Good morning, Santa Barbara.

SpaceX will launch a Falcon 9 tonight from Vandenberg's Space Launch Complex 4 East carrying 27 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit, with liftoff targeted between 8:48 p.m. and 12:48 a.m. PT and a live webcast starting about 10 minutes before liftoff.

Teddy Bear Cancer Foundation announced Dr. Shivani Upadhyay, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Cottage Children's Medical Center, has joined its board as the first pediatric oncologist to serve and will help shape TBCF's Pediatric Cancer Support Center and family services across the Central Coast.

Crews cleared a longtime homeless camp this morning on the ocean side of the bluffs (west of Lookout Park in Summerland), with the Sheriff's Office and outreach workers removing debris and saying the site and a Carpinteria Ave. brush area will be monitored regularly ahead of weekend storms.

At the 21st Mayor's Awards on Oct.

21 at the Cabrillo Pavilion, leaders honored Santa Barbara City College, Santa Barbara Public Library, Deckers, and Anita Kwok for advancing accessibility and inclusive hiring; Pearl Moratilla of PathPoint delivered the keynote about moving from a DOR internship to office manager.

Vintner Andrew Murray bought the Qupé brand in 2024 and now operates three labels (Andrew Murray, E11even, and Qupé) producing Rhône, Bordeaux-leaning, and heritage wines from Foxen Canyon and other Santa Barbara County vineyards.

PopUp Bagels plans to open at 3925 State Street (former Blaze Pizza) and announced the location this summer; its marketing director said they were hoping for a mid-fall opening, but an exact date remains unconfirmed.

UCSB Theatre will stage Arthur Miller’s All My Sons Nov.

12-15 at the Performing Arts Theater (students are also serving as designers), probing moral responsibility after WWII as a student-led cast brings the classic to the stage; tickets are on sale.

UCSB's computer science department launched a new undergraduate major in artificial intelligence as of this quarter, enrolling 22 students in the first cohort and expecting about 200 by 2029; the curriculum emphasizes math, statistics, CS fundamentals and includes CMPSC 183 (Ethics, Privacy, Fairness, and Bias in AI).

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office launched an interactive jurisdiction map on its website so residents can check which agency covers an address before filing a non-emergency online report (Sheriff’s Dispatch: 805-683-2724).

Goleta’s Planning Commission voted Monday to pause a proposal by Scale Microgrids to build a 2.1-acre, 120 MWh battery storage site at the end of Viajero Drive until a citywide siting study is completed in April 2027.