Inside Santa Barbara

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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

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A 30-minute educational show about sustainable landscapes, hosted by Owen Dell and Billy Goodnick.

In Plain Sight: Public Art in Santa Barbara

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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

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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

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.