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Residents can now drop-off lawn and garden equipment batteries that are <300 watt hours to the Santa Barbara Home Improvement Center. Your batteries will be reused if possible or recycled into something new! Remember, it’s illegal to…

Now is the time to book a venue for your holiday parties and year-end meetings, and the Parks and Recreation Department has plenty of options, including beachfront properties, historic landmarks, community centers, and group picnic sites.…

The City is currently conducting repairs to uplifted and uneven sidewalks on Milpas Street between Anapamu Street and Cabrillo Boulevard through early September. This area will be open to traffic, but please expect disruption to traffic…

August 16 is National Backflow Prevention Day. Water distribution systems are designed to deliver water safely from the treatment plant to the customer. Unless protected with a backflow prevention assembly, unintentional water…

Santa Barbara Public Library invites local artists to participate in an exhibition in the Faulkner Gallery during October 2023 as part of a Exhibition in coordination with Pride & Joy Santa Barbara, a pop up event creating a gayborhood…

On Monday, August 21, 2023, the City and the MIG consulting team will lead a discussion with the State Street Advisory Committee on the visions, concepts, and thematic placemaking interventions for the State Street Promenade, with a…

Make a difference in someone’s life — become a Volunteer Adult Literacy Tutor at Santa Barbara Public Library!

The City recently launched its Short-Term Rental Enforcement Pilot Program. The 12-month pilot program was funded by the City Council with the goal to increase enforcement of illegal short-term rentals and gain a better understanding of…

UC Santa Barbara’s ACE Partnership Award honors campus-community collaborations that are empowering and transformative. This year’s 2023 recipient is the City’s Bilingual Public Outreach Coordinator, Liliana Encinas. The UCSB community…