an initiative aimed at updating the Single Family Design Board (SFDB) review process and zoning ordinance to provide homeowners…