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Credit: Paul Nelson Aquatic CenterCity staff's budget proposal for fiscal years 2026-2028 had included a recommendation to close the Paul Nelson Aquatic Center from December to May.
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Santa Barbara city leaders are moving forward with a proposal to revive a vacant shopping center in its downtown core. The plan would re-develop the Macy’s building into a local software company’s headquarters and the old Nordstrom space into housing.
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Less than two weeks after overhauling its newsroom, NPR has hired Nadine Zylstra to be its chief content officer. She has been a top executive at Sesame Workshop, YouTube and Pinterest.
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Dr. Mario Espinoza-Kulick speaks with Becca Lucas Thomas of the yak titʸu titʸu yak tiłhini Northern Chumash Tribe to discuss what recent developments means for Indigenous land stewardship, and how tribal leadership continues to shape environmental protection, cultural revitalization, and Land Back movements on the Central Coast.Listen live Thursdays at 1 on KCBX
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Tune is for a conversation with Dr Codie Place, Psychology professor, specializing in Criminology, along with degrees in Criminal Justice, Educational Psychology and Applied Management. Dr. Place also has a deep interest in relationships and intimacy and forming meaningful connections and extensive knowledge in the use of and effect of psychoactive drugs.These eclectic specialties make Dr. Place's classes a favorite at Cal Poly - we'll see where our conversation takes us.Listen and participate live Tuesdays from 2-3pm on KCBX.
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Join host Lata Murti and her guests, Shushana Hakobyan of Shell Piano Trio and composer Dr. Deon Nielsen Price of Music for Unity, as they discuss the upcoming concert, Postcards from Armenia. The concert features work by Armenian composers and also the world premiere of Dr. Nielsen Price's composition "Conversation with Komitas."Listen to Central Coast Voices Thursdays from 1-2pm on KCBX
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Vic Roberts from Victor Hugo Winery followed by Clotilde and Yves Julien founders of Olea Farms in Templeton, California talk what defines “first press” olive oil, how to tell if it’s fresh, and cooking with olive oil.
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