Sustainability & Resilience News

MarBorg Holiday Service DelaysDue to the Christmas Day and New Year’s Day holidays, there will be a one-day delay in residential trash and recycling service following each holiday. If your regularly scheduled service day…

Street SweepingStreet sweeping and related parking enforcement will be canceled on Thursday, November 27 and Friday, November 28 due to the Thanksgiving holiday. There will be no shift in schedule or make-up days.…

Join us for our last neighborhood cleanup of 2025! ⁠Come by to pick up a cleanup kit or graffiti removal supplies and help transform your neighborhood.⁠Date: Saturday, December 6, 2025⁠Time: 9:00 a.m. to…

Street sweeping and related parking enforcement in the City of Santa Barbara will be canceled on Tuesday, November 11, due to the Veterans Day holiday. There will be no make-up day or changes to the schedule.Regularly scheduled sweeping…

The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department is delighted to invite the community to join us for our third annual "Sustainable Holidays Open House" on Thursday, December 4, from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM at our office…

Thursday, October 23 is Heat Pump Water Heater Day, dedicated to raising awareness of the benefits of heat pump water heaters (HPWHs). HPWHs are 3–4 times more efficient than traditional gas water heaters and switching can reduce your home…

Join the City's Sustainability & Resilience Department for a neighborhood cleanup! Come by to pick up a cleanup kit or graffiti removal supplies and help transform your neighborhood.Date: Saturday, October 11…

The City of Santa Barbara is excited to announce the release of new Storm Water Resource Management Guides, now available online at SantaBarbaraCA.gov/SWMP. These updated resources include:  

Community members are invited to take part in the first nationwide celebration of clean energy here in Santa Barbara on Sunday, September 21, 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Santa Barbara Public Library’s Michael Towbes Library Plaza.