Goleta Launches Refreshed City and Library Websites
The City of Goleta is pleased to announce the launch of its refreshed City website ( www.CityofGoleta.org ) and Goleta & Santa Ynez Valley Libraries website ( www.GoletaValleyLibrary.org ) which are now mobile-friendly and more accessible. While enhancements will continue to be Read on! »
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Goleta Valley Library Celebrates 50 Years at Fairview
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Goleta’s Community State of the City is April 10th
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Thank Our City Clerks Team during Municipal Clerks Week
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Plastic Reduction Regulations Begin
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Celebrate the Fourth Without Illegal Fireworks
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The Dam Dinner is Almost Here
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Let’s Celebrate Creek Week
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Coffee and Community THIS Saturday, October 7
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City Relaunches GoodLandGoodShopping.com as Online Business Directory
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‘Tis the Season to Shop Local
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Winter Storms
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Community State of the City – Save the Date
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Economic Development Community Forum April 19
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You are Invited to Goleta Public Works Event on May 24
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Oil Piers Removal Celebration June 5th and Platform Holly Town Hall June 7th
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Don’t Drink and Drive this Holiday Weekend
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Plastic Free Goleta Lunch & Learn
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Creek Week Art Submissions Accepted Sep. 1 – 8
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NatureTrack Film Festival THIS Weekend
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Applications Being Accepted for Upcoming LEAD Goleta Academy
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Goleta Holiday Parade Highlights
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LEAD Goleta Now Accepting Applications
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Heritage Ridge Residential Project Approved
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Monarch Butterflies – How Can We Help?
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Pride Flag Up at Three City Locations
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Revised Goleta Housing Element to be Submitted to State
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Take Action During National Preparedness Month
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Watch City’s Highlights from Goleta Lemon Fest
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Goleta Holiday Parade Returns to Old Town Dec. 2
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Monarch Butterflies Return to Goleta Butterfly Grove
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Are You Ready for an Earthquake?
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Piers Removed at Haskell’s Beach
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State Comments on Goleta’s Adopted Housing Element
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GCC Strategic Plan Adopted
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Juneteenth SB
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High Fire Season Declared
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Buena Tierra Opening Fall 2023
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Conserve Energy During Heatwaves
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Eleven Adopt-A-Park Spaces Available in Goleta
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Goleta Holiday Parade Window Decorating Contest
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Housing Element 2023-2031 Revisions Adopted
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City Adopts Housing Plan
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Council Responds to County’s Draft Housing Element
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County Submits Housing Element to State
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Measure A Funding for Goleta Projects
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GCC Seismic Retrofit Project Underway
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Don’t Let the Heat Get to You
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Environmental Document for Stow Grove Park Master Plan Project Ready for Review
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U.S. HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Visits
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Housing Element Revisions Available
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City Strategizes Funding for Upcoming Capital Improvement Projects
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Goleta Energy Storage Project Complete
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Public Comment Period Open for County Housing Plan Proposal
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Funding Received for Ekwill-Fowler Project
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2023 Homelessness Count Preliminary Results
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Goleta Community State of the City Wrap-Up
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Community Disaster Education Course July 26
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State Funding Received for First Inclusive Playground
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Help Plant 100 Trees at Stow Grove Park
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Getting an E-Bike for the Holidays?
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2023 Point-in-Time Count
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SB County Awarded $16 Million for Public Transportation Projects
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Women’s History Month
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Historic Preservation Commission Off and Running
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South Coast Chamber State of the Cities Wrap-Up
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Meet Your Mayor and 3rd District Supervisor at June 11 Farmers Market
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Splash Pad Project Delayed
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Beautify Goleta – Captains and Sponsors Needed!
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Council Approves Monarch Butterfly Habitat Implementation Plan
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Neighborhood Navigation Center Opens
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Caltrans Bridge Replacement Project
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Provide Input on MTD Service Changes
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Easy to Find and Watch City Meetings
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City Holds First Bilingual LEAD Goleta Academy
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Get Ready for Goleta’s Dam Dinner on August 19
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Go Plastic Free Goleta – Watch New Video to Learn How
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Goleta First “Blue City” in Santa Barbara County
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Ellwood Mesa Neighbors Become Firewise
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Sleeping Bag Drive for those Experiencing Homelessness
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Utility Work Begins on Two Big Projects
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Lake Los Carneros Full
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How Modernizing Infrastructure Can Help to Capture More Storm Flow
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Recruitment Open for City Commissions
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Goleta Graduates
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Multi-Purpose Road at Lake Los Carneros and Stow House Repaved
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Thank You Parks Team!
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Go Solar with No Upfront Cost
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Goleta’s Housing Element Revisions Meet State Requirements
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Splash Pad and Community Garden Coming Soon
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General Plan Now Available to Download
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Team Goleta Needs You
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Café y Comunidad / Coffee & Community on July 15
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New Parental Leave Policies for City Staff
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City Grant Applications Open December 15
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Apply for the Public Engagement Commission
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Senior Programs at the GCC
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Narcan Distribution Centers Expanded
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Locals Learn How to Help Monarch Butterfly Population
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Celebrate Parks and Rec Month this July
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Revised Housing Element Submitted to State
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Ellwood Mesa Update
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PoweredUp Goleta: Solar + Battery Storage with No Up-Front Costs
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Marborg Christmas Tree Recycling
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Apply to Be on the City’s Public Tree Advisory Commission
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Councilmembers and Employees Recognized for Milestone Years of Service
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Update on Goleta Community Center Plan
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Goleta Crime Down According to New Crime Stats
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Public Works Appreciation
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Library Hosts Creek Week Art Contest
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