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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Wine lovers from far and wide toasted the 23rd California Wine Festival with souvenir glasses.

The festival took place at Chase Palm Park Oceanside on Saturday

Organizers call it the California Wine Festival’s signature event.

It features local wine, cheese, chocolate and BBQ, too.

“The runner up this year is oak and fire and the champion of best tri tip of he 805 is  craft wood fireed catering they don’t even know yet but we re going to announce it to them soon. And we hope everyone will be back next year, same weekend the third weekend in July until i am too old to do it, “said California Wine Festival Executive Director Emily Kaufmann.

“Every year I go to all of them multiple locations and this is my favorite one,” said Adusea Irumundomon, “The scenery the people and of course the wine and yes especially the people they are very friendly here.”

Saturday’s tasting followed an evening event at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on Friday night.

The weather made Saturday’s tasting so nice that people didn’t seem to be in a hurry to leave.

For more information visit https://californiawinefestival.com

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) “Anything Goes” is going strong at the Garvin Theatre.

It is The Theatre Group at Santa Barbara City Colleges latest production.

The show is known for it music and lyrics by Cole Porter.

It is about a lovesick stowaway and a crew full of sailors, chorus girls, millionaires and more.

There is a matinee on Sunda and  one more weekend to follow .

For more information visit https://www.theatregroupsbcc.com

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – From tables to chairs, sweaters to toasters – you name it, they can fix it! The Repair Café Santa Barbara returned to the CEC Environmental Hub Saturday for another completely free repair workshop.

Roughly 25-30 volunteers offered up their expertise to help fix another broken items, both big and small. Folks brought in their broken item, and then sat down with volunteers who guided them through the repair process to share pratical skills that can be used in the future.

Organizers say this helps prevent unnecessary waste, and keeps items out of the landfill.

“People are just so grateful that we’re doing this,” said Repair Café organizer, Issac Laris. “We have had amazing experiences fixing all sorts of sentimental items and just feel great about keeping things out of the landfill.”

People got to enjoy free coffee and drinks while they waited for their items. The Repair Café is hosted on a bi-monthly basis, completely free to the community.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A local pet daycare and spa is facing intense community outrage after a young dog drowned in their care. A now-viral TikTok video shows the devastating moments after a local dog owner found out his dog had died at Camp Canine – screaming out, “they killed my dog!”

Comments online allude to previous history of negligence by Camp Canine in the past, and say the facility made no attempts to contact the owner about his dog’s death until he arrived to pick him up.

Your News Channel reached out to the Santa Barbara Police Department who shared that on Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 4:45 p.m., officers responded to Camp Canine in the 800 block of East Montecito St. They say officers spoke with the pet owners, and interviewed employees at the daycare, but shared no further details of the investigation.

On Saturday, Camp Canine announced via their social media that they would be temporarily suspending their operations, stating:

“A family entrusted us with a cherished member of their family, and they are now living with an unimaginable loss because we failed in our responsibility to keep their dog safe. We are profoundly sorry. Our hearts are with them as they grieve, and we know that no words can lessen the pain they are experiencing.”

The Santa Barbara Police Department say it is investigating the incident with the assistance of the Criminal Investigative Unit and Animal Control Team.

A GoFundMe page has been set up to help support cremation and memorial services for Bruce the English Bulldog.

Animal Rescue Team’s Julia Di Sieno said plans are in the work to hold a peaceful protest this Wednesday at 10 a.m. She said participants should leave their dogs at home.

Your News Channel is working on gathering more information, and this article will be update as more information becomes available.

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Alissa Orozco

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – Vandenberg Space Force Base located here on the Central Coast is mourning the loss of one of its own, 23-year-old Airman 1st Class Cedric Eneluna.

The base says Eneluna passed away on Thursday, July 16th on base when the heavy equipment Eneluna was operating rolled down an embankment. The base says no one else injured, and provided no more details – explaining they are waiting further evaluation by Santa Barbara Coroner’s office and completion of the investigation. 

“Our Vandenberg family is grieving alongside Cedric’s loved ones and his teammates,” said U.S. Space Force Col. James T. Horne III, commander of Space Launch Delta 30 and Vandenberg Space Force Base. “He made a lasting impression on his teammates through his character, dedication, and genuine care for others. On behalf of Team Vandenberg, I extend my deepest condolences to Cedric’s family, friends, and fellow Airmen during this incredibly difficult time.”

