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The County of Santa Barbara invites community members to attend an upcoming public meeting to learn about the latest design concepts for the Northern Branch Jail (NBJ) housing unit replacement project. These meetings will provide an update on recent design development and offer the public an opportunity to share input that will help guide the […] The post Community input sought on new Northern Branch Jail housing units as Main Jail beds are phased out appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

A state panel on Wednesday gave final approval to revisions to a scrutinized bonus program for employees of the office that oversees billions of dollars in state funds.  The unanimous decision by the governor-led State Investment Board followed little discussion. The board previously heard about the proposed changes for fiscal year 2027 in June. The […]

The fate of Amendment 3 — a far-reaching property tax cut proposal that could cost cities and counties as $12 billion per year during the next five years — will soon be decided by a circuit court judge in Leon County. A trio of lawsuits filed by former elected officials and a group called Save […]

At the former Umatilla Chemical Depot in eastern Oregon, the weapons were gone, though their presence had shaped the land. Concrete bunkers stood among sagebrush and dry grass. Pronghorn moved through the open country. Badgers, once common there, had largely disappeared. Their absence mattered to the small owls that lived close to the ground. Burrowing […]

Cameras monitored by Point Loma Nazarene University student researchers picked up the rare image last week, prompting the city to alert the community.

Applications are now open for performers to take part in the sixth annual Masq(p)arade!, returning to downtown Santa Barbara on Friday, October 2, 2026. Santa Barbara’s original and only roving performing arts showcase invites musicians, dancers, actors, circus artists, spoken word performers, and other entertainers to transform the Pianos on State painted pianos into stages […] The post Masq(p)arade! puts out call for performers for sixth annual show  appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

La decisión de la Fiscalía de ordenar la detención de Evo Morales añade un nuevo capítulo a la creciente tensión institucional que atraviesa Bolivia. Mientras el expresidente denuncia una persecución política, el Gobierno sostiene que debe responder ante la Justicia por su presunto papel en las protestas que paralizaron el país durante semanas.

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Harder's unannounced visit is his second at the facility, located at 603 San Juan Ave. Harder makes surprise visit to Stockton ICE facility, left ‘outraged’ is a story from Stocktonia News, a rigorous and factual newsroom covering Greater Stockton, California. Please consider making a charitable contribution to support our journalism.

When the Palisades Fire tore through Los Angeles in January 2025, it didn’t only destroy homes. It took the Will Rogers Ranch House — a beloved California landmark — with it. Six months later, the Dragon Bravo wildfire burned through Grand Canyon National Park and destroyed the Grand Canyon Lodge, originally built in 1927. Whether […] The post Wildfires pose significant threat to historic landmarks, UCSB researchers find appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

The Iowa Board of Regents has formed a new committee to oversee the Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa as it prepares for a fall without classes. Board members approved the committee’s formation at its Wednesday meeting and approved its membership of Regent Christine Hensley, serving as chair, Board President Robert Cramer […]

بر اساس گزارش‌های مردمی منتشرشده در کانال «وحیدآنلاین»، در بامداد پنج‌شنبه ۸ مرداد به وقت تهران صدای چندین انفجار در آبادان و جزیره کیش شنیده شده است.

The Board of Directors of Community Arts Music Association of Santa Barbara, Inc. (CAMA)—now in its 108th concert season in 2026/2027—has elected acclaimed soprano and educator Isabel Bayrakdarian and distinguished theoretical physicist Dr. Eric D’Hoker to its Board of Directors. Both elections are effective as of July 6, 2026. Isabel Bayrakdarian has earned international recognition […] The post Isabel Bayrakdarian and Eric D’Hoker elected to CAMA Board of Directors appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Más de 1.500 personas han accedido a la ciudad autónoma a nado desde Marruecos en apenas una semana, mientras los dispositivos de acogida superan ampliamente su capacidad y las autoridades alertan de una situación de “colapso”.

A ‘use it or lose it’ paid parental leave policy like Sweden’s could encourage more new fathers to share the early child-rearing months.

Os fortes ventos que atingiram nesta quarta-feira (29) o estado de São Paulo chegaram a 124,9 km/h e causaram, ao menos, duas mortes. De acordo com a Defesa Civil estadual, os óbitos foram registrados em Santos e em Cesário Lange. No início da tarde, o órgão emitiu alerta severo para rajadas de vento na capital paulista, […] Fonte

Bagi Junaedi dan Yatno, penyapu jalanan di sekitar wilayah Jakarta Timur, polusi udara sudah menjadi paparan yang tak bisa mereka hindari. Saat kemarau datang, batuk dan masalah pernapasan menjadi gangguan kesehatan harian. Biasanya mereka hanya mengobatinya dengan obat warung, tanpa adanya pemeriksaan lanjutan.  Analisis data kualitas udara DLH Jakarta 2025 menyebutkan, dari 365 hari, hanya […] The post El Nino “Godzilla” Mengintai: Polusi Udara Berpotensi Memburuk, Kesehatan Warga Terancam appeared first on Mongabay.co.id.

