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51+ min ago (771+ words) Inside Rosalie Sangenitto's Path from Taking SBCC Classes to Working as an Assistant Director Branded Content Presented by Santa Barbara City College Office of Communications Most of us don't actually grow into the futures we sketched out on our 1st-grade…...
Music About Land, Environment, and Being in a Time and Place
1+ hour, 28+ min ago (368+ words) Nathan Sherwood Liang Caps Off Residency at Jalama Canyon Ranch with Public Performance, on May 23 Santa Barbara County is blessed to have passionate interests, matched with an ample patronage base, when it comes to the important issue of land conservation....
Scott Kellaway Express, on State
1+ hour, 21+ min ago (320+ words) The Grand on State, the Buzzed-About New Jazz Venue, Hosts Jazz Notables on Saturday Since opening its doors, first in soft opening fashion and now in full flower, the new venue known as The Grand on State has already generated…...
Santa Barbara Schools Back Online After Cyberattack
1+ hour, 54+ min ago (541+ words) Learning Platform Canvas Is Safe and Operational Following Agreement Between Parent Company and Hackers, Says Company CEO After an international cyberattack on the learning platform Canvas last week, local K-12 schools and institutions that use Canvas are back online." It led…...
A Look at the Top Candidates Vying to Be California's Controller
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (468+ words) Republican Herb Morgan Is Challenging Democratic Incumbent Malia Cohen for Oversight Of California's Spending In the race for oversight over California's budget, the two main contenders are an incumbent with three years of experience and a challenger who is set…...
Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre Welcomes Mexican Stars for Concert Supporting Immigrants
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (285+ words) Portion of Proceeds from Freedom Music Fest Will Help 805 Undocu Fund's Emergency Assistance Fund Santa Barbara's Arlington Theatre will bring together some of the most popular Mexican regional artists in the world for the Freedom Music Fest benefit concert on…...
Newsom's Last Budget: Cut California Spending Now, Save for the AI Bubble to Burst
2+ hour, 52+ min ago (1682+ words) California Tax Revenue Is Soaring Thanks to Tech Stocks, but Gov. Gavin Newsom Is Proposing More Cuts Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing further budget cuts and expanding the state's reserves despite a recent surge in tax revenue " an attempt to…...
Robert Battinson
5+ hour, 2+ min ago (148+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent Robert Battinson (a k a RB) is the bat-eared, hunky, chunky heartthrob of the dog world! At 1. 5 years and 74 lbs. , this lovable goofball is equal parts swoon-worthy and laugh-out-loud hilarious. He can be a little shy…...
Jackson Flora Delivers Two-Hit Shutout in UC Santa Barbara's 1-0 Win Over UC Riverside
2+ hour, 53+ min ago (334+ words) The Gauchos Are Tied Atop the Big West Standings With Rival Cal Poly UC Santa Barbara pitcher Jackson Flora delivered a dominant performance Thursday night in what may have been his final appearance at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium, throwing a complete-game…...
ON the Beat | Seasons" Closing Notes, Symphony and Chamber-sized
3+ hour, 2+ min ago (670+ words) Concert seasons come, seasons go, and it's time for the latter phase. This weekend, we see the closing of strong 2025-26 seasons from two of Santa Barbara's prominent classical music purveyors, the'Santa Barbara Symphony'(SBS), on the orchestral front, and'Camerata Pacifica,…...