8+ hour, 48+ min ago  (23+ words) Patriotic D'cor Noozhawk As an independent publication, we rely on contributions from readers like you to fund our journalism. Thanks for your contribution!...

10+ hour, 15+ min ago  (470+ words) Nineteen local residents were appointed Wednesday as new members of the Santa Barbara County Civil Grand Jury." The outgoing jury was recognized for its work in the past year during a discharge ceremony at 1108 Santa Barbara St. before Superior Court…...

11+ hour, 35+ min ago  (442+ words) A proposed Santa Maria Police Department program received a big boost during the 17th annual fundraiser by a nonprofit group. Approximately 300 people showed up last Friday for the dinner at the Santa Maria Country Club for'the Santa Maria Police Council's biggest…...

11+ hour, 51+ min ago  (596+ words) After weeks of heated discussions and political battles, the Santa Barbara City Council on Tuesday unanimously adopted the city's 2026-27 budget. The city is expecting to spend $256. 8 million in the next fiscal year, which started Wednesday. It is also expecting $257. 2 million…...

13+ hour, 16+ min ago  (104+ words) Authorities have released the name of the driver killed when a Toyota Camry went 200 feet down an embankment Friday afternoon east of Santa Maria. At approximately 5: 15 p. m. , emergency personnel from multiple agencies responded to the scene on Highway 166, near Willow Spring…...

16+ hour, 14+ min ago  (446+ words) Santa Barbara Humane invites the community to Whiskers Under the Moon, the animal welfare organization's fourth annual gala, Saturday, Sept. 19 at its Santa Barbara campus, 5399 Overpass Road. Individual tickets are now on sale, with sponsorship opportunities available for businesses and…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (228+ words) A student-led nonprofit is working to close the technology gap for older adults in Santa Barbara. Tech IQ for Seniors pairs local students with seniors for free, one-on-one help with the devices and tools that increasingly shape daily life, from…...

17+ hour, 27+ min ago  (682+ words) Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. To showcase our support of the event, Jackalope Indie Artisan Fair, Noozhawk spoke with…...

18+ hour, 53+ min ago  (810+ words) It's an issue that has divided the community for over six years now." The debate over keeping Santa Barbara's downtown State Street closed to vehicles reached the City Council on Tuesday where members voted 5-2 to continue the closure until the…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago  (423+ words) As George Orwell once wrote "to be a minority of one doesn't make you mad." This truth, more relevant today than it was 77 years ago, forms the basis of 1984's profound conclusion; namely, when groupthink swallows individual thought we are…...