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

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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.

Santa Barbara News-Press, Oct. 12, 2003


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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.