August 27, 2026
Tag: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Barbara Backs Away from License Plate Cameras
Other recent news: Tracking down people who might've been exposed to measles; Cox Communications was sold; Isla Vista bluff memorial in the works; fundraising for repairs to Carpinteria's public swimming pool; update on the Sheriff's Office overtime fiasco; National Forest land at risk of paving and logging; the Paseo Nuevo peacock mosaics. 2
June 28, 2026
April 9, 2026
Santa Barbara Is Closer to Limiting Rent Increases
Other recent news: ICE arrests at county jails; Calle Cesar Chavez headed toward renaming; the Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum has closed; Montecito water and sewage districts might merge; fundraising drive for Elings Park softball complex; the Pea Soup Andersen’s building conundrum. 3
January 22, 2026
Downtown Film Center on Track to Open in Two Weeks
Other recent news: Final approval for five-story apartment building on W. De La Guerra; Santa Barbara County executive officer to retire; more on the overtime shenanigans at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office; step forward for the Goleta Valley Library; new theater company in town; Goleta to host a World Cup contender. 4
December 26, 2025
Sable Offshore Circumvents State Authority
Other recent news: No major problems from recent storms, aside from Santa Barbara Airport runway flooding; exploiting overtime at the County Sheriff's office; La Casa de Maria update; East Beach sewage spill; work starts on Goleta multi-use path; the tree of the month. 10
August 10, 2025
New Boutiques in the Funk Zone and on Coast Village Road
Plus: Carpinteria cannabis plant seeks approval to operate 24-7; Planned Parenthood's annual book sale; documentary in the works about the MV Conception fire; update on the San Ysidro Ranch‘s botanical garden; should police departments be identifying suspects? 1
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