OneLegacy’s Santa Barbara Organ Donation Walk & BBQ, Inspired by a NICU Nurse’s Legacy,...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 10, 2025--On Saturday, September 20th, the Santa Barbara community will come together at Leadbetter Beach for the 10th Annual OneLegacy Organ Donation
City of Santa Barbara Clearing the Way for Adaptive Reuse Downtown
Santa Barbara City Council directed staff to make a few changes to the proposed Adaptive Reuse Ordinance, with the majority of councilmembers supporting the plan to lighten up restrictions for developers looking to convert underused commercial, office, or retail spaces in the downtown area. During Tuesday’s meeting,...
Unraveling the vaccination confusion: Top Tri-Counties public health official talks about guidelines
It’s been a confusing issue for months, with the nation’s agency that is supposed to regulate the use of vaccines firing some of the experts who oversee the process. With the federal government changing many of the Centers for Disease Control recommendations, the result is confusion about who should be getting...
Rescue Mission Fundraiser Supports Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is holding its 24th annual fundraiser, the Australian-themed Bayou Down Under, 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4 at Sandpiper Golf Club. The Women’s Auxiliary organizes the casual outdoor benefit, which includes a dinner on the Grand Lawn presented by Pure Joy Catering. Guests can bid online for...
Out with Parklets, In with Pedlets Along 500 Block of State Street
The mood is about to change. City crews worked hard Tuesday tearing up the 500 block of State Street in Santa Barbara to build new, so-called “pedlets,” or sidewalk extensions. All of the outdoor dining tables and parklets that were along the street are now gone. The idea...
Modest Mouse and the Flaming Lips Hype Up Crowds at Santa Barbara Bowl
“You wasted life, why wouldn’t you waste the afterlife?” frontman Isacc Brock of the indie rock band, Modest Mouse, questions in his existential hit, “The Ocean Breathes Salty.”. Looking around the packed Santa Barbara Bowl on a perfectly balmy summer night, friends laughing and dancing together, or...
An Easter egg in Canalino concrete
When construction workers at Canalino School cut into a concrete foundation in 2022, they hit something unexpected: a copper box filled with relics from mid-century Carpinteria. It had been buried nearly seven decades earlier, in a ceremony complete with Masonic rites, anointments, and a silver trowel. The tradition...
North Hills Man Arrested for Alleged DUI After Fatal Crash on Highway 246
A North Hills man has been arrested for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol and causing a crash that killed the passenger in his vehicle Friday night west of Buellton. Just before 7 p.m. Friday, personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and California Highway Patrol responded to...
New Parking Systems Coming to Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara may be changing its downtown parking lot pay system soon. It may involve machines where you pay in advance. The post New Parking Systems Coming to Santa Barbara appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
County Celebrates Santa Barbara High School’s 150th Anniversary
“Once a Don, Always a Don,” rang true as Santa Barbara High School staff and alumni proudly gathered to celebrate the 150 year anniversary. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution on Sept. 9 in celebration of the school’s 150-year anniversary and the 50-year anniversary of the Santa Barbara...
