Good morning, Santa Barbara.

Family-run Noe’s Café, open daily (7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and dinner Tuesday-Saturday 5 to 9), welcomes courthouse visitors at 129 E.

Anapamu St. with fresh fish tacos, tri-tip sandwiches, and other cherished family recipes.

Environmentalists celebrated saving the Naples property along the Gaviota Coast at the final EDC TGIF event Friday with live music by Brengrass while the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County (which holds a purchase agreement for the 1,000-acre site) seeks to raise $16 million for full preservation.

State funding of $2.5 million was approved to upgrade Goleta Community Center and Goleta Valley Library, with $2 million earmarked for new childcare facilities and $500,000 set for library renovations.

The improvements will boost services and modernize facilities for children and families in Goleta.

At least 31 abandoned boats have washed ashore since 2021, costing thousands to remove with an average job of $7,000.

The Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to review the ordinance to boost enforcement and cost recovery along Montecito and Summerland.

In local girls' volleyball action, Dos Pueblos beat San Marcos in four sets, Santa Barbara High School swept Oxnard on Senior Night to share the Channel League title, and Bishop Diego closed its season with a four-set win over Cate; playoff brackets will be released Oct.

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UC Santa Barbara Women’s Soccer ended its nine-match unbeaten streak with a 5-0 loss to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday at Titan Stadium.

Despite 18 shots, Fullerton scored 5 goals in two halves; UCSB will host UC Irvine on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 6 p.m.

The UCSB Women's Volleyball Team lost a five-set match to Cal State Fullerton on Saturday in Orange County—Gabi Martinez set a career high with 28 kills while the Gauchos will host UC Riverside on Friday, Oct.

16 and California Baptist on Saturday, Oct. 17.

UCSB’s men’s soccer team beat Cal Poly by 3 to 1 at Harder Stadium before 11,183 fans as they marked the 20th anniversary of their NCAA College Cup.

Coach Tim Vom Steeg praised the electric play & said the team aims to build momentum at their next game at Gonzaga.

UCSB's Gauchos dropped a Big West opener 14-12 to Cal Baptist today after being outscored in the fourth quarter; the loss snapped a six-game win streak and the team will face UC San Diego on Friday.

The top-ranked SBCC Women’s Water Polo team won two games at the Ventura Tournament, beating No. 4 Orange Coast 12 — 5 and Bakersfield 17 — 2 while saying farewell to longtime assistant coach Paige Treloar-Ballard who will now serve as recruiting coordinator.

They will host the SBCC Arena Invitational on Saturday, Oct. 17 at Santa Barbara High beginning at 10 a.m.

At Larrabee Stadium Friday night, Ventura edged Santa Barbara 24-21 in a nail-biting Channel League matchup as momentum swung with a key play — a fourth-down touchdown catch — snapping the Dons’ four-game win streak and impacting playoff hopes.