Local News
By Iris Heckes On Sept. 18 at 7:00 p.m., crosstown rivals, the Santa Barbara High School (SBHS) Dons and the San Marcos High School (SMHS) Royals, battled at the Warkentin Stadium. While both teams and schools brought energy and spirit, it was the Dons who ultimately brought home
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By Andrew Sheshunoff The meeting began at 6:08 p.m on Tuesday September 15th. A mosaic with SB Unified’s mission statement: “We prepare students for a world that is yet to be created,” sat inlaid in the wall behind the board members. Board President William Banning thanked the
Sports
By Natalie MacFarlane Santa Barbara High School girls' volleyball earned a four-set victory over crosstown rival San Marcos on Tuesday night, defeating the Royals 3-1 in a Channel League matchup at San Marcos. The win moved the Dons to a 10-6 season record, while San Marcos
Lifestyle & Culture
By Caroline Wang A handmade piece of ocean art and a $2 used book may seem worlds apart, but both drew Santa Barbara residents to the Earl Warren Showgrounds this week. The Sea Glass & Ocean Arts Festival and Mary Jane McCord Planned Parenthood Book Sale offered two very different
Lifestyle & Culture
By Jordan Volz Sustainable fashion and thrifting are on the rise. Rising temperatures, waste, pollution, and overconsumption are many concerns pushing our planet to the brink. But environmentalism aside, rising costs and inflation are encouraging many to buy second-hand. Everyone can become sustainable… starting by shopping for sustainable clothes.
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By Natalie MacFarlane Santa Barbara’s three leading mayoral candidates faced questions and disputed opposing views about the city’s finances, housing, and rent stabilization at the first mayoral debate of the 2026 election season on Sept. 3, hosted by Santa Barbara News-Press Editor Josh Molina and Jerry Roberts
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By Ethan Maday In a marathon city council meeting, residents, business owners, and community members voiced opinions about the City of Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan: a heated topic of conversation since the central street’s closure in 2020. On Tuesday, Sept. 1, the city council voted 6:
Humor Column
By Andrew Sheshunoff As I drove slowly on the half-open section of the 101 the other day, I gawked at a construction worker using a hammer…to build a highway. I saw dirt gathering in the joints of sleepy machinery while the metal bones normally hidden beneath concrete skin
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By Caroline Wang Santa Barbara has faced a housing shortage for decades. Under California’s Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA), the city must plan for 8,001 new homes over the next decade. But as Santa Barbara grows, there’s another question to consider: what will that growth mean for
Lifestyle & Culture
By Sadie Bush As the California nights grew warmer, a gaggle of over one thousand Santa Barbara locals dusted off their lawn chairs to soak in Arts & Lectures month-and-a-half run of weekly summer films. Returning to the historic Courthouse location, A&L debuted their newest
Humor Column
By Andrew Sheshunoff
Lifestyle & Culture
By Tristan Gerdesic The decline of movie theaters since the Covid-19 pandemic has been a well-covered, broadly bemoaned phenomenon. Santa Barbara, for a city of its size, has an unusually large number of cinemas and movie theaters. People, particularly young people, seem unaware that not only are there