A Philippines native, Eneluna completed his first duty assignment at Vandenberg on August 2, 2024, and was a member of the 30th Civil Engineer Squadron’s Pavements and Equipment Flight. These Airmen perform critical tasks that support “Vandenberg’s launch, test, and range operations.”

“He brought out the best in everyone,” said U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Seth Poulsen, 30th CES commander. “He was always ready to work, always willing to help, and always had a positive attitude. He truly represented what it means to be an Airman.”

Remembered as one of the “Dirt Boyz,” Eneluna was known as someone who served with professionalism, humility, commitment.

No additional information was provided by Vandenberg Space Force Base.

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John Palminteri

MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) – At the crack of dawn, crews removed a boat from the Montecito coast where it came ashore this week.

The team from Marborg Industries went out at 5:30 Friday morning at the lowest tide to get to Butterfly Beach from an access point at Santa Barbara’s East Beach.

The county’s policy authorizes the removal of vessels that come ashore if the owner does not salvage it in a timely way.

Marborg works in collaboration with the non profit Heal The Ocean on these emergency responses. This is the second boat in a week to come ashore there.

On Monday another boat was removed. Heavy equipment was used to crush the latest vessel named “Riches to Rags” and haul it out. If it were left there, the tidal flow could cause the boat to break up.

That would send debris and possibly dangerous fluids into the ocean and on to the beach. The work was done in an hour with a hand crew picking up anything that came apart and fell on the sand.

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Dave Alley

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) is asking parents and guardians to complete an online survey regarding student technology use.

The short survey includes about 15 questions and only takes a few minutes to complete.

“Technology is clearly a very important tool here at the Santa Maria-Bonita School District,” said Samantha Scroggin, SMBSD Public Information Officer. “It’s something that our teachers and our classrooms really use daily, so we really acknowledge the importance and use of technology. However, we want to have a healthy balance of technology use.”

The survey is available in both English and Spanish and can be accessed through the SMBSD website.

SMBSD said in a release the survey is part of an ongoing district initiative to ensure that student device use effectively supports academic learning while protecting student well-being.

“Finding a healthy balance of technology use is all of our responsibilities, the teachers, the school administrators and the parents,” said Scroggin. “That’s why we are asking for this input on this technology survey from our families.”

Previous to the parent online survey, SMBSD has also received input on techology useage from many of its teachers as well.

“We were fortunate to have 500 responses from our teachers, giving very valuable feedback about technology use in the classroom,” said Scroggin. “We are now seeking feedback from our parents, grandparents, and guardians about what they’re seeing at home, particularly related to technology from this classroom. The devices that are coming home from the classrooms, w e want to hear about how they’re being used at home and how that’s working out for the families.”

SMBSD added the community feedback collected from the survey will directly guide future district practices as it aims to make thoughtful, age-appropriate decisions that balance the educational benefits of technology with healthy digital habits and active family involvement.

The participation window for parental feedback ends on Friday, July 17, 2026.

To access the parent survey, click here to visit the SMBSD website.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Tibetan and Thai Buddhist monks are creating a colorful sand mandala over the next four days at the Community Arts Workshop.

The public is invited to watch the artwork come together and even take part by placing grains of colored sand.

“My message is … no war … more peace in the world … I’m hoping … for peace in the world,” said Tibetan Buddhist Monk Kunchok Tenzin.

The mandala will be carried through downtown Sunday before being released into the ocean during the Walk for Peace, symbolizing the impermanence of life.

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The wine industry in California is coming to Santa Barbara to showcase the latest production from multiple regions in a two-day event. A Friday night rare and reserve gathering, and a larger wine festival on Saturday.

“We’re at the beach, it is a great vibe, there’s music, there’s wine, there’s also a handful of local breweries that are here,” said California Wine Festival CEO, Emily Kaufmann. There are four festival sites in the state throughout the year.

The California Wine Festival will be not just entertaining for those attending, but also educational for those who are following the latest trends, regions, varietals and where the industry may be pivoting due to consumer demands.

Kaufmann said, “each winery will be pouring around 3-4 different wines and there will be something for everyone. There will be a really good mix of whites and reds, sparking wines,  pinot noir, cabernet, you name it, you would be hard pressed to not find a wine that you you want to put on your list.”

