Good morning, Santa Barbara ☀️

Here’s what we have for you today:

  • Aston Smith explains how Santa Barbara is shifting from Flock cameras to a new form of surveillance technology
  • Sofia Wallace writes about how the Dos Pueblos High School girls flag football team is earning national attention
  • Amanda Velasco offers an overview of the Santa Barbara mayoral and City Council candidates
  • Tom Schultz interviews the Santa Barbara County CEO before she attends her first board of supervisors meeting
  • The Santa Barbara News-Press and Newsmakers with Jerry Roberts are hosting a mayoral candidate debate at 6 p.m. Sept. 3 at The New Vic Theatre. Candidates Eric Friedman, Wendy Sims-Moten and Kristen Sneddon will participate. Jerry Roberts and I will ask the candidates questions about rent stabilization, State Street, housing and much more.
    Reserve your free tickets now while they last by clicking here.

Joshua Molina

News-Press Editor


Top stories

What is Verkada? The AI-Powered License Plate Readers set to replace Flock cameras in Santa Barbara

By Aston Smith • Santa Barbara News-Press

Goleta girls are changing the game of football

By Sofia Wallace • Santa Barbara News-Press

Who are the candidates running for Santa Barbara City Council?

By Amanda Velasco • Santa Barbara News-Press

‘I’m a systems thinker’: Santa Barbara County CEO Jana Petersen stepping into top spot

By Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press

Red flag warning issued for fire risk in Santa Barbara, Ventura counties

By Aston Smith • Santa Barbara News-Press


Stories you should know about

  • Gov. Gavin Newsom lists his “Santa Barbara-inspired” home for sale in Sacramento for $7.5 million. (San Francisco Standard)
  • Even with El Niño coming, the water crisis in the West and the Colorado River looks bleak (Wired)

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  • Aston Smith goes behind the scenes with crews as they clear a debris basin in preparation for the storms ahead this winter. The clearing also helps fish and wildlife safely pass


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Joshua Molina is editor of the News-Press and an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of reporting across the South Coast. He is a professor of journalism at Santa Barbara City College and host of local news show SB Talks with Josh Molina.