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The City of Santa Barbara's Sustainability & Resilience Department supports a sustainable, healthy, and safe Santa Barbara through building energy efficiency and renewable energy, reducing City-wide greenhouse gas emissions, recycling, composting, keeping our City clean from litter and waste,  and implementing creek restoration and water quality improvement efforts.

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Mission Creek at De La Vina with overgrown vegetation encompassing a City building.
Update on Draft Creek Buffer Ordinance
Thank you to everyone who shared feedback on the Draft Creek Buffer Ordinance. We are writing to provide you an update on where we are with the ordinance development and our planned next steps. Based on comments…
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Santa Barbara Launches ‘Choose to Reuse’ Pilot with Dune Coffee Roasters
The City of Santa Barbara, in partnership with Dune Coffee Roasters, has launched a new summer pilot program aimed at reducing single-use coffee cup waste one reusable cup at a time.
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Neighborhood Cleanup | Modoc and Portesuello Ave.
Join the City's Clean Community Division for a neighborhood cleanup! Come by to pick up a cleanup kit or graffiti removal supplies and help transform your neighborhood.Date: Saturday, May 17, 2025Time: 9:…
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Jun 14, 20259:00 - 11:00 AM
Neighborhood Cleanup | Castillo and West Yanonali St.
Join the City's Clean Community Division for a neighborhood cleanup! Come by to…
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Jun 18, 20255:30 - 7:30 PM
Creeks Advisory Committee Meeting
The Committee generally meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m…
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Jul 3, 20259:30 - 11:00 AM
Sustainability Committee
While the City had been considered a leader in environmental issues for many…
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