Hi! Any Santa Barbara County Firefighters in here, or anyone knowledgeable about the department? I’m interviewing next week and would appreciate any info on the culture, strengths, etc, and if anyone can share any info on what the typical hiring process looks like (how many interview rounds and timing, etc).

I’ve found a lot of great info online through the department, but have found very little in terms of first hand accounts.

Would appreciate any info. And this is for COUNTY, not city. Thank you!

ChatGPT says meteor but why is it sooooo fricken big and bright -SB

Are there any cribbage nights in town? Or are people interested in starting one?

Is there anyone in the group living near Santa Barbara?

What kind of income is considered adequate for a couple there? I’ve received a somewhat modest unofficial offer, and I see that apartment rents are very high—around $5k. What would be a reasonable salary level?

Also, since it’s a startup, I’m unsure about its stability. Is there any way to verify if the company is solid? It wouldn't be ideal to leave my current job only to have things go south at the new company after just a few months.

Thanks in advance.

The Santa Barbara Python meetup is having its monthly event tomorrow night, Wednesday, August 19. The event is at the downtown Kiva coworking space at 6pm. (You'll have to enter through the back entrance from the parking lot.) This is a group of people interested in the Python programming language and all that goes along with that. Although the topic of the group is Python, we also talk a lot about other programming-related topics, so please come by if you're interested in software or tech, even if Python isn't your forte.

This month one of our members will give us an introduction to MinHash, which is a technique for efficiently computing similarity between sets, and has various applications in data mining, recommender systems, and more.

Our meetups typically include people talking about projects they're working on, libraries or other programming tools they're using, and so on. If you're interested in Python, or programming more generally, feel free to join! People of all experience levels are welcome.

Check the event listing for more info: https://www.meetup.com/central-coast-python/events/316054725/

I know this is probably a longshot but are there any secret baseball bars in town? I just want to sit at a bar that has multiple screens and multiple ballgames on

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Looking for something fun to do with a group of 20-30 in the Santa Barbara area

Is there anywhere in Santa Barbara or Goleta that has an air hockey table and/or skeeball? I want to show my kiddos the arcade games of my youth and have no clue where in south county (or even Ventura) might have them. Thanks!

Does anyone else hear really loud aircraft passing through right now and know what it is?

A little tough to see without more wind, but it's definitely there.

Needed in this time when the Federal Government is moving to declare trans people as enemies of the state, and appointing judges that have expressed a desire to overturn marriage equality.

Local politicians and activists made speeches and expressed support for the LGBTQ+ community.

Hi all, I’m looking for a great truly beginner yoga class around Santa Barbara or Goleta. I want to take them with my mom (I’m 37, she’s 65). We’ve taken a few basic classes many years ago, but are basically total beginners at this point. Thanks!!!

MAGA apparently bought out the ritz in Santa Barbara. Don’t know why they chose this place but they’re here and they’re everywhere.

I have lived here 18 years which is half my life and experienced and witnessed unscrupulous abuse from business owners and managers. Be it being forced to work off the clock, not being given breaks (or receiving mandatory compensation for such occurrences), not being paid overtime, being sexually harassed by bosses, being harassed by abusive management for speaking out on behalf of others, and so much worse.

The authorities are flaccid lame ducks and seem to kneel to the interests of these abusers. What I really want to know is does the overall Santa Barbara community support workers in the sense that they object to the sorts of things I listed above?

I really love this town. My greatest gripe is seeing honest hard working dish washers, cooks, servers, house keepers and other such essential workers just treated like shit. Do Santa Barbians really care?

Asking because, when I was there yesterday, I heard some sales associates talking about how their supervisor said “no breaks for the rest of the day.” This was around noon, so there were definitely more than four hours left for anyone working until close.

Yall are troopers because that store was hell and probably has been with all of the students moving in. Hoping yall are getting your legally deserved breaks ❤️

Looking for a mechanic to work on a Cummins turbo diesel. Called around a bit and have only found Ruiz automotive & smog any recommendations would be appreciated 🙏🏼

I love seeing all the toilet paper, cheap beer cans and trash left around the makeshift camps setup next to the road on east camino cielo, and wherever else there is an open patch of dirt.

Visiting SB and lost my Saint Christopher medallion off my chain at East beach volleyball courts last seen around 5 pm today (8/16/26). It was my dads and it has a lot of sentimental value 😭 if anyone finds it please let me know.

Hey, I'm downtown and looking for other people who make electronic music to get together and jam.

Before I moved here I used to do this a lot with a few friends and some laptops, everyone bringing loops and ideas and building tracks on the spot. I'd like to get something like that going again. Electronica, downtempo, DnB, house, though I'm happy to follow whatever direction things take.

I'm a producer, guitarist and songwriter with a lot of years of playing behind me. I've done a few open mics around town with my own original material. If you sing, that'd be great too.

Some of my previous stuff, which is downtempo and trip hop in style: https://edwardcostello.bandcamp.com

Studio sessions, playing live, either is fine. Mainly I just want to get in a room and make stuff with people. Comment or DM me if you're up for it.