Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Vandenberg Space Force Base launched a new work week with a Falcon 9 rocket’s window-rattling blastoff on Monday evening. Many of the ceremony’s student speakers emphasized the accomplishments they have achieved in the face of challenges. The sun came out to greet 669 graduates and their families at Pioneer Valley High School’s Class of 2025 graduation in Santa Maria Thursday morning.

Tom Scheff Of Santa Barbara, 1929-2025

“We are on a hamster wheel of workers’ rights that are quickly disappearing for us, and then I wake up and wonder if my family is going to be torn apart, if my marriage with my husband will be made void every day,” Silva said. “Every day I wonder if my family will not be recognized in this county. “CenCal Health, together with leaders from local government, the healthcare profession and the business community, is advocating against Congressional cuts to Medicaid to protect healthcare on the Central Coast,” said Marina Owen, CenCal Health CEO. Our families, children and economy are counting on it.” More on CenCal Health is available at cencalhealth.org. In the 463-square-mile district that includes Lompoc, Mission Hills, Mesa Oaks, Vandenberg Village, a portion of Vandenberg Space Force Base, and the area east toward Buellton, the Lompoc Valley Medical Center has served area residents since 1946.

The Coastal Commission was approved by voters in 1972 and is charged with regulating development on California’s 1,100 miles of coastline. He had worked at the Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara Bowl, Arlington Theatre, and most recently at the Granada Theatre. He tired of the late nights of stage work and sought out the position of Facility Manager at the Granada Theatre in 2015, a job for which he was uniquely qualified. He was so incredibly knowledgeable of the historic Granada building, having truly trod the boards in both the original structure and the renovated version we now know, all the while preserving it as the beauty we all appreciate today.

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The national award recognizes SMRT’s accomplishments and dedication to providing exceptional public transportation services. NAR supports legislation to increase access to affordable financing, especially for first-time buyers, veterans, and those from historically underserved communities. Here in California, our Dream For All program, which provides shared equity down payment assistance, has been a major innovation. C.A.R. was a strong advocate for the creation of this program and fought to make sure it was properly funded.

In 2008, Bill was named Entrepreneur of the Year by both the Goleta Valley Chamber of Commerce and the Santa Barbara Technology & Industry Association. In 2012, he received the national Journalism Education Association’s Friend of Scholastic Journalism Award in recognition of Noozhawk’s work with The Charger Account, the student news website at Dos Pueblos High School. He and Noozhawk are founding members of the Local Independent Online News Publishers Association (LION). One-way southbound traffic will be maintained on De la Vina Street at all times, according to the city. You have been rate-limited for making too many requests in a short time frame.

A press release from the city stated that officials found a lack of proper exit signage and illumination, a lack of proper exit door hardware, blocked exit access, exposed and unpermitted wiring, and unsafe and unpermitted gas piping. The decision comes after city officials toured the building and the premises on Wednesday. City inspectors on Friday issued an order against the building at 601 E. Montecito St. after officials said they found potential safety hazards in the century-old structure. The daytime high temperatures for Isla Vista swing from about 70 degrees on Saturday to 85 degrees on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

He was the co-founder and editor and publisher of the South Coast Beacon, a weekly community newspaper that made its debut in 2002, won the California Newspaper Publishers Association General Excellence Award the following year and went bust in 2005. Not having the sense to get a real job, he turned his attention to the Internet, where the overhead is lower and the optimism knows no boundaries. Bill Macfadyen is the founder and publisher of Noozhawk.com, Santa Barbara’s freshest news and information source — and its only 24/7 professional news site. Commanding a staff of seven full-time professional journalists, three full-time sales representatives and an army of community contributors, he’s on a quest to figure out how to make online local news viable and sustainable. According to a city press release, new safety features include curb extensions, high visibility crosswalk markings, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, and safety lighting.

He thanked the parents who dropped off food, workout clothes and iPads when students left them at home. Andy Brennan, ASB president and class of 2025, delivered a speech, recalling some of his favorite and most memorable moments from his time at Dos Pueblos. In a year marked by tragedy and triumph, Dos Pueblos High School celebrated 512 students who graduated Thursday night at Scott O’Leary Stadium. Villa acknowledged that while it wasn’t easy, they rebuilt their school community and soon had packed schedules with classes, dances and football games.

The three buildings used to be one building and share some of the same infrastructure, including water and electricity shutoffs. Before the buildings were separated, 918 State St. and 920 State St. operated as The Good Cup. If you would like to apply for Noozhawk’s 50/50 Match Sponsorship Program for your upcoming nonprofit event please click HERE to view our sponsorship application. Charitable giving and philanthropy are part of our identity, which is why Noozhawk is proud to support the nonprofit community through sponsoring local community organizations and events. Members of the class of 2025 had the highest number of participants in sports and clubs ever for the Saints, Campbell said. They also set some school records with college and university acceptances.