County

February 25, 2016

Downtown Bike Plan Approved

By Zareena Zaidi

The Santa Barbara City Council approved the Bike Master Plan by a vote of 6-1 on Tuesday, moving forward a plan that will create more bike paths in downtown Santa Barbara. More than 300 community members attended the ...

February 19, 2016

Das Williams Introduces Bill To Establish Uniform AP Credit Transfer Among Community Colleges

By Neil Yanga

Assemblymember Das Williams recently introduced Assembly Bill 1985, which would establish a uniform policy for Advance Placement (AP) credit transfer from high schools to all California Community Colleges.

February 18, 2016

Special Olympics To Host Polar Plunge

By Siboney Arias

Special Olympics of Santa Barbara will host the second annual Polar Plunge fundraiser at Leadbetter Beach on Sunday.

February 8, 2016

Small Plane Crashes at Santa Barbara Airport

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

A small plane crashed Monday evening at Santa Barbara Airport when its single engine failed shortly after takeoff.

January 28, 2016

County Allocates Funds for Additional Homeless Shelters

By Megan Mineiro

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors allocated $128,000 in contingency funds last week for additional shelter services for the approximately 1,400 homeless individuals seeking refuge from El Niño rain storms.

January 28, 2016

Senate Bill Calls for Capping of Coastal Oil Wells

By Amy Koo

California State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-Santa Barbara) recently introduced Senate Bill 900 (SB 900), known as the Coastal Oil Well Cleanup Act.

January 25, 2016

Creator of Khan Academy Speaks About Education

By Effie Sklavenitis

Salman Khan, founder of Khan Academy, spoke Sunday at the Granada Theatre about his nonprofit academy aimed at providing free, world-class education around the globe.

January 14, 2016

Body Cam Program Progresses

By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs

Eight Isla Vista Foot Patrol deputies have been testing body-worn video cameras for about a year, and all 16 may be wearing the cameras in the spring according to Sol Linver, commander of the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Of...

January 14, 2016

Khan Academy Creator To Speak on Education Program

By Sonia May Htoon

Founder of Khan Academy and the author of The One World Schoolhouse Salman Khan is coming to the Granada Theatre in Santa Barbara on Jan. 24 to speak about the education offered at Khan Academy.

January 11, 2016

Nonprofit Hosts Concert to Benefit Children in Need

By Dahyana Barraza

Student-run nonprofit Kids Helping Kids (KHK) hosted its annual Benefit Gala Concert featuring Grammy-nominated NEEDTOBREATHE and Johnnyswim at the Granada Theater this weekend.

December 3, 2015

The Yes Store Hosts Annual Event Showcasing Artists

By Vicky Munro

The Yes Store is an arts cooperative in Downtown Santa Barbara, open from November to December each year, which sells handmade goods from local artists. The pop-up store has operated since 1968 and is run entirely by art...

November 16, 2015

AB 935 To Allow Special Identification for Veterans

By Josh Ortiz

Assembly Bill 935 took effect Friday, allowing United States military veterans to apply for a California driver’s license or identification card with a veteran designation. The designated cards would verify veterans’...

November 9, 2015

Local Church Hosts LGBTQ Youth Conference

By Sierra Deak

The First Congregational Church of Santa Barbara hosted the LGBTQ Youth Conference on Saturday at the church’s State Street location to provide engaging workshops for middle and high school-age LGBTQ youth and their fa...