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How to Engage in this Year’s Budget Process
The City of Santa Barbara has released its Recommended Two-Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 & 2027 and the Operating & Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, and we’re inviting the community to get involved, learn how the…
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Council to Consider Additional Tenant Protections
On Tuesday, April 22, the City Council will consider an ordinance to bolster the City’s existing tenant protections related to evictions due to substantial remodels by adding three provisions initially recommended by the Ordinance…
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Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival Weekend Means FREE Rides on Transit
Santa Barbara County Association of Governments teams up with Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District and Ventura County Transportation Commission to encourage sustainable travel to the 2025 Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival on April 26…
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Countywide Test of the ReadySBC Alerts System on May 15
The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management will conduct a test of the County’s ReadySBC Alerts emergency notification system across all of Santa Barbara County on Thursday, May 15, 2025, at 10 a.m. The purpose of the test is…
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MarBorg Replacing City Customers’ Cans with Wheeled Carts
During the months of May and June of 2025, MarBorg Industries will exchange City of Santa Barbara customers’ waste cans (containers without wheels) for easy-to-maneuver carts (wheeled containers). These can-…
Sustainability News
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City Offering Low-Cost Youth Swim Lessons and Water Safety Programs
May is National Water Safety Month, an annual observance aimed at preventing drowning incidents and keeping individuals safe in and around water. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), drowning is the leading…
Parks & Rec News
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Celebrating 60 Years of the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show, a vibrant open-air marketplace that celebrates local creativity and the makers behind it. The event, held every Sunday and on Saturdays of major holiday…
Parks & Rec News
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One Stop Destinations on United
Santa Barbara Airport makes it easy to get where you need to go with 23 daily nonstops to 12 destinations. United Airlines provides nonstop service to three major hubs: San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Denver. That means you can travel…
Airport News
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City Forestry Program Celebrates Arbor Day at Local Schools
The City of Santa Barbara’s Urban Forestry program celebrated Arbor Day with hundreds of students across multiple elementary schools this year, making 2025 the City’s largest Arbor Day planting effort to date.
Parks & Rec News
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Santa Barbara Public Library Announces New Logo
Santa Barbara Public Library is excited to unveil a new logo, marking the next chapter in our visual identity and evolution of our branch libraries as vibrant hubs for their communities.Designed in-house by Library staff, the logo draws…
Library News
Paving Mesa Neighborhood
Expect Road Closures for Paving Work in Westside Neighborhood Starting April 28
The City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will be paving a portion of the Westside neighborhood from Monday, April 28, through Thursday, May 1, impacting W. Micheltorena Street, Almond Avenue, W. Sola Street, W. Victoria Street…
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How to Engage in this Year’s Budget Process
The City of Santa Barbara has released its Recommended Two-Year Financial Plan for Fiscal Years 2026 & 2027 and the Operating & Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026, and we’re inviting the community to get involved, learn how the…
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