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County Board of Supervisors set to approve ambulance service contract that includes AMR and County Fire next week
The County of Santa Barbara is set to approve a new Exclusive Ambulance Provider agreement during its Feb. 11 meeting that ...
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Snow, Hail, Flooding Create Hazards for Santa Barbara County Drivers
Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number ...
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Is Santa Barbara County Prepared for the Next Big Fire?
The wind-driven fires quickly grew beyond the capacity of the Los Angeles crews on hand — here, the county has 16 fire ...
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Santa Barbara County’s ‘Natural Assets’ Valued at $2.96 Billion Annually
A recent Land Trust for Santa Barbara County report quantifies the economic value of the county’s natural lands and waters and ecosystem services.
Highway Patrol Officer Rescues Pilot ‘Moments Before’ Plane Explodes Following Crash in Santa Barbara: ‘Lives Were Saved’
An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...
California under a wind advisory until Wednesday morning, says the NWS
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory at 4:53 p.m. on Tuesday valid from 10 p.m. until Wednesday 9 a.m. The ...
UPDATE: Flood advisory for Santa Barbara County Sunday night, according to the NWS
The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall ...
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Poverty Rate in Santa Barbara County Climbs to Second Highest in California
Santa Barbara County currently ranks fourth out of all 58 California counties for having the most severe cost burdens for renters. The average rent in the county is $2,554 a month. Across the ...