Suspect Caught on Camera Stealing from Montecito Jewelry Store
A man was caught on camera stealing a bracelet from a Montecito jewelry store and the owners are asking for the public’s help. The incident took place on August 28 at Belrose Estate Jewelers located at 1268 Coast Village Road in Montecito. Owner Joe Schweke took to social media...
SuperLotto Plus tickets worth $23,271 sold in Bakersfield and Santa Barbara
LOS ANGELES – There were no tickets sold with all six numbers in Wednesday evening’s SuperLotto Plus drawing, pushing the estimated jackpot for Saturday’s drawing to $42 million. One ticket each with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, was sold at convenience stores in Bakersfield and...
Jeanette Duncan, First Chief Executive of People’s Self-Help Housing, Dies
Jeanette Duncan, who launched the creation of People’s Self-Help Housing back in 1970 and kept it going for 40 years before retiring as its chief executive, died last month. Duncan was initially inspired by the passage of the federal Fair Housing Act in 1968 and the newly found availability of federal housing money...
Community gathers for annual Touch A Truck event at City College
On Sept. 7, the annual “Touch A Truck” event took place at City College’s West Campus Lot 4. Families attended to explore and interact with a wide variety of vehicles, including school buses, construction equipment and fire trucks brought by local vendors and organizations. Children and adults had the opportunity to...
Santa Barbara delays zoning vote on adaptive reuse housing projects downtown
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara City Council heard staff recommendations about adaptive reuse Tuesday. The issue involves a housing amendment to municipal codes that would incentivize adaptive reuse projects without delay. Santa Barbara City Council members questioned the inclusionary requirements of...
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Observes Suicide Prevention Month
Suicide trends for Santa Barbara County appear to be sliding downward over the past few years, in contrast to national trends moving decidedly in the other direction. In 2024, the County of Santa Barbara reported and recorded 37 deaths by suicide. The prior year, the number was 41, and in 2022, it was 50. Thus far in...
Honoring the lives lost on 9/11, free meal program ,and search for suspect
Today we remember the lives lost and the heroes who stepped forward during the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. There are commemorative events happening across the Central Coast...
Santa Barbara Expands Lawn Rebate Program to Include Rain Gardens
“Before” and “after” photos of the Santa Barbara Association of Realtors building; they reduced their water use for the whole property by 79 percent, only irrigating during peak summer months. | Credit: Courtesy. Find more Fall 2025 Home & Garden stories here. We like to call ourselves...
Housing Data Reveal Stark Reality for Renters in Santa Barbara County
Half of all renters in Santa Barbara County are rent-burdened, and another 25% are severely rent-burdened, according to an updated housing data dashboard by the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. Homeowners, by contrast, have it a little easier financially. About 28% are considered cost-burdened, while...
Reasons To Reinforce Staff Social Media Policies
Several urgent care workers in Santa Barbara, California, were terminated from employment recently after making controversial social media posts. Employees reportedly mocked a female patient and shared images of bodily fluids on an exam room table after the woman’s pelvic exam, according to local news reports. The...
