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Santa Barbara

American  
[san-tuh bahr-ber-uh, -bruh] / ˈsæn tə ˈbɑr bər ə, -brə /

noun

  1. a city on the SW coast of California: Spanish mission.


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Crews stunned the fish with electricity, scooped them up in buckets, trucked them to a hatchery and ultimately moved them to Arroyo Hondo Creek in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

There could be wind advisories due to slightly stronger northwest flow on Tuesday across the Central Coasts, southwest Santa Barbara County and the mountains.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

“There will be winners and losers for sure,” said Heather Schneider, director of conservation at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, whose work includes studying and protecting rare plants on the island.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

Pratt’s home burned in the January 2025 Palisades fire, leading Pratt to move to his parents’ beach home in Carpinteria, in Santa Barbara County.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

A week after I left Santa Barbara Tom ran into a wagon on the Ventura road one night and ripped a front wheel off his car.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

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