Santa Barbara Daily Pulse

State of Mind Cafe and Blind Fitness will host a free screening of the documentary Unseen at the Santa Barbara Museum of Art on October 17, honoring...

Recent Santa Barbara News-Press coverage highlights several local developments:

• Solvang City Council to revisit rules on AI-enabled surveillance...

• La Super-Rica Taqueria at 622 N Milpas St serves fresh-pressed tortillas and the Super-Rica Especial; lines form early since 1980.
• Mony’s Mexican...

• Coastal flood advisory runs through 10 PM Monday with minor to moderate flooding at high tide, peaking Sunday morning
• Beach hazards statement...

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Santa Barbara County wants resident input to shape its state and federal advocacy agenda for 2027.

• Submit feedback via the open survey by Friday,...

Santa Barbara candidates outlined plans for affordable spaces, festivals, and public art at a forum hosted by local arts groups.

• Devon Wardlow...

What caused the deadly Tesla crash in downtown Santa Barbara?

• A sedan entered Lot 10 without slowing and slammed into a wall, killing the...

Grey Muzzle grants are helping local groups tackle the high medical costs that often lead shelters to euthanize older dogs.

• CARE4Paws uses its...

Arielle Curry's admission that she overrode student votes to install her daughter as sixth-grade president exposes failures in accountability and...

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission's 25th annual Bayou fundraiser raised over $700,000 to sustain its year-round services for homelessness and...

A Noleta resident living 400 feet from San Marcos Road construction describes noise, dust, violations and county fines as nearly 1,700 units advance...

• CMC Rescue in Goleta supplies first responders across the Central Coast with specialized harnesses, anchors and rope gear for high-angle and...

Santa Barbara's arts scene punches way above its weight with sophisticated offerings for its size.

• Longtime institutions like the Santa Barbara...

The House passed WRDA 2026 with over $66 million for Central Coast water projects, now awaiting Senate action.

Key investments target aging...

Santa Barbara's depleted contingency and emergency reserves demand council members who grasp financial complexity and make tough calls. Genevieve...

Santa Barbara County's Safe Parking Program offers legal overnight spots in 27 lots, helping over 900 people last year and transitioning more than...

Calls to include every community perspective in Santa Barbara are directly tied to concerns over depleted city reserves and major upcoming decisions....

Greg Lukianoff stressed that residents cannot truly understand their community without knowing what others genuinely think, which requires strong...

Santa Barbara Humane's Western-themed gala welcomed nearly 300 guests and raised more than $370,000—surpassing its goal—to support adoptions, affordable vet care, the Pet Food Pantry, and programs keeping pets with their families.