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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…

The City of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate Program was established in 2005 to inspire and remind the local community of the power and beauty of poetry and the spoken word. SBPL serves as the “home” of the Poet Laureate by facilitating free,…

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…