
Good morning, Santa Barbara ☀️
Here’s what we have for you today:
- We launch our exclusive Santa Barbara County Voter Guide. The News-Press has the most definitive election coverage you’ll find anywhere, including candidate profiles, video podcast interviews, debates, forums and broad analysis of the contests.
- If you are unsure which races affect you, our Voting Guide lets you input your address and serves up all the local races you can vote on. Our reporting spans all local city councils, school and college trustee boards, county board of supervisors, state races, congressional contests and more!
- But we’re not done! We’ll be adding election content every day as we approach the Nov. 3 election. Check it all out now at newspress.com.
- In the news today:
- Solvang to take a close look at AI-powered surveillance cameras at tonight’s meeting
- Woman killed after hit-and-run crash Friday night in Santa Barbara; driver arrested
- Suspended Washington Principal Arielle Curry returns after admitting she helped her child win an election despite them not receiving the most votes
- Controversial candidate Matt Killrain, who calls himself “Boat Rat Mat,” makes another attempt at mayor

Joshua Molina
News-Press Editor
Top stories

Solvang City Council to revisit rules on AI-enabled surveillance cameras at park, across downtown
By Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press

Woman killed in crosswalk in hit-and-run crash near Mission Street and Highway 101 (UPDATED)
By Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press

Washington Principal Arielle Curry was suspended for leading election that allowed her child to win without receiving the most votes
By Julianna Lozada • Santa Barbara News-Press

Boat Rat Matt sets sail on another campaign for mayor
By Kaitlin Sweeney • Santa Barbara News-Press
Stories you should know about
- Feds raid home of Trump nemesis Rep. Ilhan Omar (The Daily Beast)
- Judge orders President Trump to cancel what’s left of his taxpayer-funded promotional TV ads (Los Angeles Times)
- Zelenskyy accuses Trump of “smokescreen” oil deal amid talks to end Ukraine war (Politico)
- How the GOP weaponized trans issues and left Democrats searching for a strategy (Los Angeles Times)
- Saudi and Yemeni airports hit in new round of strikes (New York Times)
Extreme weather
- Extreme weather is everywhere now—how to prepare your home (Wall Street Journal)
- Hurricane Isaias in video and pictures: It was the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, and the first to hit the mainland United States in two years. (New York Times)
- Hurricane Simon skirts Mexico’s Pacific coast as beachside communities and tourist areas prepare for impacts (CNN)
Looking back
Santa Barbara News-Press reporter Tom Schultz wrote about a proposed hotel in Old Town Goleta 23 years ago today. The hotel ended up getting approved as the Hampton Inn.

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