The Six Candidates Running for Mayor of Santa Barbara
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Should Santa Barbara Ban the Fiesta Rodeo?
Other recent news: Man drives into laundromat in an attempt to hurt someone inside; efforts to address the homelessness situation; hospitals now require proof of vaccination of negative Covid test to enter; county poised to seize property for the Randall Road Debris Basin; the science behind the Hope Ranch "volcano"; new hotel and workforce housing proposed for Solvang. 1
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