Sneak Peek: Redesigned Santa Barbara Teen Center Expands Youth Opportunities
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara Police Activities League is offering a first look inside the newly redesigned Twelve35 Teen Center. The upgrade was led by student designer Rebecca Barreto, who worked alongside professional mentor Jesiy Richards of Appleton Partners LLP. The project was funded by the...
Santa Barbara Residents Can Get Rid of Hazardous Waste at Free Collection Event, Sept....
The city of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department and MarBorg Industries are hosting a free Household Hazardous Waste (HHW) Collection Event, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13 at Santa Barbara City College’s Lot 2-C, 136 Loma Alta Drive. The event, offering a means to safely dispose of...
New pedlet program on State Street is changing how people walk and dine downtown
On Monday, the City of Santa Barbara began removing outdoor dining "parklets" from the 500 block of State Street to make way for new "pedlets."
Montecito Union School District Prepares for Trial Over Decades-Old Abuse Allegations
The Montecito Union School District soon will go to court to defend itself over alleged sexual abuse by an employee in the 1970s. Two former students are alleging in a lawsuit that they were sexually harassed and abused by then-Principal Stanford Kerr, and that other district employees knew about the abuse and...
The sour grapes of socialists
John Steinbeck’s classic “The Grapes of Wrath,” published in 1939, got its title from the Battle Hymn of the Republic. The hymn’s line is, “Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord: He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored.”
Thieves Caught on Camera Stealing Bronze Statues from Ventura Cemetery
Two suspects were caught on surveillance footage stealing bronze statues from a Ventura cemetery last week. Ivy Lawn Memorial Park, located at 5400 Valentine Road, took to social media in an attempt to catch the thieves and recover their beloved statues. The thieves reportedly entered the cemetery during the evening...
SpaceX to launch top secret Space Development Agency’s first Tranche 1 mission on Wednesday...
SpaceX is targeting Wednesday, September 10 at 7:12 a.m. PT for a Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. If needed, a backup opportunity is available on Thursday,...
Parklets Demolished On One Block of State St. to Make Way for New Look
State St. restoration between Haley St. and Cota St. is underway with a morning removal of parklets. Pedlets are going in this week. The post Parklets Demolished On One Block of State St. to Make Way for New Look appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Carpinteria’s Heritage Goods & Supply Is Coming to Montecito
••• Tickets are on sale for AIA Santa Barbara’s ArchitecTours on October 4. This year’s selections includes five houses (including the Fernald Point one by DesignARC, above), an office, the Hotel Santa Barbara, and Ospi restaurant. ••• Carpinteria’s Heritage Goods & Supply is opening in Cassandria...
Metal thieves target statues in Oxnard and Ventura
OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT)-People driving by the Pacific Beverage Company in Oxnard may notice something missing. The bronze Clydesdale is missing a front and rear leg. It appears they broke through a fence to get them. The parent company Jordano's Foodservice has asked artist Robin Cappon to make another. The Jordano...
