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The Department of Public Works is responsible for a wide range of services and projects. The City of Goleta owns over 100 parcels; many of the properties are parks and open spaces with a total area of ...

The local Quilt Guild, Coastal Quilters of Santa Barbara and Goleta , donates quilts to a program called Fostering Friends. The program, through The Assistance League of Santa Barbara, currently aids ...

We are looking forward to another year of music, art, and spontaneity in our downtown. Pianos on State artist entry ...

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Dos Pueblos High School confirms three teenage students were among the victims in the fatal May 18 collision on Highway 1.

Several local athletes advanced to the Masters meet on Saturday based on their performances at the CIF-SS Finals.

Christina Almada, 36, allegedly hit the e-bike rider with her SUV on the 1900 block of State Street Sunday night.

Founded in 2001, the Daniel Bryant Youth and Family Centers provide outpatient treatment for youth ages 10–21 who are ...

Santa Barbara, CA. May 19, 2025 – DignityMoves, the organization seeking to greatly reduce homelessness in Santa Barbara ...

Family says Carly Grace Howard, 24, suffered irreparable brain damage and has “no expectation of regaining consciousness.” ...

But an exhibition at the UC Santa Barbara Library draws our focus to these creatures by upending our usual experience of them ...