CycleMAYnia Returns for National Bike Month with Events Countywide
More than 30 community-led biking events offer chances to ride and win prizes—including an e-bike—alongside the SmartRide Bike Challenge, where workplaces of all sizes compete by logging bike trips. CycleMAYnia returns this May with more than 30 community led biking activities across Santa Barbara County, offering residents of...
Unfinished Montecito Mansion Sells for Just Under $60 Million
The seller paid $10 million in 2012 and tore down the 8,651-square-foot house, replacing it with the shell of a new structure—12,678-square-foot main house and guest house on 5.84 acres—that was described as “the opportunity to complete a legacy estate. (Somehow I missed it when it came on the market.) Here’s hoping the new owner keeps the amazing...
Achievement Gaps, AI and More: State Superintendent Hopefuls Detail Plans at Candidate Forums
Noozhawk republishes news articles from EdSource on state and local education issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. This story was originally published by EdSource. Sign up for their daily newsletter. The top candidates vying to be California’s next superintendent of public instruction took the stage for two virtual forums...
California tests new higher education model focused on skills, jobs and career readiness
Sacramento, California – Governor Gavin Newsom is pointing to the University of California’s new UC Degree Plus Program as an early sign that students are looking for more direct pathways between the classroom and the workplace. Launched in 2025, the two-year pilot is available at no additional cost...
State Street Closure sparks late night controversy
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The State Street closure on weekends nights is sparking controversy. It had pop up vendors between between Cota and Ortega after midnight. Some hotels have received noise complaints. But people who like it said the restaurants are already closed, so it gives them somewhere to get...
City of Ventura Launches Small Business Week With Events Supporting Local Businesses
The City of Ventura’s Economic Development team is celebrating Small Business Week, May 4-8, with a series of events and opportunities designed to support and connect the local business community. “Small businesses are a vital part of Ventura’s economy and what makes our community unique,” said Meredith Hart, Economic...
NSF-Funded Program Supports And Retains First-Year Engineers
Attrition in undergraduate engineering students is an issue across the country, with some researchers reporting that close to 50% of those who start college as engineering majors have switched by the time they graduate. In UC Santa Barbara’s Robert Mehrabian College of Engineering, computer science professor Elizabeth Belding had been...
Two Santa Barbara men arrested after stealing a vehicle from City Lot 11 on...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Two Santa Barbara men were taken into custody for vehicle theft and narcotics charges after stealing a vehicle from City Lot 11 on Anacapa Street Friday morning. On May 1, around 9:20 a.m., officers were called to City Lot 11 in the 500 block...
Investigators Detail Where Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Passport Card Was Found Following Her Disappearance
Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s case continues to unfold as investigators track a disturbing trail of evidence across different parts of the state. Investigators later discovered one of her personal items in a remote, wooded area far from where she was last seen. And, it’s raising new questions about how it ended up there. As authorities work [...] The post Investigators Detail Where Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s Passport...
West Coast Outdoors and Sportfishing Expo lures people to Ventura
VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The West Coast Outdoors & Sportsfishing Expo lures people to Ventura every year. The expo opened Friday at the Ventura County Fairgrounds. There are boats, fishing rods, outdoors business booths and areas for kids to learn about fishing. Jamie Diamond of Santa Barbara Landing and Stardust Sportfishing had one of the biggest The post West Coast Outdoors and Sportfishing Expo lures people...
