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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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Reminder: Land Development – 2025 End of Year Closure
End of Year Closure As part of the City’s annual Holiday closure, most City Land Development Team offices and operations will be closed beginning Friday, December 19, 2025, and will resume business on Monday, January…
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Single Family Streamlining Project - Draft Ordinance and Guidelines Amendments Available for Review
The City of Santa Barbara has released draft ordinance amendments for the Single Family Streamlining Project, whose goal is to streamline and simplify the design review process for single family residential projects. The Project also…
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Airport Police Officers Presented with Life-Saving Awards
On Thursday, September 26, two of Santa Barbara Airport's Police Officers were presented with special Life-Saving Awards recognizing their exceptional actions while on duty.Officer Nick Conforti was recognized for his quick response to a…
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Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month
The City of Santa Barbara celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month by recognizing the vibrant contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities. A proclamation was presented at the October 1, 2024, City Council meeting and accepted by…
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City Recognizes Breast Cancer Awareness Month
The City presented a proclamation for Breast Cancer Awareness Month, which was accepted by the Santa Barbara Police Association and Police Chief Kelly Gordon during the City Council meeting on October 1, 2024. 
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UPDATE - Barricaded Subject – 500 North Salsipuedes Street
UPDATE: 9/30/24 at 1:00 p.m. The situation in the 500 block of Salsipuedes Street has been resolved, and the male suspect has been taken into custody without further incident. Several emergency vehicles will…
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Update on Strategies and Initiatives to Address Homelessness
At the September 24, 2024, City Council meeting, staff provided an Update on Strategies and Initiatives to Address Homelessness.
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Santa Barbara Public Library’s Annual Library Card Design Contest
UPDATE: The submission deadline for the annual library card design contest has passed. Thank you to all who participated.
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Santa Barbara Hosts 2024 Community Baby Shower New Parent Resource Fair
The Santa Barbara Public Library invites parents and caregivers to the annual Community Baby Shower sponsored by Children’s Resource and Referral of Santa Barbara County. The Community Baby Shower will take place on State Street, between…
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One Stop Destinations on Delta
Santa Barbara Airport makes it easy to get where you need to go with 23 daily nonstops to 12 destinations. With the return of Delta Air Lines this summer, you can now get to Salt Lake City and Atlanta nonstop from SBA. From there, it's…
Airport News
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Community Meetings for Milpas Street Crosswalk Safety and Sidewalk Widening Project
MEET ONLINE:Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.This session will be held online using the ZOOM platform. Participants will be able to watch the= presentation and submit questions and comments. No webcams or…
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