(The Center Square) - What began as a contentious political standoff over taxpayer-funded universal public school meals and gift card programs for low-income students has ended in a moment of consensus between Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson and the city council. The Seattle City Council on Tuesday unanimously authorized nearly $5 million from a $1 billion-plus 2025 taxpayer property levy to give Seattle children universal breakfast and lunch without students paying a meal fee, starting in September. An additional $4 million to support low-income children through weekends and school holidays with food was also approved through a gift card program. “Feeding every student in Seattle is a goal the City Council and I share, and I am grateful we were able to work together to find a fiscally responsible path forward, " Wilson said in a statement. “This is a tremendous victory for families across our city that will make Seattle more affordable.” Wilson first proposed her plan for universal breakfast and lunch for all public school students funded by taxpayers in April. But the plan fell into jeopardy after City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and City Council member Dionee Foster came up with their own proposal. The two, both of whom are Black, said a big food need was in Black and minority areas where kids were going hungry during school breaks. They insisted that the universal meals program be halted for a year to instead use the levy funds to provide gift cards for food during those summer and school holidays for families in need. The city council agreed by a 6-3 margin, which would have pushed Wilson’s program back a year to September 2027 in order to launch the gift card program. “We do not need to be at odds with each other, and I was disappointed that we were,” said Councilmember Dan Strauss, one of the authors of the compromise. "I’m grateful for the fact that we are together now.” The breakthrough came when city leaders pivoted to a blended, multi-tiered funding strategy. Under the compromise, $4.74 million from the voter-approved Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise levy will secure universal meal coverage for students for the 2027–28 academic year. To bridge the gap for the upcoming 2026–27 school year, the council’s budget committee, chaired by Strauss, will vote on Aug. 4 to draw funding from the city’s general fund. Wilson had rejected the compromise last week, pointing out that the city faces a $175 million budget deficit for the coming year and questioning how Seattle could afford to fund it. The money for the food assistance is supposed to go for six years, the length of the taxpayer-approved levy. However, the city is assuming that funding after this school year will come from revenue from the state's income tax on households earning more than $1 million per year. But voters will get a chance in November to say whether the 9.9 % state tax approved by the Legislature earlier this year will be repealed. The tax also faces a legal challenge on in a case arguing the law is unconstitutional.

Belfast Kenneth Branagh (2021) Zer: Filma Herrialdea: Irlanda Iraupena: 128 minutu Non ikusi: Hegoaldean: Apple Tv, Amazon Prime Video eta Movistar Plus (euskarazko azpitituluekin). Iparraldean: Apple Tv. ----------------------------------- Bizitzan hiru aldiz irakurri dut Joseba Sarrionandiaren Kolosala izango da: behin, ikastola garaian; beste behin, batxilerrean; eta berriro, unibertsitatean. Ikusten denez, gustuko dudan liburua da. Euskal literaturako liburu ezagunenetakoa da, Euskal Herrian gerra zibilean jazotako gertakariak kontatzen dituena, Kalaportu izeneko herri batean bizi den mutiko baten begiak eta ahotsa erabilita. Sarrionandiaren ordez Kenneth Branagh zuzendaria jartzen badugu, eta, paperaren eta hitzen zuri-beltzaren ordez, 35 milimetroko filmarena, 2021ean estreinatutako Belfast drama izango genuke. Buddy (Jude Hill) gaztea da protagonista, Irlandan jazotako The troubles (Ipar Irlandako gatazka) deritzen gertakarien garaia kontatzen diguna. Lan honetan ez da bereziki sakontzen gatazkaren gorabehera politikoetan: biolentzia eta jazarpen erlijiosoa argi ikusten dira, baina betiere azaletik. Hori, noski, baliabide edo aukeraketa estilistikoa da, Buddyk, umea izanik, mundu ikuskera mugatua baitu gatazka politikoa ulertzeko orduan. Nire iritziz, pixka bat galtzen du pelikulak arlo horretan, eta, ondorioz, gehiago kostatu zait harekin konektatzea. Informazio edo “dokumentaltasun” gehixeago izango balu, interes handiagoa piztuko zidakeen lanak, nire ustez. Baina, bestalde, dokumentatzeari denbora eskaintzen ez badio ere, familiaren eta Buddyren heltze prozesuko gorabeherak erakusten asmatzen du, bai horixe. Eszena bat edo beste bikainak dira, aktoreei esker, batez ere. Adibidez, apaizaren elizako sermoi beldurgarri eta bortitzak, Buddyren amesgaizto bihurtuta, bere umetasuna bikain azpimarratzen du. Edota Buddyren lehengusina Moirak (Lara McDonall) bere klubera gonbidatzeak amaieran istorioa ezin hobeto biribiltzen du. Hala ere, bisualki ez zait lan izugarria iruditu. Eszenografia egokia dela uste dut, baina ez paregabea (familia bizi den kalekoa izan ezik), eta plano bereziki interesgarririk ere ez zait begitandu. Gainera, ez dut uste filmaren hasieran gaur egungo Belfast koloretan eta garai batekoa zuri-beltzean erakusteak lortu nahi zuen efektua lortzen duenik. Baina txikikeriak izan daitezke horiek, nori galdetzen diozun. Ni guztiz harrapatu ez banau ere, ziur nago irlandar asko hunkituko zituen filma izan zela Belfast bere garaian, Kolosala izango da liburuak euskaldun asko hunkitu zituen gisan.

Solar and battery power generations have helped bolster ERCOT’s grid, but data center, population and economic growth is slated to surge demand.