The City's crucial water and traffic signal infrastructure is protected in the event of a power outage. Critical equipment is equipped with emergency backup power, ensuring that our water is safe and traffic is kept moving.

As Santa Barbarans, we're taking on a big challenge -- the creation of a new police station. Our existing station is outdated, too small, and hasn't been earthquake retrofitted. One of the first steps for a new station is selecting the location. We'll review site considerations with City Council on Tuesday, September 17. Visit the project website to review all the site analysis documents and more.

De La Vina Street has reopened to traffic after a temporary closure last week to assist in utility relocations and curb construction for the Mission Street Paving Project. This week, storm drain connection work continues, and concrete access ramp work is scheduled to be complete.