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Under threat of shutdown, Carpinteria pot growers rush to install new odor-control technology

Under threat of shutdown, Carpinteria pot growers rush to install new odor-control technology

But will it work? Residents say hot spots in the valley still stink

by Melinda Burns • Special for the Santa Barbara News-Press June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

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Environmentalists protest restart of Sable oil project, after visit by Trump cabinet members

Environmentalists protest restart of Sable oil project, after visit by Trump cabinet members

Harder Stadium holds Austria national soccer team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Sports

Harder Stadium holds Austria national soccer team during the 2026 FIFA World Cup

Westmont hosts Team Qatar training ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

Sports

Westmont hosts Team Qatar training ahead of 2026 FIFA World Cup

The Grand on State Street offers a slice of New York in Santa Barbara’s Theatre District

Arts and Culture

The Grand on State Street offers a slice of New York in Santa Barbara’s Theatre District

NEWS

News-Press welcomes 6 Sara Miller McCune News-Press Summer Fellows

News-Press welcomes 6 Sara Miller McCune News-Press Summer Fellows

by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press May 24, 2026May 26, 2026

Chick-fil-A approved for former IHOP site, next to Starbucks on Calle Real near Goleta

Chick-fil-A approved for former IHOP site, next to Starbucks on Calle Real near Goleta

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 27, 2026May 28, 2026

SB Botanic Garden conservation director: Santa Rosa Island fire a ‘wake-up call’

SB Botanic Garden conservation director: Santa Rosa Island fire a ‘wake-up call’

by Julianna Lozada • Santa Barbara News-Press May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Santa Barbara County transportation officials tee up more than a quarter billion dollars for projects through 2031

Santa Barbara County transportation officials tee up more than a quarter billion dollars for projects through 2031

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 25, 2026May 25, 2026

NEWS

Solvang switch to Lompoc Police Department would end decades of Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s patrols

Solvang switch to Lompoc Police Department would end decades of Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s patrols

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 28, 2026June 1, 2026

Santa Barbara Community Academy to share principal with La Cumbre while fate of school looms large

Santa Barbara Community Academy to share principal with La Cumbre while fate of school looms large

by Julianna Lozada • Santa Barbara News-Press May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Fiscal priorities sharpen as Fifth District candidates face off at Round 2 forum

Fiscal priorities sharpen as Fifth District candidates face off at Round 2 forum

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press May 22, 2026May 22, 2026

Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association awards $270,000 in scholarships

Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association awards $270,000 in scholarships

by Spencer Barr May 25, 2026May 25, 2026

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Investigation: ICE arrests at county jails far more frequent than official reports show

Investigation: ICE arrests at county jails far more frequent than official reports show

by Lillian Perlmutter • Santa Barbara News-Press April 2, 2026April 6, 2026

Feel the boom: More and bigger SpaceX launches are coming to Santa Barbara County

Feel the boom: More and bigger SpaceX launches are coming to Santa Barbara County

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press February 8, 2026May 7, 2026

The fight between Santa Barbara County and Sable oil: What happens next?

The fight between Santa Barbara County and Sable oil: What happens next?

by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press March 18, 2026April 25, 2026

VOICES

Lee Heller: No to fire, yes to a coastal fire suppression district

Lee Heller: No to fire, yes to a coastal fire suppression district

by Lee Heller • Special to the Santa Barbara News-Press June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Lynn Montgomery: A man with wings

Lynn Montgomery: A man with wings

by Lynn Montgomery May 24, 2026May 24, 2026

Eric Friedman: The choice is simple: discipline or deficits

Eric Friedman: The choice is simple: discipline or deficits

by Eric Friedman • Santa Barbara City Councilman May 18, 2026

ARTS & Features

Montecito’s Charlie Puth lights up the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl

Montecito’s Charlie Puth lights up the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl

by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press April 29, 2026April 29, 2026

‘A Night with Janis Joplin’: Where blues and rock collide

‘A Night with Janis Joplin’: Where blues and rock collide

by Daisy Scott • VoiceSB.com April 11, 2026April 13, 2026

Disclosure opens Santa Barbara Bowl season with a full-capacity dance floor

Disclosure opens Santa Barbara Bowl season with a full-capacity dance floor

by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press April 10, 2026April 10, 2026

CALIFORNIA

California moves to ban quartz countertop fabrication to combat deadly silicosis epidemic

California moves to ban quartz countertop fabrication to combat deadly silicosis epidemic

by Semantha Raquel Norris • Capital & Main June 1, 2026

California ICE detention centers getting worse, inspections find: ‘Cruel, inhumane and unacceptable’

California ICE detention centers getting worse, inspections find: ‘Cruel, inhumane and unacceptable’

by Kate Morrissey • Capital & Main May 30, 2026

California denies allegations of Medicaid fraud as White House withholds funds

California denies allegations of Medicaid fraud as White House withholds funds

by Violet Jira • NOTUS May 14, 2026May 14, 2026

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California’s economy runs on the same labor force the Trump administration wants to deport

Business

California’s economy runs on the same labor force the Trump administration wants to deport

by Mark Kreidler • Capital & Main June 7, 2026

New work rules for CalFresh benefits puts 17,000 recipients at risk in Santa Barbara County

Community

New work rules for CalFresh benefits puts 17,000 recipients at risk in Santa Barbara County

by Chris Woodyard • Santa Barbara News-Press June 7, 2026

Despite new California pesticide rules, applications of dangerous fumigant spike

Despite new California pesticide rules, applications of dangerous fumigant spike

by Liza Gross • Inside Climate News June 6, 2026June 6, 2026

La Colina pays tribute to beloved former principal David L. Ortiz at yearly award ceremony

Community

La Colina pays tribute to beloved former principal David L. Ortiz at yearly award ceremony

by Viviana Ruiz • Santa Barbara News-Press June 5, 2026June 5, 2026

Santa Barbara Planning Commission unanimously approves Music Academy of the West’s plan to build nearly 60 feet tall on State Street

Community

Santa Barbara Planning Commission unanimously approves Music Academy of the West’s plan to build nearly 60 feet tall on State Street

by Sofia Wallace June 4, 2026June 4, 2026