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	Inside Santa Barbara	Watch Episodes
	A 30-minute News Magazine show that keeps Santa Barbara citizens informed about City issues. Hosted by local television journalist Rachel Acenas.
	Garden Wise Guys	Watch Episodes
	A 30-minute educational show about sustainable landscapes, hosted by Owen Dell and Billy Goodnick.

	Before the Storm Prepare yourself and your property for the rainy season and find out what the City and County of Santa Barbara are doing to make sure our community is prepared for the storms.	Watch it Now
	Peril and Perseverance	Watch it Now
	In this hour-long documentary, you'll discover Santa Barbara's incredible history of fires, floods, earthquakes, landslides, toxic spills, and even tsunamis. Get detailed accounts from experts and people that have experienced these disasters first hand. This program will give you an introduction to emergency preparedness and serves as a prologue for Get Ready Santa Barbara.
	Get Ready Santa Barbara	Watch it Now
	An earthquake, fire or flood can strike at anytime. The City wants to make sure its residents are prepared. That's why they are encouraging Santa Barbara to Get Ready! This 4 episode series will show that you can make a difference in an emergency. What you do today can affect tomorrow.
	Commute Smart: The Long Ride Home	Watch it Now
	This half-hour program shows you all the alternatives to sitting stuck in traffic for a daily commute. Try a bus, carpool, vanpool, telecommuting, or flexible schedule - and raise your quality of life!
	In Plain Sight: Public Art in Santa Barbara	Watch Trailer
	This hour-long documentary follows the history of public art and explores a wide variety of murals, sculptures, and fountains throughout the city. You'll meet many local artists and gain insight on their personal methods of creating art for the community. Learn how our diverse cultural history has made Latino Art an important presence in Santa Barbara, and what the future holds for the next generation of public art in our city.
	Creeks Series	Watch Episodes
	An series of 30-minute shows on Santa Barbara's Creeks. We all live in a watershed—land that is drained by a creek system that flows to the ocean. The health of our creeks and beaches is linked to the health of our watersheds.
	Impressions in Time
	This documentary follows the colorful ribbon that is Santa Barbara's past, from before Cabrillo set foot on California's shores to the present day. Local experts and historians trace the influence of Chumash, Spanish, Mexican, Asian and American culture and show how their influence has resulted in our unique and dynamic city. Awarded an Emmy for Historical/Biographical Program in 2001.
	What's For Lunch? Our School Cafeteria
	A 30 minute documentary that explores the rising epidemics of obesity and type two diabetes in school age children and the connection of these epidemics to school lunch programs. The film focuses on the success of the Peabody Charter Elementary School cafeteria and nutritional programs in combating child obesity and diabetes.
	ReUse It
	25-minute educational video that illustrates ways to reuse products and highlights local companies that are currently promoting reuse. With growing concern about the environment and the abundance of landfills, there is increasing emphasis on waste reduction programs. The process of reuse is unique in that the same physical product is actually reused multiple times; this differs from recycling, which transforms the original product into something new.
	El Estero: Keeping Santa Barbara Clean and Healthy	Watch it Now
	15-minute educational video that teaches viewers about wastewater treatment. Host Annie Spirka will guide you through each step of the water treatment process, starting from the kitchen sink and ending up as reclaimed water or discharged into the ocean.
	The People's Parks
	A 60-minute documentary that traces the development of Santa Barbara’s park and street tree programs. Commemorates the 100-year anniversary of city parks. The City’s efforts to create parks, plant street trees and beautify the city are shown through a rich array of historical photographs, old film footage, and personal interviews and oral histories with parks and recreation staff, local historians, horticulturalists, plein air painters, and local residents.
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