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Council to Consider Additional Tenant Protections
On Tuesday, April 22, the City Council will consider an ordinance to bolster the City’s existing tenant protections related to evictions due to substantial remodels by adding three provisions initially recommended by the Ordinance…
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Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival Weekend Means FREE Rides on Transit
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments teams up with Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and Ventura County Transportation Commission to encourage sustainable travel to the 2025 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival on April 26…
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April is Fair Housing Month
This year, we celebrate nationwide the 57th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act. The Act made discrimination in housing transactions unlawful, including the rental, refinance, and sale of housing. The Fair Housing…
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Project Connect Begins March 18
On March 18, 2024, the City of Goleta will break ground on the largest capital improvement project in the City’s 22-year existence: Project Connect. The multi-year project will enhance pedestrian access and safety, improve road…
Airport News
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Street Sweeping and Parking Enforcement to Begin on Hope Avenue March 11
Street sweeping and related parking enforcement will begin on Hope Avenue from Calle Esperanza to State Street on Monday, March 11. The west side of the street will be swept the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, and…
Sustainability News
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Paving Notice for the Eastside Neighborhood
Starting Monday, March 11th, 2024, the Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will be paving a portion of the Eastside neighborhood. 
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Santa Barbara Public Library Distributes Free Eclipse Glasses and Hosts Related Programming
In preparation for the partial solar eclipse on the morning of April 8th, Santa Barbara Public Library will be giving out eclipse glasses starting on March 18th. Library staff will give out eclipse glasses at Eastside Library, Montecito…
Library News
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Reduced-Cost Lifeguard Training Offered to Improve Community’s Water Safety
The City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department will offer two reduced-cost lifeguard certification courses this spring in an ongoing effort to improve the community’s overall water safety. While typical lifeguard training…
Parks & Rec News
Tesla and Dirt Road electric vehicle chargers at the Ortega Garage in Santa Barbara.
City of Santa Barbara Opens 16 Electric Vehicle Fast Chargers in Ortega Parking Garage
The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department and Public Works Department are proud to announce the opening of the first electric vehicle (EV) fast chargers hosted at a City facility.
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SBPL Introduces Hublets
The Santa Barbara Public Library is bringing you new, family-friendly technology to try out! We are so excited to introduce our brand-new Hublets. Hublets are tablets that you can check out with your library card for use inside the Central…
Library News
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Sustainably SBPL Monthly Challenge March: Connect with Nature
Why?Connecting with nature is good for our mental health, and provides great opportunities for learning and exercise outdoors. Nature also connects us with others in our community. Santa Barbara is an incredible place to…
Library News
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East Beach Habitat Restoration Project Installation Milestone
The City of Santa Barbara completed plant installation for the East Beach Habitat Restoration Project (Project). The Project involved the removal of non-native ice plant and the installation of 3,200 Central Coast native plants restoring 1…
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