••• “The beloved tiny turtle and unofficial mascot of Hook & Press Donuts sent the Santa Barbara community into an online frenzy after someone took him from his fountain home.” The perpetrator returned it after security footage was shared on social media. (Photos courtesy of Field Trip and Hook & Press.) —Noozhawk
••• “Santa Barbara Sky FC Postpones Inaugural Season to March 2027 [….] Inaugural season postponed due to “ownership, sanctioning and stadium plans” not being finalized in time for 2026 USL Championship season this March. […] This is the third time the inaugural season has been pushed back, as the team had originally planned to take the field in 2024, following its announcement in 2022. […] Meanwhile, the organization is also in the process of improving its home field of Harder Stadium at UCSB with premium seating, VIP sections, improved food and beverage options and fan supporter sections.” —Noozhawk
••• “UC Santa Barbara Physics Professors John Martinis and Michel Devoret Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics [….] Selected for Honor Alongside UC Berkeley Physicist John Clarke, They Were Lauded for Work that ‘Revealed Quantum Physics in Action.'” —Independent
••• “Santa Barbara intends to move its waterfront parking lots to a ‘pay-by-plate’ system. The city’s three-member Ordinance Committee discussed the matter Tuesday and voted 3-0 to push the matter to the full City Council for a vote. Under the new plan, the city would install license plate readers and motorists would pay at the kiosks one time. Currently, people have to park, get out of their vehicles, enter their license plate number and then return to their cars to display the permit on the dashboard.” —Noozhawk
••• “Santa Barbara County residents are hungry for more local news, but coverage should delve deeper and cover a wider swath of the region, a new study commissioned by Newswell for the Santa Barbara News-Press reveals.” I suspect there’s a big gap between what people say they want and what they’ll actually read. Will the revived News-Press collapse under the weight of its good intentions?
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Am I confused, or wasn’t there recent news that downtown parking was moving away from kiosks to the pay-on-foot machines like what’s currently at the waterfront? But now the waterfront is doing the opposite?
Yes, here it is:
https://keyt.com/news/money-and-business/2025/09/09/new-parking-systems-potentially-coming-to-santa-barbara/
Regarding local news coverage: I’m not sure we need another source. The local sources need a significant improvement in their quality and depth. Local television media being monopolized through channel 3, 11 and 12 is an example. There is absolutely no depth of coverage and the staff is not even mediocre.
A significant improvement would be, for example, instead of news coverage repeating the exact same thing every 30 minutes, take more time to review the in-depth issues and newsmakers. Noozhawk seems to have improved overtime and is a good example of local potential (I have no association with that publication).
In short, local news, sources, particularly in the television media, need to make significant improvements. You can watch the local TV news for about seven minutes and have everything you need to know. Beyond that, it is a waste of time.
Noozhawk is made up of SBNP people, yes?
Yes (and others I’m sure).
Not to be flippant, but couldn’t that be said of most media (and most of everything in life)? Seven minutes gives you all you need … after that, it’s all filler.
Remember when the SBNP used to have sections- and continuing stories that ran 2-3 days? In depth reporting on subjects…..
Yes, and I remember the LA Times when it was a thick paper every day. When I was growing up I also remember two newspapers back in Phoenix fifty years ago. The Arizona Republic in the morning and the Phoenix Gazette in the afternoon. Christine!, wha’t your point?