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Two images side by side the left image is of an homeless encampment next to a retaining wall, the second image on the right side is after a cleanup was performed and you can see all the litter and debris have been removed
City of Santa Barbara Publishes Updated Encampment Response Protocol and Transitions to Uniform 24-Hour Noticing
Protecting Our CommunityThe City of Santa Barbara is committed to ensuring the health, safety, and well-being of all its residents, including those who are unsheltered. As part of our ongoing efforts to manage encampments…
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Needs Survey Offers Opportunity for Community Input Regarding the Use of HOME and CDBG Grant Funding
The City of Santa Barbara seeks your input as we work to identify community development priorities, fair and affordable housing needs, and factors that shape equal access to housing for incorporation into the City’s 2025-2029 5-Year…
SBJH Completed Multiuse Path
Santa Barbara Junior High Multiuse Path Completed
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Bike Share Pilot Program: More Stations Coming Soon
Since launch, BCycle bike share users have ridden over 350,000 miles and taken over 90,000 trips, and the BCycle system continues to grow! Despite COVID-related chip shortages, 65 new docks will be installed in the coming weeks to…
City Council to Vote on Community Development and Human Services Funding Recommendations
The City's Human Services and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs allocate funds to help support local non-profit organizations that provide social services to low and moderate-income residents. For the upcoming fiscal year,…
Unresponsive Female Found on State Street
On March 28, 2022, around 8:20 am, the Santa Barbara Police Combined Communications Center received a report of an unresponsive female found lying on the sidewalk in the 1200 block of State Street. Officers, Paramedics, and Fire Department…
SBPL Expands ServSafe Food Handler Education Program to Include Management Courses
SBPL’s workforce development program, SBPL Works!, began offering scholarships for restaurant workers to earn food handlers certifications as part of a grant-funded initiative.
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SBPL’s Outreach Van Supports Individuals Experiencing Homelessness
Since October, Santa Barbara Public Library has been visiting Neighborhood Navigation Centers withs its Library on the Go outreach vehicle to provide services to individuals experiencing homelessness.
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Annual 2022-2023 Community Development and Human Services Committee Funding Recommendations
The Santa Barbara City Council established a Fiscal Year 2023 General Fund commitment to support human services programs that provide direct services to low-income City residents. The City solicited proposals from eligible applicants for…
SBPL and PlayFest Santa Barbara Announce 2022 Reading and Workshop
PlayFest Santa Barbara, under the Artistic Direction of R. Michael Gros, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library presents the (covid-delayed) Ninth Annual Festival of New Plays. The staged reading of Jerry Slaff's Honoree Play…
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Arrests Made in North Milpas Street Homicide
In the early morning of March 20, 2022, a homicide occurred in the 500 block of North Milpas Street. A male victim, Valentine Hernandez, a 40-year-old Port Hueneme resident was stabbed after a confrontation. Hernandez was transported to…
REDUCE EL PROGRAMA MÓVIL DE VACUNAS COVID-19 DE SALUD PÚBLICA DEL CONDADO DESPUÉS DE MARZO
El Departamento de Salud Pública del Condado de Santa Bárbara reducirá su Programa de Vacunas Móviles COVID-19 a fines de marzo. El Programa de Vacunas Móviles ha tenido mucho éxito en llegar a los miembros de la comunidad a través de…
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