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1. Full Overnight Closure of Highway 144 in Santa Barbara Set to Take Place Tuesday, September 15 (independent.com) — Expect a full overnight closure of Highway 144 in Santa Barbara from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Tuesday, September 15, while crews replace Southern California Edison poles. Local access will be maintained, but drivers should follow posted detours via Alameda Padre Serra and Baker Pass Road and allow extra travel time.
2. Reading Scores Up in Santa Barbara Unified After Implementing Literacy Screener (independent.com) — Santa Barbara Unified elementary families are seeing encouraging gains in early reading after the district rolled out one-on-one literacy screeners in nine local schools. Kindergarten through second-grade proficiency rose double digits, and the district is now extending assessments into grades three through six to better target support, catch gaps early, and give Santa Barbara students stronger foundations for junior high.
3. Free lunch, train station tours offer fresh look at coastal rail commute commute - Santa Barbara News-Press (newspress.com) — Santa Barbara commuters can explore a lower-stress way to get to work at a free Lunch and Learn event on Sept. 30 at the downtown train station. From 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., attendees can grab street tacos, tour the historic station, and learn how to qualify for up to 10 free Pacific Surfliner rides between Ventura County, Carpinteria, and Santa Barbara.
4. UC Santa Barbara Named 2026 AWS Champion (ucsb.edu) — UC Santa Barbara has been honored as a 2026 AWS Champion for a major project that moved most of its administrative systems to Amazon's cloud. The shift cut costs, retired aging servers, freed campus space, and improved reliability, positioning UCSB as a technology leader that could benefit students, researchers, and staff across the Santa Barbara community.
5. Old Spanish Days Thanks Volunteers for Hours of Assisance During Fiesta 2026 (keyt.com) — Old Spanish Days volunteers gathered at the Santa Barbara Carriage and Western Art Museum to celebrate their work on this year's Fiesta. Organizers praised these longtime helpers as the heart of the century-old tradition, noting many are already clearing their schedules and inviting friends to help keep Santa Barbara's signature celebration thriving in 2027.
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