As a reminder as the winter rainy season approaches, anytime a "Flash Flood Watch" is issued by the National Weather Service, City staff will make sandbags available to residents for free at the City's Sandbag Station, located at 401 East Yanonali Street. Learn more at www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/Sandbags.

The City of Santa Barbara is soliciting proposals from prospective commercial tenants for lease of a 1,400 sq. ft. space in the Railway Express Agency building located at 224 Chapala Street on the historic Depot Lot in Downtown Santa Barbara. Proposals will be accepted until November 1, 2018. To get more information and obtain the Request for Proposals, visit www.SantaBarbaraCA.gov/REA.

Join us at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden for a Free Drip Irrigation Workshop on Sunday, October 14. At this workshop, learn how to repair or retrofit your drip irrigation--or how to start one from scratch.