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Morning Goleta! We've got the scoop on the latest happenings in town. Read on to get looped in. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Ready to win prizes just for reading in Goleta?
  • Is the proposed penalty for Goleta’s massive sewage spill enough?
  • How a Goleta journalist is reshaping the reborn Santa Barbara News-Press

Also on today's calendar: 3rd Friday’s Lunch Hang and 3 more events.

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Today's riddle: Can February March? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 69 and low of 51 degrees.
  • Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 75, low: 51.
  • Thursday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Get Cozy for the Winter at Your Library! (independent.com) — Goleta and Santa Ynez Valley Libraries are inviting residents to join their Winter Reading Program starting December 20, with activities running through January 31. Readers of all ages can log books online or on paper, enter weekly prize drawings, and pick up BINGO activity cards at Goleta Valley and partner branches to stay cozy and engaged this winter.
   

• Proposed Settlement for Goleta Sewage Spill Draws Concerns From Environmental Watchdog (noozhawk.com) — Goleta residents are watching a proposed $1.55 million settlement over the 2024 sewage spill that sent more than a million gallons of wastewater into the Goleta Slough and ocean, closing Goleta Beach for 22 days. Environmental group Channelkeeper is questioning the penalty amount and communication delays, ahead of a Water Board hearing in late February.
   

• Joshua Molina returns to Santa Barbara News-Press, taking the helm as editor - Santa Barbara News Press (newspress.com) — A Goleta resident, longtime journalist Joshua Molina, is now leading the revived Santa Barbara News-Press as its new editor, nearly 20 years after first reporting there. He plans to rebuild the newsroom, expand coverage of Santa Barbara County issues like housing and transportation, and help restore the paper’s lost archives, while continuing to teach and report across the South Coast.
   

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  • Second time in the last couple weeks that this cat has shown up in my back yard.
    I have two large dogs otherwise I would home her/him. Any one missing this cute cat?? She/ he looks like she is someone’s pet but very hungry. Ate… (Nextdoor La Goleta West)
  • Is this anyone’s dog?
    Last saw him walking around the super cucas parking lot in iv. I tried to get close to read the tag but I had my dog with me and they were both… (Nextdoor Isla Vista)
  • Molly Maid posted a job opening for House Cleaner in Goleta. Apply here.
  • Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Forklift Driver in Goleta. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Goleta here.

🗞 Nearby News

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  • Channel City Club Marks Holidays With World War II Leadership Talk on 5-Star Military Rank (noozhawk.com)
  • December in Santa Barbara: Still Splash Season (independent.com)

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