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Santa Barbara Mission and Lompoc Baptist Church Join Forces for Barrier-Breaking Gathering
What started as a couple of Georgia-born men of the cloth — one White, one Black — getting together for lunch at Five Points Shopping Center about 18 months ago will launch this Saturday as an ecumenical, multiracial cross-pollination between Old Mission Santa Barbara and True Vine Bible Fellowship, Lompoc’s predominantly Black Baptist church. Leading the charge for Saturday’s …
Carp Growers teams up with Santa Barbara County Public Health to vaccinate agriculture workers
Money and Business CARPINTERIA, Calif. — Santa Barbara County Public Health is working to get as many people vaccinated as quickly as possible. Friday they are teaming up with the Carp Growers to vaccinate agriculture workers. There are 13 agriculture companies affiliated with the Carp Growers. Many of those companies are keeping their employees on …
Santa Barbara Unified to Break Ground on Two New Projects
Virgil Elings | Credit: Courtesy Two Santa Barbara Unified programs are getting major upgrades to their facilities. Dos Pueblos High School is constructing new state-of-the-art facilities that will support Career Technical Education pathways in manufacturing, product development, media arts, and design. At Santa Barbara High School, the Visual Arts and Design Academy (VADA) will be …
Santa Barbara County Public Health prepares for COVID-safe Thanksgiving events after mostly successful Halloween
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Overall, Halloween was a smashing success for the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department when it came to limiting the spread of COVID-19. However, a high school party in Orcutt led to one small outbreak. This caused Saint Joseph High School to temporarily close and Righetti High to suspend sports …
Santa Barbara County Health prepares for possible second wave of COVID-19
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — As a second wave of the coronavirus has begun sweeping through other states in the country, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is concerned it may return in full force this fall. “That is exactly the nightmare scenario for a situation like this, that people congregate at hot spots,” …
What you need to know about Barbara Lagoa
A trailblazer for women and Latinos A Florida native, Lagoa was the first Hispanic woman to serve on the Florida Supreme Court. If nominated to the nation’s high court by Trump and confirmed by the Senate, she would be the second Latino justice to ever serve. Current Justice Sonia Sotomayor became the first when she …
Barbara Alvarez: We should support the Women’s Health Protection Act | Column
The Women’s Health Protection Act is necessary because Roe v. Wade has never been enough. While the 1973 Supreme Court decision affirmed that abortion is a constitutional right, it did not guarantee accessibility. Therefore, legislators have been able to propose restrictions that make abortion difficult to provide and nearly impossible to obtain. A secular nation’s …
As Santa Barbara Schools Transition to Remote Learning, Technology Access Remains Barrier | School Zone
Technology, WiFi connectivity and access to devices are among the biggest challenges facing the Santa Barbara Unified School District as it transitions to remote education during the coronavirus/COVID-19 pandemic. Todd Ryckman, chief educational technology officer for the district, said it is working quickly to help students learn from home, but some barriers remain. “Our main …
Breaking news: Santa Barbara County Public Health reports 15 new positive COVID-19 cases, including one under 10 years old
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirmed 15 additional positive COVID-19 cases within county lines, bringing the overall total to 47 countywide. The 15 include nine in Santa Barbara, two in Goleta, two in Santa Maria, one in Montecito/Summerland/Carpinteria and one in unincorporated areas of Goleta Valley and Gaviota. While doctors have indicated that …
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputies arrest two suspects for attempting to break into cars in Goleta – KEYT
Santa Barbara- S County CARPINTERIA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of people breaking into cars at the Fairview Center and possibly the Calle Real Shopping Center in Goleta. The reporting party gave sheriff’s deputies a description of the suspects’ vehicle and their license plate number. The Sheriff’s Office then …
