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Updated 4 hours ago What to Know The Mid-Coast Trolley Project -- one of the largest infrastructure projects in San Diego's history -- will extend UC San Diego Blue Line Trolley service from Santa Fe Depot in downtown San Diego north to the University community, serving major stops along the way Construction on the 11-mile project began 5+ years ago, and service is expected to begin in late 2021 The final stretch of construction starts on April 16, bringing some road closures for the next few weeks A years-long, large-scale transportation project that extends one of the trolley lines in San D...

 An unspoken connection exists between female surfers in the water, even when we don’t know each other. There’s often a smile or nod of acknowledgement, and on bigger days, a sigh of relief to see another girl paddle out amidst an intimidating male-dominated lineup, where everyone sits cross-armed and silent, challenging one another over who can sit deepest. I live with six other surfer girls, and we all found each other through the sea. Small interactions and compliments in the water blossomed into friendships, and into a sisterhood. Over the next four years while we attended UC Santa...

Posted on February 20, 2021 | 3:07 p.m. Source: Sharon Donohoe Jasper Pieter van der Meulen Our dear son, brother, nephew, cousin and grandson Jasper Pieter van der Meulen passed away on Jan. 28, 2021 at the too young age of 19. Jasper carried a bright light of energy and love within him that touched our lives and many others in the Santa Barbara/Goleta community where he was born and raised. Jasper will be greatly missed by many friends and former classmates from over the years, including those from Hollister School, Santa Barbara Charter School, Goleta Valley Junior High, and Dos Pueblos ...

Alex Zauner/NC3 For the past six months, local musician Jupiter August has been surfing and singing on Santa Barbara’s beaches. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — If you’re taking a stroll on the beach at Campus Point, you may see something surprising. A surfer strumming a ukulele while balancing on her board. For the past six months, local musician Jupiter August has been surfing and singing with a waterproof instrument. "Just started out like as a fun idea,” she said. “It just started becoming more and more real." When she’s out on the water, it's quite the sight for some."We were just out...

At 11 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 3, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department conducted a prescribed burn on Lagoon Island. Working alongside the fire department was the UC Santa Barbara Cheadle Center for Biodiversity and Ecological Restoration.  Lagoon Island, along with Campus Point, is a coastal mesa sandwiched between the Santa Barbara Channel and the UCSB campus lagoon, located just south of the main campus. Dominated by a number of exotic species such as non-native annual grasses and ice plants, both mesas have become sites of extensive restoration efforts and research projects. The .36...