Good morning, Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Foundation completed administration of the Francis and Marianna Masin Human Services Fund and made final $923,584 distributions to four local homelessness-service organizations, including Transition House and funding for shelter operations and repairs at Casa Cacique.

Nurses at Cottage Health filed for a union election with the National Labor Relations Board on Tuesday to join SEIU 121RN, and organizers expect the NLRB to schedule a vote in the coming weeks that would cover nurses at Santa Barbara Cottage, Goleta Valley Cottage, and Cottage Rehabilitation hospitals.

A 40-year-old man with chest pains was airlifted from Santa Cruz Island Wednesday morning when Helicopter 964 responded (8:38 a.m.), and he was flown to Santa Barbara Airport before an ambulance took him to Cottage Hospital for treatment.

Local clinical psychologist Andrea Gurney will discuss how dating apps, AI companions, and rising loneliness affect relationships at a Westmont Downtown lecture, 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov.

5 at Westmont Downtown Keith Center (29 W. Anapamu St.); the free talk requires no reservations and seating is first-come, first-served.

State Street Ballet will open its season with Dracula: A Dark Shadow, choreographed by Nicolas Blanc to Philip Glass with the Kronos Quartet on stage at the Granada (Oct.

30 and Oct. 31 at 7:30 p.m.).

Selby’s Circles is on view at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History through Jan.

4, 2027, featuring about 20 bird etchings by Prideaux John Selby in the John and Peggy Maximus Gallery, and the museum is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Pioneer Valley High School's Wellness Center partnered with Domestic Violence Solutions in October to offer workshops, lunchtime sessions, a Walk a Mile in Her Shoes march on Oct.

20, and an amphitheater event that gave students resources, peer-led activities, and information on healthy relationships and survivor support.

Santa Barbara Unified School District will draft a response protocol and update its discipline matrix after a blackface photo at San Marcos High sparked outrage; the drafts are being piloted at Dos Pueblos (pilot) and staff training and family outreach will roll out in coming weeks.

Dos Pueblos clinched the Channel League girls tennis title at Santa Barbara by outscoring the Dons 71-69 in games after a 9-9 set tie, finishing 8-0 in league play and 11-1 overall.

Both teams advance to CIF division play next week.

Santa Barbara City College men's soccer beat Oxnard 3-1 on Tuesday night to move to 9-3-4 (4-1-1) in conference play, and the Vaqueros will travel to Moorpark on Friday at 4:00 p.m. before hosting No. 14 LA Mission next Tuesday.

San Marcos swept the Santa Barbara County cross-country championships on Wednesday at River Park in Lompoc, winning both boys and girls team titles as August Singer took the individual crown in 15:28; Dos Pueblos finished second in both races and will host league finals next Wednesday at DPHS.

UCSB lost 4-1 to Cal Baptist at Harder Stadium on Tuesday after defensive errors and a late red card; Steinar Bjornsson scored a penalty for his ninth goal, Sessoms will miss Saturday's regular-season finale at CSUN due to yellow-card accumulation, and the Gauchos can still reach the Big West Championship with a win (or outside help).