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Greetings Santa Barbara! We're your go-to source for what's happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How SBCC's new tools are helping students find classes—and careers
- Will Santa Barbara swap Flock cameras for a new surveillance network?
- How will Santa Barbara County's new CEO handle looming budget challenges?
Also on today's calendar: Lunch With An Author and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Sunny with near-record warmth, with a high of 84 and low of 66 degrees.
- Wednesday: Abundant sunshine, temps: high: 86, low: 68. 🌶 Hot!
- Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• SBCC Students Enter the New School Year With Many Options to Meet the Job Market (keyt.com) — New and returning Santa Barbara City College students are starting the year with expanded support, from robust tutoring and the Promise Program's free tuition to a new NeoQuad app that maps classes and clubs across campus. SBCC leaders say these tools, along with flexible programs for adults, are designed to help students adapt to a shifting job market and explore multiple career paths. 
• Santa Barbara ends Flock camera contract, considers replacement surveillance system (keyt.com) — Santa Barbara has ended its contract with Flock Safety license plate cameras over privacy concerns and is weighing a new system from Verkada that would keep data in a city-controlled, closed network. City councilmembers, local advocates, and police supporters are debating how to balance public safety with fears of mass surveillance as the council prepares to vote on the proposed $63,000 replacement system.
• 'I'm a systems thinker': Santa Barbara County CEO Jana Petersen stepping into top spot - Santa Barbara News-Press (newspress.com) — Santa Barbara County's new CEO, Jana Petersen, is stepping into a $1.66 billion operation facing tight budgets, service cuts, and political tensions with the Sheriff's Office. She brings criminal justice reform experience from Boulder County and emphasizes collaborative, data-informed decision-making. Local supervisors say her leadership will be key as the county navigates funding shortfalls and changing community expectations.
📸 Around Santa Barbara
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santa Barbara
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Wednesday September 9
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Other local events
- SB Unified School Board Meeting
District PDF Santa Barbara, CA 93101
11:30 pm - Back to School Night
Vieja Valley Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
5:00 pm - Back to School Night (tentative)
Vieja Valley Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
5:00 pm - Sewing and Mending
Explore Ecology EE Makerspace, 302 East Cota St, Santa Barbara, 93101, United States
6:00 pm - Climate Culture and Safety (APs and Deans)
Santa Barbara Unified District Santa Barbara, CA 93101
2:00 pm - Gym: G Volleyball vs. Valencia - Var 6:30pm, JV 5:00pm, FS 4:00
San Marcos High School Santa Barbara, CA 93110
4:00 pm - Family Night Rose Garden
Roosevelt Elementary School Santa Barbara, CA 93101
5:30 pm - Why Islands Matter: A New Vision for Protecting Islands
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
6:00 pm - Community Educational Day Sail on Tall Ship Mystic Whaler →
113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara
12:00 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson →
Arctic Club Hotel, 700 3rd Ave, Seattle
6:15 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd, Santa Barbara
8:00 pm
Tuesday August 25
Wednesday August 26
Thursday August 27
Sunday August 30
Friday September 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Went to the downtown Saturday Farmers Market yesterday for the first
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🗞 Nearby News
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- Goleta girls are changing the game of football - Santa Barbara News-Press (newspress.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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