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Dear Councilmember Gutierrez, An article published on October 4, 2026, discusses the process of appealing health insurance denials, including prior authorization requests, interna...

Dear Councilmember Harmon, On September 30, 2026, the City of Santa Barbara announced that water, wastewater, trash, and recycling rates for Fiscal Year 2027 took effect on July 1...

Dear Councilmember Friedman, On June 16, 2026, the Santa Barbara City Council adopted the 2025 Urban Water Management Plan (UWMP) and the 2025 Water Shortage Contingency Plan (WSC...

Dear Supervisor Lavagnino, The upcoming vote on Agenda item 26-00901 regarding Outside Counsel Contract Amendment No. 2 with Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, P.C. for Privacy Legal Serv...

Dear Rob Bonta, On September 27, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Expanding Privacy Rights Act (SB 923), which closes a loophole in the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA...

Dear Supervisor Lee, The upcoming meeting of the Board of Supervisors on October 6, 2026, will address agenda item 26-00892, concerning an Ordinance Amending Chapter 23 of the Cou...

Dear Supervisor Nelson, The Board of Supervisors will be considering the approval of a Five-Year Renewal Agreement for Box Enterprise Advanced Cloud Content Management and AI Work...

Dear Supervisor Capps, The upcoming hearing on September 22, 2026, regarding agenda item 26-00863, which involves recommendations for ordinance changes to permit beekeeping in uni...

Dear Joan Hartmann, On September 24, 2026, Santa Barbara County announced the opening of its Coastal Resources Mitigation Fund (CRMF) grant program, inviting proposals for project...

Dear Councilmember Santamaria, On June 9, 2026, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved the hiring of Jana Petersen as the new county executive officer ...

Dear Mayor Rowse, As of May 20, 2026, the California FAIR Plan announced a 29.1% average rate increase for certain homeowners, effective October 15, 2026. This significant hike wi...

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...