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Santa Barbara County
Arcs in the news about Santa Barbara County from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Subject · 144 stories · 224 articles · earliest story we hold Feb 4, 2024
Right nowactive arcs, newest development first
Nothing ongoing.
All arcs0 named arcs in 2026
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every arc in 2026 at its own dates · opens on month
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- A mark is a story, on the day it was first reported
- Who covered it: left, center, right
Coverage over timeindependent sources per week, by side, every year we hold
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 2024 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 20 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 12 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 72 |
| Aug 5, 2024 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 44 |
| Sep 23, 2024 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 45 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| Nov 18, 2024 | 6 | 14 | 4 | 71 |
| Dec 16, 2024 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 73 |
| Jan 6, 2025 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 |
| Jul 28, 2025 | 14 | 38 | 10 | 189 |
| Aug 4, 2025 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| Oct 20, 2025 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
| Oct 27, 2025 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| Nov 3, 2025 | 7 | 17 | 13 | 79 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 39 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 43 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 18 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 25 |
| Jul 27, 2026 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 25 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 23 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 46 | 73 | 33 | 716 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 59 |
| Sep 7, 2026 | 12 | 19 | 10 | 119 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 56 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else32 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Santa Barbara County that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 25– 26Inmate at Santa Barbara County Jail charged with murder after in-custody death investigation3 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 22– 23Chief Deputy Kevin Huddle Sworn in to Head Peace Officers’ Association3 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Sep 15– 16Santa Barbara County detectives reopen cold-case homicide from 19885 articles · 5 independent sources2 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Sep 1– 2Santa Barbara County, Goleta Pursuing Creation of Gun Shop Buffer Zones3 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Aug 31– Sep 3Santa Barbara County Labor Recruiter Sentenced to Prison for Exploiting Farmworkers5 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Aug 11– 12Santa Barbara County Reports First Measles Case Since 20194 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Jul 12– 15Extreme Heat Warning Tuesday, Fire Weather Watch & heatwave8 articles · 4 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
Stories that name Santa Barbara County
- Sep 25Ramp and Lane Closures on Highway 101 through Buellton Shift September 302 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 1 right
- Sep 25– 26County Opens Applications for Coastal Resources Mitigation Fund Grants3 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Sep 22– 23Santa Barbara Man Arrested for Alleged 2025 Rape of Carpinteria Girl5 articles · 4 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Sep 21– 22‘Old Days’ in Los Alamos to Result in Closure of Highway 135 on September 26 and 273 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right
- Sep 18– 19Sable Offshore digs into 12 pipeline locations after inspections flag potential corrosion3 articles · 3 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Sep 18– 20Newsom advances AI 'kill switch' mandate under new California executive order40 articles · 36 independent sources7 left, 8 center, 8 right
- Sep 17Daytime One-Way Reversing Traffic Control on Highway 166 for Vegetation Control Work Set to Begin Monday, September 212 articles · 2 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Sep 11Kimberly Schizas Elected to Scholarship Foundation Board1 articles · 1 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 0 right
- Sep 8– 129/11 anniversary: Nation pauses to remember lives lost 25 years ago102 articles · 48 independent sources10 left, 17 center, 10 right
- Sep 6– 9Monterey County sheriff finds car tied to Amber Alert for missing teen girl, father15 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 7 center, 0 right
Local coverage
- Aug 26– 27Heat Advisory issued August 26 at 9:31PM PDT until August 28 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA8 articles · 3 independent sources0 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Aug 24– 26Heat Advisory issued August 25 at 8:37PM PDT until August 27 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA13 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 8– 91 Dead after Fatal Motorcycle Crash5 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Aug 3– 9Heat Advisory issued August 9 at 3:03AM PDT until August 9 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA19 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jul 24– 28Heat Advisory issued July 27 at 5:24AM PDT until July 27 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA12 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jul 13– 14Extreme Heat Warning issued July 13 at 10:37AM PDT until July 16 at 8:00PM PDT by NWS San Diego CA6 articles · 2 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 0 right