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Triennial Construction Code Adoption
Every three years, the State of California amends and adopts updates to the International Construction Codes. The City, in turn, adopts the State’s updates and any local amendments by ordinance. These then become the governing construction…
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2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) Available for Review
The Program Year 2024 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now available for public review and comment. This report summarizes and evaluates previous achievements that were undertaken to meet the City's 5-year…
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Bubbles Take Over State Street This September
This September, the City is sponsoring free, family-friendly bubble play events every Saturday. Bubbles will be taking over State Street between De La Guerra Street and State Street, creating a fun, interactive experience for the whole…
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Plaza del Mar Band Shell Construction Underway
Renovation of the Plaza del Mar Band Shell is underway to restore the venue's tradition of hosting concerts, performances, festivals, and other cultural gatherings in one of Santa Barbara’s oldest parks. The Parks and Recreation Department…
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Survey Offers Opportunity for Community Input into Uses for Grant Funding
As the City begins to plan for its Annual Action Plan for the next fiscal year, the City is seeking input from our community partners, stakeholders and residents as we prioritize the potential uses for CDBG funding in the fiscal year…
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Private Sewer Lateral Maintenance
In the City of Santa Barbara, property owners are responsible for maintaining the sewer lateral from their property to the public sewer main. Proper maintenance can prevent costly damage to private property and the environment.  More…
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Reduced Cost Weekend Parking Permit for Locals
Now it's even more convenient to eat, shop, or play downtown! Today is the first day Santa Barbara County residents can purchase the “Locals’ Weekender Parking Permit!" Click on Read More to learn about this exclusive $100 permit. More…
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Library Announces Santa Barbara Reads 2023 Title
Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) is pleased to announce the selection of Isabel Allende’s award-winning historical fiction novel A Long Petal of the Sea as the featured title for Santa Barbara Reads 2023. Through Santa…
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SBPL’s Grant-Funded Parks Pass Project Helps Locals Explore Outdoors
The majority of Library programs and services would not be possible without grant or private funding. Luckily, Santa Barbara Public Library has a great track record of securing outside funding, especially for grant projects. In addition to…
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Santa Barbara Public Library Announces 2023 Santa Barbara Reads Title
Santa Barbara Public Library is pleased to announce the selection of Isabel Allende’s award-winning historical fiction novel A Long Petal of the Sea as the featured title for Santa Barbara Reads 2023. 
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Santa Barbara Public Library Invites Teens to Make & Display Their Art with Create & Curate: Teen Art Workshop
Teen artists and creatives in grades 7-12  are invited to the Eastside Library to create their own unique pieces of art, which the Library will display in the Faulkner Side Galleries for September and October. This program is a chance…
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SBPL Invites Public Input on Faulkner Galleries
Santa Barbara Public Library presented a plan as part of the FY24 budget cycle to align rentals for art exhibition space in the Faulker Galleries with City policies on cost recovery, to maintain consistency with policies for similar…
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