Santa Barbara council weighs budget challenges after a decline in reserves

Santa Barbara council weighs budget challenges after a decline in reserves

The Santa Barbara City Council is moving forward with a proposed budget for the next fiscal year, but officials say difficult financial decisions lie ahead.

Santa Barbara Sheriff to present on how many county inmates were given to ICE

How many people go from Santa Barbara County’s jails into ICE custody? The answer is controversial.

SLO County enacts restrictions on ICE agents, with big caveats

Federal immigration agents are now limited in how and where they access property owned by San Luis Obispo County. The policy is unlikely to impact ICE operations at the county’s jail.

Artemis II astronaut Victor Glover speaks at alma mater Cal Poly

Glover was the pilot on the Artemis II team. The historic mission traveled around the moon and back, breaking the record for reaching the farthest distance from Earth than any other crewed mission.

Lucia Mar school board votes to keep Toni Morrison novel in high school library

The push to ban “The Bluest Eye” is the third attempt in the last year to take controversial books out of district libraries.