It gives the public a chance to ask questions, talk to wine makers and do comparisons.

One change this summer is the early harvest that’s already been reported in several areas, especially for those making sparkling wines.

And the consumer can also hear about the range of price points.

“Whether it is what I like to call it an every day wine, and then a special occasion wine kind of find all that here and I think wineries are trying to make sure their wines are approachable, a great value also bringing in their rare and reserve items,” said Kaufmann.

In addition to the tasting of the wide variety of wines, those attending will be the judge of the best tri tip  in the 805 featuring caterers and chefs and restaurants.

“It’s a friendly competition but a really good way to taste some local favorites,” said Kaufmann.

The Costa Kitchen and Bar made an appearance on the News Channel morning show recently talking about its entry, which will be a candied tri tip.

Chef Sean Conway said they have won in the past and are ready to go against the six others in this  sampling competition.

“The year that we won it we put it on the menu for a year and it was our top seller so we are going to change it up a little bit this time,” said Conway.

The location is at the beach on the ocean side of Chase Palm Park across a wide area of the lawn.

There is a reduced price for anyone who is not drinking alcohol and non-alcoholic beverages will be served.

Organizers say they are glad the high heat early this week is gone.

Kaufmann said, “we’ve added lots of shade this year in between the large pavilion tents. It is going to be a nice 78 degrees with a nice ocean breeze.”

For more information go to the California Wine Festival.

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Jarrod Zinn

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – There’s disappointment in the San Luis Obispo community as a large, historic oak tree is declared “unsalvageable.”

This is linked to the SLO Repertory Theatre’s development project.

This decision was made slowly and reluctantly from all parties.

It started as long ago as the early 1990s, with direction from SLO City Council to SLO Repertory Theatre to pursue construction of a new state-of-the-art facility downtown, here in the center of what is now dubbed the Cultural Arts District.

From the very beginning of the project, directors of SLO Rep and City Management say they have prioritized the preservation of a nearly 100-year-old oak tree.

“We should have had procedures in place at that time to look at a tree like this more in advance,” SLO City Council member Michael Boswell said during February’s monthly meeting. “We did not. That’s unfortunate.”

SLO Rep’s directors say the oak tree is one of the main reasons they haven’t planned their groundbreaking, as they’ve been making every effort to incorporate the tree into the new building’s design.

“SLO Rep began the design process for this building 14 years ago in 2012,” SLO Rep’s artistic director Kevin Harris said at the February meeting. “Since then, that project is undergone three major design revisions. Every version of the building has been intentionally designed around it.”

When the Cultural Arts District Parking Structure was completed, SLO Rep and the City hired separate arborists to study the tree’s health, who determined that the root structure extends much further than anticipated and has already been damaged.

“We were dumbfounded when he reported the extent of the damage already done to the tree’s critical root structure, and his professional conclusion that in its current condition, the tree was very unlikely to survive,” said Harris.

So the City Council was left with the decision of saving the tree or building the new theater.

“This tree would have qualified for either a heritage tree or a significant tree,” city council member Jan Howell Marx said at February’s meeting. “And I really sympathize with SLO Rep’s situation and I’m a big supporter of SLO Rep. But I feel that the city really is responsible. The city failed.”

The city’s 4-1 vote in February yielded the decision to allow SLO Rep to remove the tree and build the theater, shocking local residents.

“I had no problem with putting a nice theater in here, good for the community,” says Bruce Judson, who lives in San Luis Obispo. “As long as the tree was there. But now they’ve decided to put it in a theater and remove the tree, that’s—to me, that’s like a different story.”

Directors at SLO Rep have sent us the following statement:

“SLO REP understands and shares the community’s affection for this beautiful oak tree. Our new theatre was designed to incorporate and preserve the tree as a prominent feature of the site. After learning last summer that the tree had already sustained significant damage to its critical root structure, SLO REP worked closely with the City, independent arborists, and our project team to explore every feasible option for its preservation. We were genuinely saddened to learn that there is virtually no way to adapt the project and ensure the tree’s survival during construction. Following extensive review, the City Council agreed that SLO REP had made every reasonable effort to preserve the tree and they approved its removal. This is not the outcome we had hoped for, and we share the community’s disappointment at this loss.”

The theater company’s directors say they do not yet have any official dates planned for either the tree’s removal nor the groundbreaking for the new building.

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