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After being left out of the original state budget, the Children’s Holistic Immigration Representation Project (CHIRP) just ...

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Sheila Lodge, the first woman elected mayor in Santa Barbara history and the mother of the city’s long-running political ...

With what could have been no discussion or comment, the Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously approved a contract with ...

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The County Planning Commission approves tract map change for the three-story “use-by-right” project at the former site of ...

California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an ...

It happened in Downtown Santa Barbara — but made instant international news: New York Times. Associated Press. Hindustan ...