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Short-Term Rental Ordinances at Planning Commission
On March 5, 2026, the Planning Commission will be considering a recommendation to City Council on adoption of ordinances to regulate short-term vacation rentals (STRs) throughout the City.  These new laws aim to incentivize long-term…
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Draft Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study - Public Review Period Closes Soon
Comments Accepted through March 1, 2026The public review period of the draft Inclusionary Housing and In-Lieu Fee Study ends in less than a week—on March 1. Staff is…
downtown santa barbara arial view panning from downtown towards the waterfront and showing the ocean
Frequently Asked Questions: Tenant Protection Ordinances
On January 27, the City Council adopted a Temporary Rent Increase Moratorium and amendments to the Just Cause Evictions Ordinance. Effective February 26, these protections for certain residential rental units remain in effect through…
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Change Your Clocks, Change Your Sprinkler Timer
Feel that chill in the air? Your plants do too. Plants in fall need about 1/3 of the water they need in summer. Easily adjust your sprinkler timer with the seasons using the Watering Percent Adjust feature on your timer and match it to the…
Wastewater Collection truck feeding a pipe into a drain hole.
Las Positas and Modoc Roads Construction Update
Construction began in late September on the Las Positas and Modoc Roads Multiuse Path Project. Paving of the entire 2.6 mile-long separated pathway for bicyclists, runners and pedestrians has been completed. Over the next couple of weeks,…
Shooting Downtown
On November 4, 2021, around 2:00am, Santa Barbara Police Officers responded to the 1st block of East Cota Street for a report of a shooting that had just occurred. Officers responded with lights and sirens to the area and located a…
Body Found on Beach Near Lower Shoreline Park
On November 4, 2021, around 11:00am, Santa Barbara Police Combined Communication Center received a report of a possible body washed ashore below the cliffs near lower Shoreline Park. A citizen had contacted a city groundskeeper, who…
Santa Barbara Mission in the backgroud of the nearby rose garden
2022 Multi-Jurisdicational Hazard Mitigation Plan Workshop - Virtual
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Manager will be holding a second public workshop of the County's Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mtigation Plan update.
Place Candy Wrappers in the Trash
All film plastic, like wrappers, chip bags, sandwich bags, food wrapping, plastic bags, bubble wrap, and other flexible packaging wrap should be placed in the trash. This type of plastic is not recyclable in our curbside blue bin. 
Confrontation Results in Shooting & Stabbing on the Eastside
On October 30, 2021, around 10:20pm, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a report from Cottage Hospital staff regarding two injured subjects that were brought into the emergency room within minutes of each…
CONDADO DE SANTA BÁRBARA ORGANIZA UN TALLER SOBRE ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA MITIGACIÓN DE PELIGROS
El Condado de Santa Bárbara está buscando los comentarios del público sobre las estrategias de mitigación que se incluirán en la actualización del Plan multi-jurisdiccional de mitigación de peligros (MJHMP, por sus siglas en inglés) del…
Para Ver los Resultados de la Elección Municipal
La Ciudad de Santa Barbara invita al público a ver los resultados de la Elección Municipal el martes 2 de noviembre a las 8:15 p.m. La Ciudad estará mostrando los resultados de la Elección Municipal General en el City Hall ubicado en 735…
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