Dear Councilmember Gutierrez, On September 1, 2026, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to impose a 45-day moratorium on new gun shop planning permits. They di...
Dear Councilmember Jordan, The Santa Barbara County Community Services Department has released the Draft Program Environmental Impact Report for the Recreation Master Plan, outlin...
Dear Councilmember Harmon, A recent environmental report detected PFAS pesticides in surface waters across California, including the Santa Maria River and Oso Flaco Creek in Santa...
Dear Kristen Sneddon, On June 9, 2026, the Santa Barbara Ordinance Committee approved a revised short-term rental ordinance that includes a ban on short-term rentals and homeshare...
Dear Councilmember Friedman, The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) has announced a 3.6% reduction in bus services effective August 17, 2026, as a response to a $5....
Dear Bobby W. W. H. C. McNulty, On May 29, 2026, the Carpinteria Sanitary District initiated the Advanced Purification Project, which is Santa Barbara County's first potable water...
Dear Supervisor Lavagnino, Consider the recommendations regarding the request for Local Advance Construction Authorization for the Highway Bridge Program (HBP): Bonita School Road...
Dear Supervisor Lee, The upcoming discussion about the Agreement with Family Service Agency of Santa Barbara County for community-based child abuse and neglect prevention services...
Dear Attorney General Bonta, In August 2026, Santa Barbara's Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) announced service reductions affecting over a dozen routes, including those servin...
Dear Assemblymember Hart, In May 2026, a Carpinteria man was arrested on multiple felony charges related to elder financial abuse. The suspect, who worked as an in-home caregiver,...
Dear Supervisor Nelson, The upcoming discussion on the Public Safety Radio Network Communication Site Construction Contract at the Davidson Library Site, County Project No. PRJ-00...
Dear Supervisor Capps, The upcoming hearing on proposed amendments to the County Land Use and Development Code (Case No. 24ORD-00028) and the Coastal Zoning Ordinance (Case No. 24...
Dear Representative Carbajal, I want to know where you stand on the issue of institutional investors and their impact on housing affordability in our district. It's clear that the...
Dear Jesse Gabriel, I want to know where you stand on private equity ownership in healthcare. This deserves serious scrutiny since patients can’t easily shop around for care. We n...
City of Santa Barbara Streets Operations & Infrastructure Management Division
4 months ago
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Hey, There's a giant pothole on Anacapa Street between Cota and Haley that's been there for almost three weeks now. I almost blew a tire driving home last night and I've seen at l...
My wife is type 1 diabetic. Last month her insulin was $35. This month her pharmacy says it's $180. We can't afford that and skipping doses isn't an option for someone on insulin. ...
Gas hit $5.69 a gallon at the Mobil on Milpas yesterday. I'm a nurse and my commute is 40 miles round trip. I'm spending more than $400 a month on gas alone. That's more than our i...
Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education
4 months ago
Awaiting reply
My daughter is in 7th grade at Santa Barbara Junior High and we just got a letter saying the music program is being cut for next year. Band, orchestra, all of it. I'm trying to un...
I've been renting a 1-bedroom in Goleta for 4 years. Last week my landlord posted a notice raising the rent by $400 starting next month. That's a 22% increase. I thought Californi...
I served two combat tours, came home with a service-connected back injury, and I've been on the wait list at the local VA for SEVEN months for a basic pain management consult. Eve...
