Good morning, Santa Barbara.

UC Santa Barbara has launched a vibrant Fall Arts Calendar offering free exhibits, performances and talks on campus and downtown.

The schedule includes events at the AD&A Museum, College of Creative Studies and Carsey-Wolf Center from Sept. 26 through Nov. 29.

The Coastal Quilters Guild hosted Harvest of Colors Quilt Show at the Earl Warren Showgrounds over the weekend, displaying 200+ quilts and awarding several prizes.

Chair Bee Saunders, who teaches quilting at Santa Barbara Middle School, encouraged visitors to donate materials for future student projects.

Oak Group presents its fall 2026 art show and sale at Santa Barbara Central Library’s Faulkner Gallery (40 E.

Anapamu St.) to benefit the California Rangeland Trust from Oct. 1-30, with a reception for artists on Friday, Oct. 2 from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Montecito author Bill Loomis releases his book The Baron of Wall Street, which details financier Clarence Dillon's creative role in reshaping Wall Street in the 1920s (tracing his journey from a modest start to a billion-dollar legacy).

On Sunday, the 80th anniversary Los Alamos Old Days Parade featured horse riders, live mariachi, and community groups along Bell Street (including school floats and vendor booths) as part of a three-day festival hosted by the Los Alamos Valley Men’s Club, starting at 11 a.m.

Volunteers are rolling homemade wattles on Santa Rosa Island to protect hills from erosion after a vegetation fire burned one-third of the island.

The park staff plans to install about 10,000 feet of wattles before the rainy season arrives (this method also safeguards endemic Torrey pines).

Environmental activists gathered on West Beach Saturday, Sept.

26 for ‘Hands Across the Sand’ to oppose offshore oil drilling on the 50th anniversary of the Coastal Act. Toni Cordero (tribal leader) and speakers urged protection of ancestral lands and a pivot from fossil fuels.

California’s solar property tax exclusion ends Jan.

1, 2027. Homeowners in Santa Barbara who have not installed solar and storage must complete permitting and inspection before Dec. 31 to lock in lower property taxes (inspection delays from heavy winter rains amid a strong El Niño may affect deadlines).

Starting Oct. 1, eligible North County pet owners can receive free spay and neuter surgeries at Santa Barbara Humane’s Santa Maria Veterinary Clinic or Mobile Clinic (appointments required) through March 31 to ease costs and prevent unwanted litters.

Santa Barbara residents are invited by the Alzheimer’s Association to join the Walk to End Alzheimer’s on Nov.

14 at Chase Palm Park Field — an event that will showcase new treatments and lifestyle habits to support brain health.

Dr. Hilary Quinn reminds residents that while bats help control pests and pollinate plants, they carry a high rabies risk and must be handled only by professionals; animal services advise contacting them if a bat appears injured or unusual — pet owners should keep pets’ rabies vaccines current.

UC Santa Barbara sophomore C.J.

Shaw, inspired by NBA star Ajay Mitchell’s advice plus mentoring texts, has begun practice on Tuesday as the Gauchos prepare for a six-game nonconference home schedule starting Nov. 2 against San Francisco State. High ticket demand shows the team’s rising appeal.

Santa Barbara High girls volleyball won the consolation championship of the SB Tournament of Champions on Saturday inside J.R.

Richards Gym. The Dons finished the weekend with a record of 3 to 1 after wins over Valencia and Mission College Prep.

UCSB Women’s Volleyball swept CSU Bakersfield on Saturday at their home court as part of a 2-0 start to Big West play.

The team will travel on Thursday, Oct. 1 at 5 p.m. PT to Utah Valley and play Sacramento State on Saturday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m.