Nineteen Half Marathon Runners Taken to Hospitals
Santa Barbara emergency crews transported runners from along the parade route as temperatures reached 86 degrees on Sunday.
Live Poll
Would you take part in an outdoor race on a hot day?
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For Santa Barbara, the American Riviera, coverage here follows city government, Santa Barbara County, local school districts, tourism, business and public safety. Reporting reaches neighborhoods across the city and the wider county.
Weather and Disaster
Live Poll
Do you think your neighborhood is doing enough to prevent mosquito infestations?
Invasive Mosquitoes Found in Santa Barbara
Four Aedes aegypti mosquitoes were detected in the City of Santa Barbara, adding to earlier sightings in Carpinteria and Goleta Valley.
Politics
Live Poll
Should Santa Barbara limit how much landlords can raise rents?
Rent Referendum Petition Submitted in Santa Barbara
Help Save Santa Barbara Housing Committee turned in more than 9,100 signatures to the city clerk to qualify a referendum on rent stabilization.
Sports
UC Santa Barbara Beats Oakland 90-67
The Gauchos took control in a men's college basketball game with strong shooting from the field and at the free-throw line.
Crime
Amtrak Train Strikes Pedestrian on Santa Barbara Tracks
A 54-year-old man suffered a minor elbow injury after an Amtrak passenger train clipped him at Corona Del Mar Drive, shutting down the tracks.
Automotive
Live Poll
Is using an electric vehicle for home backup power a better option than installing a dedicated battery?
Santa Barbara Resident Uses Rivian Truck for Backup Power
A local homeowner is utilizing electric vehicle battery capacity to bypass expensive home storage systems during outages.
Day to day, that means city council decisions, Santa Barbara County policy and Santa Barbara Unified School District and Hope Elementary School District alongside the tourism, agriculture and technology employers that define the Central Coast economy. From Riviera and Westside to Mesa, Downtown and San Roque, neighborhood coverage extends into Ventura County, San Luis Obispo County and Kern County where stories cross the line. Wildfire risk and drought shape land use, emergency management and water policy decisions in ways that return to city and county agendas year after year. Coastal development regulation, housing affordability and school district resources are the recurring subjects in local government reporting.
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