All News in Santa Barbara County on June 26, 2026

•Sacramento Report: New Owners of Destroyed Homes Could Face Stricter Building Rules voiceofsandiego.org

Jun 26, 23:45 • voiceofsandiego.org

•La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club returns with the 4th annual Fourth of July drone show timesofsandiego.com

Jun 26, 23:41 • timesofsandiego.com

•Red flag warning for critical fire weather in place across swath of Southern California latimes.com

Jun 26, 23:40 • latimes.com

•Opinion: California must keep landlords from price-fixing and expedite permitting mercurynews.com

Jun 26, 23:10 • mercurynews.com

•Santa Barbara Zoo Reopens Conservation Hub independent.com

Jun 26, 23:10 • independent.com

•Letters: State’s billionaires should help those who built their wealth mercurynews.com

Jun 26, 23:10 • mercurynews.com

•CA Legislative Leaders Deliver on Promise to Keep California Affordable by Securing Passage of Historic $11.25 Billion Veteran and Affordable Housing Bond sd15.senate.ca.gov

Jun 26, 23:05 • sd15.senate.ca.gov

•California man wanted after duckling killed at community pool vvdailypress.com

Jun 26, 22:55 • vvdailypress.com

•California Legislature’s budget plan includes ‘worthwhile investment’ in K-12 program for families new to US sbsun.com

Jun 26, 22:40 • sbsun.com

•Police seek help identifying suspect in California Avenue business break-in bakersfieldnow.com

Jun 26, 22:26 • bakersfieldnow.com

•California appeals court upholds Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction, but says he must be resentenced mendocinobeacon.com

Jun 26, 22:20 • mendocinobeacon.com

•ShelterBox Mobilizes for Venezuela Earthquake keyt.com

Jun 26, 22:10 • keyt.com

•Direct Relief Delivers Pediatric Dental Kits to Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic keyt.com

Jun 26, 22:10 • keyt.com

•American Orchestral Maneuvers, via the Music Academy of the West independent.com

Jun 26, 21:41 • independent.com

•Sexual Assault Reported Near UC Santa Barbara’s West Campus keyt.com

Jun 26, 21:40 • keyt.com

•Panetta student survey finds AI skepticism, BLM finalizes oil and gas leasing plans kazu.org

Jun 26, 21:00 • kazu.org

•California man accused of beating duckling to death charged with animal cruelty actionnewsnow.com

Jun 26, 20:56 • actionnewsnow.com

•CAL FIRE urges Californians to avoid illegal fireworks ahead of Fourth of July actionnewsnow.com

Jun 26, 20:56 • actionnewsnow.com

•One Dead, Over Dozen Injured in Vehicle vs. Bus Collision Near Los Alamos keyt.com

Jun 26, 20:55 • keyt.com

•Vice President JD Vance says it’s ‘crazy’ Watergate led to a president’s downfall during a speech at the Nixon Library ocregister.com

Jun 26, 20:25 • ocregister.com

•DOJ threatens to sue California over new gun sale restriction law vvdailypress.com

Jun 26, 20:25 • vvdailypress.com

•Early Morning Fire Displaces 13 Goleta Residents keyt.com

Jun 26, 20:10 • keyt.com

•Micro Festival ‘Coastal Sounds’ Soon to Bridge Santa Barbara’s Music Community independent.com

Jun 26, 20:10 • independent.com

•‘I’m a better rider than you’: Teen’s e-motorcycle impounded after trying to outrun police in O.C. park latimes.com

Jun 26, 19:55 • latimes.com