All News in Santa Barbara County on July 18, 2026
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42 news stories from 27 sources collected on July 18, 2026 • Updated: July 28, 2026 06:44
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•Newark: California Justice Department Clears Police In Killing Of Man Carrying Toy Gun sfgate.com
•A centuries-old festival in Japan brings Shinto traditions and towering floats to the streets sfgate.com
•Tony’s Pizzaria Surfer’s Point Turns 67 keyt.com
•Wine Lovers toast 23rd California Wine Festival keyt.com
•Fox News called Blues Beach a “giveaway” to tribes — the deed says the opposite mendovoice.com
•Death of dog at day care site in Santa Barbara sparks uproar newspress.com
•82nd Anniversary Of The Port Chicago Explosion – 320 People Died On July 17, 1944 claycord.com
•UCSB Comm Scholar Dan Lane Named UC Fellow for Research on AI and Civic Engagement edhat.com
•United Way Awards More Than $220,000 in Childcare Scholarships to Support SB Families edhat.com
•Santa Maria Police Arrest Man Connected to Sexual Abuse of a Minor edhat.com
•California Strengthens Protections Against Disconnections During Extreme Heat edhat.com
•Dog Drowns at Santa Barbara Daycare Facility; Police Investigating as Business Suspends Operations edhat.com
•The Repair Café is Helping Repair the Planet One Item at a Time keyt.com
•Brook Fire: 40 acres burned, CAL FIRE crews working to contain fire actionnewsnow.com
•Real estate boom worsens water crisis in Baja California Sur; only 17% of the population has daily access to drinking water californiatoday.news
•High school students in Santa Maria face new cell phone policy in the fall ksby.com
•Driving to the California Mid-State Fair? You have parking options ksby.com
•UC regents discuss $350 million funding increase, cuts to scholarships and programs dailybruin.com
•California company recalls lettuce shipped to 27 states as ‘explosive diarrhea’ outbreak grows sfchronicle.com
•Gas Tax Relief Returns for Premium, Expands for Regular ggnorth.com
•Vandenberg Space Force Base airman, 23, dies in heavy equipment accident foxla.com
•Where to see 'The Odyssey' in IMAX 70mm across California mtshastanews.com
•CAL-ORE Life Flight assisting on East Evans Creek Fire californiatoday.news
•Santa Barbara County Health reports no increase of local cases of cyclosporiasis syvnews.com
🔥 Top Stories on Jul 17, 2026
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County Public Health States California is Not Experiencing an Increase in Cyclosporiasis
Voters weigh Proposition 45, a bid to overhaul California’s CEQA environmental law
SB County Air Pollution Board upholds decision to exempt Sable Offshore Corp. from meeting air quality regulations
🔥 Top Stories on Jul 16, 2026
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California's Taylor Farms under federal investigation in nationwide cyclospora outbreak
Iván Archivaldo Guzmán fled Los Cabos following threats from El Chapo Isidro; he was given a 48-hour ultimatum to leave Baja California Sur.
The Lynda Fairly Carpinteria Arts Center announces new board members
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