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The Plane Pull returns to SBA October 24! Register your team today. 

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    Special Recruitment for the Rent Stabilization Board
    The City of Santa Barbara is conducting a special recruitment for the Rent Stabilization Board. If you're an individual interested in making a difference in your community, contributing ideas, and being a part of the City team, you…
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    City Council Recommends Adoption of Short-Term Rental Ordinances
    On October 6, 2026, the City Council unanimously recommended adoption of the long-awaited ordinances to regulate short-term vacation rentals (STRs) throughout the City.   The Council included provisions to maintain a two-night minimum…
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    Council Meeting Recap – October 6, 2026
    On October 6, 2026, the City Council considered adoption of the Residential Rent Stabilization and Residential Rental Registry Programs, received the Access Advisory Committee’s annual report on its recent activities and achievements, and…
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Video Segment Release – “Up Front with SBPD” Co-Response Team
The Santa Barbara Police Department has just released another episode of “Up Front with SBPD,”  centering around the Santa Barbara Police Department’s Co-Response Team. 
SBPL’s Outreach Van Supports Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Since October, Santa Barbara Public Library has been visiting Neighborhood Navigation Centers withs its Library on the Go outreach vehicle to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
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SBPL Expands ServSafe Food Handler Education Program to Include Management Courses
SBPL’s workforce development program, SBPL Works!, began offering scholarships for restaurant workers to earn food handlers certifications as part of a grant-funded initiative.
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Unresponsive Female Found on State Street
On March 28, 2022, around 8:20 am, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive female found lying on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of State Street. Officers, Paramedics, and Fire Department…
WATCH: From the Flight Deck
The FAA Runway Safety Team recently visited the Airport and put together a short video with input from the SBA Tower and the Airport Ops Teams as part of their series, “From the Flight Deck.” This video was made to assist pilots to be…
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Water Main Replacement on Oceano Avenue
The City is replacing aging water main infrastructure on Oceano Avenue, including piping, valves, and hydrants, in order to maintain the quality and reliability of water service. Construction started earlier this month and is expected to…
Bike Share Pilot Program: More Stations Coming Soon
Since launch, BCycle bike share users have ridden over 350,000 miles and taken over 90,000 trips, and the BCycle system continues to grow! Despite COVID-related chip shortages, 65 new docks will be installed in the coming weeks to…
City Council to Vote on Community Development and Human Services Funding Recommendations
The City's Human Services and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs allocate funds to help support local non-profit organizations that provide social services to low and moderate-income residents. For the upcoming fiscal year,…
Annual 2022-2023 Community Development and Human Services Committee Funding Recommendations
The Santa Barbara City Council established a Fiscal Year 2023 General Fund commitment to support human services programs that provide direct services to low-income City residents. The City solicited proposals from eligible applicants for…
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