6 May 2025
California Missions Foundation Dinner Welcomes Consul General of Spain
On Thursday, April 24, David Bolton, Executive Director of the California Missions Foundation (CMF) held a private soirée at the El Presidio Real de Santa Bárbara to honor the CMF’s grant recipients, and to welcome Gerardo Fueyo Bros – Consul General of Spain in Los Angeles with jurisdiction in Southern California and the States of […]
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Undue Process of Law
Kilmar Abrego Garcia was sentenced to jail without due process of law. You cannot look at it any other way. It is one thing to deport an illegal immigrant, it is another thing to put him in jail without a trial. It does not matter that the government outsourced the jail. The issue is one […]
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Critical Funding for Head Start Program at Risk
Santa Barbara County’s Head Start program, a vital community resource since 1967, is now facing an uncertain future as federal budget discussions threaten its existence. The program currently supports nearly 600 children and their families across the county, providing early education, health services, and family support. If proposed federal cuts move forward, these services could […]
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Beloved Professor to Speak at Commencement
About 340 graduates will participate in Commencement on Saturday, May 3, at 9:30 am on Thorrington Field with 162 earning honors. More than 70 Golden Warriors, who graduated in 1975, will march in the procession to celebrate their 50th reunion. About 15 nursing graduates, representing the fifth cohort of the Westmont Downtown | Grotenhuis Nursing […]
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Three Warriors Earn All-PacWest Honors
Zola Sokhela, Abigail Hundley, and David Oyebade brought home All-PacWest honors as a result of top three finishes at the PacWest Outdoor Track-and-Field Championships on April 25-26 at Fresno Pacific. Sokhela finished second in both the men’s 1,500 meter run and 800-meter run, earning eight team points in each race. His time of 3:56.57 in […]
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Baseball Closes in on PacWest Title
Westmont baseball (37-11, 32-9 PacWest) – ranked No. 4 in NCAA DII – cut its magic number to two after taking three of four games against Vanguard on April 25-26. Westmont has two games remaining in the regular season, make-up games at Azusa Pacific on Thursday, May 1. Freshman Jesse Di Maggio, a Dos Pueblos […]
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Crime in the ‘Cito: Sheriff’s Blotter 93108
Stolen Check / El Montecito Church 1455 East Valley Road — Tuesday, April 15, at 13:39 hours El Montecito Presbyterian Church reported that someone other than the intended payee intercepted and cashed a check for $1,555. Mental Health-Challenged Male / 2200 Ortega Hill block — Wednesday, April 16, at 13:23 hours Dispatch received several calls regarding […]
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HWY 101: Padaro and Summerland Segments Completed
City and county officials, along with community members gathered this last week to celebrate the completion of the Padaro and Summerland segments of the HWY 101 expansion project. The two project segments include seven miles of new carpool lanes both northbound and southbound, a rebuilt freeway with updated drainage improvements, six new bridges, 16 rebuilt […]
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Interactive Lost and Found Pet Map!
Sarah Aguilar, Animal Services Director for the Santa Barbara County Animal Services, has introduced a new community resource that helps reunite lost pets with their families quickly and easily; an Interactive Lost & Found Pet Map that is now live on their website. Aguilar, “Hosted by Petco Love Lost and integrated with the Nextdoor app, […]
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Dogs in the MClub
Montecito Bank & Trust’s MClub went to the dogs when 45 guests attended a Lunch and Learn event at Santa Barbara Humane, which has helped 8,502 animals get adopted since 2020 with more than 360,000 veterinary services performed. The four-acre site in Goleta, a former walnut farm, has now started a major campaign to improve […]
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Al Fresco Angels
Angels Foster Care hosted its 12th annual Al Fresco Afternoon for 170 guests on the Ocean Lawn at the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, raising more than $150,000 for the popular nonprofit with founder Meichelle Arntz and Montecito Bank & Trust head honcho Janet Garufis as Mistresses of Ceremonies. Supporters gaining their wings included Sarah Powers, Monique Limón, […]
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Ballet Brilliance
To the Gail Towbes Center for Dance for a sneak peek of State Street Ballet’s upcoming Lobero Theatre show The Brilliance Program: Balanchine, Arpino and Beyond – celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary with an electrifying finale. Featuring Balanchine’s Who Cares?, Arpino’s Birthday Variations, and a world premiere by Kassandra Taylor Newberry, a choreographer known for […]
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Something to Sing About
Santa Barbara Symphony under veteran maestro Nir Kabaretti debuted its new eponymous chorus at the Granada with Brahms’ “German Requiem” which took the composer nearly three decades to complete. Joining the voices was the Westmont College Choir in Brahms’ poetic work from the Bible and the Psalms along with Gustaf Mahler’s haunting Rückert-Lieder. Soloists were […]
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Squash Magic
The racketeers were out in force when the Santa Barbara School of Squash celebrated its fifth annual gala, The Magic of SBSOS, at the charming La Arcada complex. A record 150 guests attended the Courthouse Distillery raising more than $40,000 with founder Robert Graham, former U.S. No. 1 squash player, saying that a further squash […]
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Quakin’ Soirée
A roaring ‘20s speakeasy soirée at the historic El Paseo restaurant – commemorating the centennial of the 6.3 earthquake that destroyed or heavily damaged our Eden by the Beach – was a sell-out in support of nonprofit programming dedicated to preserving and educating the community about the city’s history, resilience and cultural heritage. The earthquake, […]
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Neighborly Support
Meghan Markle has revealed the reason she opted out of filming her Netflix show With Love, Meghan at her $14 million Riven Rock estate. The Duchess of Sussex, 40, appeared at the TIME100 summit in Manhattan last week speaking about her lifestyle brand As Ever, as well as her culinary series which premiered on the […]
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Your Soundtrack to Summer
The Music Academy of the West season is still a solid six weeks away when 150 fellows will arrive on the Miraflores campus in Montecito and, alongside 60 faculty members, collaborate in creating a truly astonishing slate of events over the otherwise fallow months on the classical calendar. There are nearly 125 in-person opportunities in […]
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Overlapping Overtures in High School Musicals Month
Fans of talented teens singing and dancing in school versions of Broadway musicals rejoice this time of spring, as each of the major public high schools mounts their big musicals of the year. Hadestown, which winds up its run at Santa Barbara High May 1-3, has already had two productions by teen companies in town […]
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Lights up? Tariffs to Take a Toll on Theater
The Marjorie Luke Theatre is reaching out with an urgent request as they seek to replace its outdated lighting system with energy-efficient LED fixtures. A new system would not only enhance the theatrical experience but also serve as a key part of the Luke’s commitment to sustainability and long-term cost savings, as LED fixtures would […]
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Evolving, Elephants and Electronica
The Illuminate Film Festival’s second year in town takes place May 1-4 at various venues all within a two-block radius downtown, where the fest will screen 20 films that are all about raising awareness to explore human potential, spiritual growth and social change. There are 14 feature-length documentaries and a series of micro-shorts that touch […]
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