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UPDATE March 6, 2025: The water main replacement project will now begin Monday, March 17 due to weather.
*Sharing on behalf of Santa Barbara County Association of Governments*For Immediate ReleaseFebruary 20, 2025Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is seeking grant applications until April 1 for eligible projects…
The City of Santa Barbara will begin a series of paving projects to repair local streets and enhance our transportation infrastructure. Paving work will begin this week and continue through the end of March, weather dependent. Additional…
The City is repairing uplifted and uneven brick sidewalk on the following blocks to keep sidewalks safe and well-maintained in the downtown business area:• 400 – 1200 blocks of State Street (between Gutierrez and…
Help plan the future of Santa Barbara’s Waterfront!The City of Santa Barbara has begun developing a 30-Year Waterfront Adaptation Plan and is pleased to invite you and your group, business, or organization to participate in the process.
Join us in celebrating National Engineers Week, “Design Your Future” February 16-22, which is a celebration of the limitless possibilities in engineering! Did you know that the City of…
The community meetings previously scheduled for February 12, 2025 and February 13, 2025 for the Cliff Drive Vision Project have been postponed until further notice.The City will provide updates on the new meeting dates as soon as they are…
The City of Santa Barbara is doubling the number of available sandbag stations from two to four to better serve the community during severe storm events.When are Sandbag Stations Opened?Sandbag stations are only opened…
Due to supply chain issues, the water main replacement construction will take place in two phases. The first phase, starting the week of February 17th, will verify underground utilities and order materials. Work will take place on the…
On January 15, 2025, the Community Development Department, in partnership with the Sustainability & Resilience Department and Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE), deployed an expedited OnDemand permitting process and permit fee waiver…
The City of Santa Barbara has released draft updates to the Master Environmental Assessment (MEA) Guidelines for Archaeological Resources and MEA Guidelines for Historic Resources. These documents, published separately,…
Implementation of the Westside and Lower West Neighborhoods Transportation Management Plan (Plan) continues through construction of the FY2024B Pavement Maintenance Project (Project) on San Andres Street. As part of the Plan, the Project…
The City held online (video recording) and in-person community enga
The draft of the City’s annual Water Supply Management Report is available for public review and comment. The Report summarizes the City’s water production and water use over the past water year (October 2023 – September 2024). The draft…
The water main replacement project is anticipated to start on a portion of De La Vina Street on Monday, January 13th. Lash Construction, contracted by the City, will begin construction at Micheltorena Street and progress up De La Vina…
Beginning January 6th, the City will start replacing a water main on State Street from Valerio Street to Junipero Street and on Valerio Street from Santa Barbara Street to State Street. Work will also take place on the following streets:
Starting Monday, December 30, 2024, through early-February 2025, weather dependent, Las Alturas Road will be closed to through traffic between Conejo Road and Camino Alto for construction of the Las Alturas Road Repair Project. This…
On Wednesday, December 18, 2024, weather dependent, Alameda Padre Serra (APS) Road will be closed to through traffic between Gutierrez Street and the Five Points Roundabout. Street cross-section sampling operations will take place on APS…
Beginning January 6th, the City will start work rehabilitating the Water Transmission Main near Mission Park. This Project will extend from the intersection of Mission and Garden Streets, along East Los Olivos Street/Mission Canyon Road to…
Starting January 6, 2025, Building Permit Inspection requests will only be accepted online through the City’s Permit Portal.Using an Accela Citizen Access (ACA) account, a requesting party can:Request a new inspection, cancel, or…