Good morning, Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara County’s 2026 grape harvest ripened weeks early after an unusually warm, dry winter and spring, producing smaller clusters and below-average yields but concentrated fruit with lower alcohol and good acidity; winemakers say lighter crops eased harvest labor and should deliver quality similar to 2023–24 (promising outlook).

High school seniors who live in Southern California Edison's service area can apply for a $50,000 Edison Scholars STEM scholarship paid over four years, with winners eligible for a paid SCE summer internship after year one (deadline: Jan.

21, 2027).

Santa Barbara Unified will hold a High School Showcase from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov.

4 at Earl Warren Showgrounds, where families can meet teachers and current students and explore academies, CTE pathways, and arts programs from Dos Pueblos, San Marcos, Santa Barbara, and Alta Vista/La Cuesta (eighth-graders will visit during the school day).

After 45 years on the Goleta Union School District board, longtime Trustee Area 1 member Richard Mayer will step down in December and is not seeking re-election.

He leaves as the county's longest-serving trustee, and Goleta parent Eric Bowers is poised to take his seat.

The UC Santa Barbara women's volleyball team swept UC Irvine 3-0 on Saturday (8-4, third in the Big West) led by Gabi Martinez's 20 kills, and will host Cal State Fullerton on Friday, Nov.

6, and Long Beach State on Saturday, Nov. 7, both at 7:00 p.m.

Santa Barbara High's girls volleyball season ended Saturday in Glendora with a 22-25, 17-25, 17-25 loss in the CIF-SS Division 4 semifinals, and the Dons (26-11) will head to the CIF State Tournament beginning Tuesday, Nov.

10; Blake Saunders had seven kills and Jules Horton 19 assists.

Newbury Park beat Valley Christian 3-0 in CIF-SS girls volleyball Division 2 semifinals and will play Corona del Mar in the final on Nov.

6 or Nov. 7; Glendora beat Santa Barbara 3-0 in Division 4. In girls flag football, Oxnard beat El Toro 19-9 to reach the final vs. Palos Verdes on Saturday, Nov. 7 (Huntington Beach High School Stadium).

CIF-SS girls tennis openers are Wednesday, Nov.

4 at 2 p.m.; Cate, 14-0 and Tri-Valley champs, hosts Beckman in Division 2, Dos Pueblos, 12-1 and Channel champs, hosts Garden Grove in Division 4, San Marcos, Santa Barbara High, and Laguna Blanca are in Division 5, and Carpinteria hosts Whittier in Division 6.

UCSB men's soccer beat CSUN 3-2 as Kaden Standish scored and had two assists, clinching a Big West Championship berth; the Gauchos finished 3rd at 9-5-4 and will play at UC Irvine on Saturday, Nov.

7. UCSB women drew 2-2 at UC Riverside, ended 8-5-7, and failed to qualify for the Big West Championships.