Good morning, Santa Barbara.

On Sunday afternoon, 929 Edison customers in Western Goleta lost power amid high 90s temperatures as Southern California Edison worked to restore service.

The outage centered in Winchester Canyon (affecting nearby neighborhoods) and crews had estimated power would be restored by 10:30 p.m.

The Westmont theater program presents The Future Is Short festival featuring six short plays staged at different campus locations.

The shows run Oct. 16 at 7:30 p.m., Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., and Oct. 18 at 7:30 p.m. at Westmont on La Paz Rd.

Over the weekend, the Central Coast Railroad Festival brought rail enthusiasts together for three days of rail history, education & recreation in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo Counties.

Santa Barbara Revels will host a free acting workshop on Saturday, Oct.

10 at 12:30 p.m. at The Dance Hub (22 E. Victoria St.) for adults and teens 16+. Theater educator Matthew Tavianini will lead the session as part of a new community program funded by the Hutton Parker Foundation.

The 40th Annual California Avocado Festival in Carpinteria featured a guacamole contest with two dozen entries and judges including Grammy-winning Alan Parsons; Guadalupe Santana (a repeat winner) earned best presentation while Ramon Velazquez took Best Guacamole.

Organizers are planning a chef-only contest next year.

FIRE reported that most California colleges received failing marks on free speech, with only two passing and UCSB rated in the middle; on Oct.

8, CEO Greg Lukianoff will speak at Lobero Theatre about reforms needed in campus policies (a call for change in our community).

SMJUSD Trustee Area 5 candidates David Baskett and Joe Dana answered questions on school safety, overcrowding and the need for a new high school (covering Orcutt and Los Alamos Valley) during a candidate Q&A on Noozhawk.

Further Q&As for other trustee areas will follow soon.

Governor Newsom signed a bill on Sept.

27 extending the tax credit until 2032; local Foodbank of Santa Barbara County CEO Erik Talkin (overseeing the Farms to Foodbank program) said the move will help farmers save money when donating produce.

SpaceX is set to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 1:17 a.m. today, carrying 21 military data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) and the booster is planned to land on Landing Zone 4 which may cause a sonic boom for nearby residents.

Westmont Men’s Soccer won 3-0 over Jessup on Saturday at Thorrington Field amid sweltering 95-degree heat — Cash Anderholdt scored first as teammates secured the shutout and improved their conference record.

At the AVP Santa Barbara Open held on Sunday at East Beach, Gage Basey and Thomas Hurst defended their men’s title with straight-set wins while Avery Drost played his final AVP match.

Meanwhile, Ella Connor and Jessica Smith clinched their first women’s title with a three-set comeback (16-21, 21-17, 15-13).

On Saturday night, UCSB Men's Soccer defeated Utah Valley 3–2 at Harder Stadium (ending the visitors' unbeaten run) and took the top spot in The Big West standings.

The team will play at Cal State Bakersfield on Wednesday and host Cal Poly on Oct. 10 at 7 p.m.

Carpinteria High boys water polo swept the Buena Tournament on Saturday by winning 15-2 over Oxnard and 14-5 over Rio Mesa at Ventura.

The Warriors will host crosstown rival Cate Wednesday when they return to league play.