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Assist the Office of Emergency Management by Reporting Storm Damage
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management is collecting information to understand the local impacts of the January 2026 storm in order to advocate for state and federal assistance. If your property or business was damaged…
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MLK Weekend Events 2026
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara (MLKSB) hosts annual events in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This year’s theme references Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s address The Birth of a New Age, delivered on…
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County Celebrates its Completion of the Regional Fire Communications Center and Expansion of the Emergency Operations Center.
Santa Barbara County officials and public safety partners celebrated the expansion of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Regional Fire Communication Center (RFCC) on December 9. The RFCC now centralizes dispatch for all seven local…
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Upcoming ABR Objective Design and Development Standards Meeting
Staff is requesting specific input on the Administrative Draft Objective Design and Development Standards from the Architectural Board of Review. Board member input will be relayed to the City's consultant for consideration in the revised…
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Central Library Will Have Limited Services Due to Construction March 6 - March 13
Santa Barbara Public Library will have limited services at Central Library March 6, 2023 through March 13, 2023 due to construction projects. Asbestos abatement will be conducted as part of the new ADA elevator construction and for the…
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Hiring Event: United Ground Express
United Ground Express is hiring at SBA! Stop by their hiring event on Wednesday, March 8 at SBA’s Visitors Center (45 Hartley Place, Santa Barbara, CA 93117). They’ll be there from 9 AM-3 PM to offer jobs on-the-spot for customer service…
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Santa Barbara Public Library and Santa Barbara Museum of Art “Start with Art” on State Street
The Santa Barbara Public Library has partnered with the Santa Barbara Museum of Art to host a new free monthly art experience on State Street starting March 17 at 2 p.m. The program is designed for preschoolers and kindergartners. All…
Library News
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Tenant Spotlight: Vonja Dangerfield & Signature Flight Support
Welcome to the second installment of SBA’s Tenant Spotlight feature, where we highlight some of the 150 tenants that work and partner with the Santa Barbara Airport. To close out our celebration of aviation pioneers and professionals this…
Airport News
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Upcoming Objective Design and Development Standards Meetings
Staff is requesting specific input on the Administrative Draft Objective Design and Development Standards from the Historic Landmarks Commission and Architectural Board of Review. Commission and Board member input will be relayed to the…
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Online Permit System Maintenance February 24th Weekend
As part of planned upgrades, the City’s online permit system Accela Citizen Access (ACA) will undergo maintenance beginning Friday, February 24th at 5:00 p.m. and will be operational again on Monday, February 27th at 8:30 a.m. This…
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SBA Employees of the Month & Team of the Quarter
Congrats are in order to some of SBA's hard-working staff for their recent work!
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Summer Camp Offerings and Registration Date Announced
The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department has released the listing of camps to be offered through this year’s summer camp program. In 2022, the Department’s summer camp program served almost 3,000 individual participants…
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