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In today's newsletter:
- What could State Street look like for the next 50 years?
- How is a new app trying to revive SBCC campus life?
- How a new reading screener is changing Santa Barbara classrooms this year
Also on today's calendar: Lunch With An Author and 8 more events.
Today's riddle: What is the 1 way to guarantee winning a small fortune at the casino? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Mostly sunny and beautiful, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 79, low: 58.
- Thursday: Sunny and delightful, with a high of 76 and low of 58 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. State Street Master Plan Vote Set for Tuesday (keyt.com) — Santa Barbara City Council is set to introduce the long-awaited State Street Master Plan on Tuesday, shaping downtown between Gutierrez and Sola for the next 50 years. The proposal adds wider sidewalks, divided paths for shuttles, bikes and pedestrians, and retractable bollards, with a final adoption vote expected in mid-September and multimillion‑dollar block-by-block costs ahead. 
2. Santa Barbara City College app aims to unite students through campus events - Santa Barbara News-Press (newspress.com) — Santa Barbara City College students now have a new neoQuad app to find campus events, navigate buildings, and connect with clubs in one place. Created by two local engineers, the pilot aims to revive post‑pandemic campus life, boost mental health, and improve retention by making it easier for SBCC students to discover and attend in‑person activities.
3. Santa Barbara Unified sees an increase in literacy proficiency following new universal screener - Santa Barbara News-Press (newspress.com) — Early literacy scores are rising for Santa Barbara Unified's youngest students after the district piloted a universal screener in grades K-2 and began expanding it to grades three through six. Teachers say the mCLASS platform's quick, detailed data helps them spot reading challenges sooner, tailor small-group instruction, and better prepare local kids for junior high and high school success.
4. UCSB to lead new national network for remote materials research (santamariatimes.com) — UC Santa Barbara has secured a $20 million National Science Foundation grant to anchor a new national network of remotely operated materials research labs. From UCSB's OASIS facility, the COAST PCL project will use AI and robotics so scientists nationwide can run polymer and soft-material experiments here on the Central Coast, potentially advancing medicine, water purification, electronics, and more.
📸 Around Santa Barbara
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Santa Barbara
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★ Featured events ★
- Lunch With An Author →
Magic Hour, 217 E Matilija St, Ojai
12:00 pm
Wednesday September 9
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Other local events
- Museum will be Closed Today for a Special Event
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum 113 Harbor Way, Ste 190, Santa Barbara, CA 93109
10:00 am - *SOLD OUT* Tiles on Deck - Mah Jongg at the Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum , 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109, United States
11:00 am - Tiles on Deck - Mah Jongg at the Maritime Museum
Santa Barbara Maritime Museum , 113 Harbor Way, Santa Barbara, CA, 93109, United States
11:00 am - College and Career Counselors Meeting
Santa Barbara Unified District Santa Barbara, CA 93101
2:30 pm - Back to School Night
Hope Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
6:00 pm - Stadium: Flag Football vs. Santa Barbara - Var 6:00pm, JV 7:30pm
San Marcos High School Santa Barbara, CA 93110
6:00 pm - 6th Gr. CIMI presentation - Room 17
Hope Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
7:30 pm - 5th Gr. Parent Info Night for Rancho Alegre
Hope Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
7:30 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Michael Jackson →
Arctic Club Hotel, 700 3rd Ave, Seattle
6:15 pm - Candlelight: Tribute to Fleetwood Mac →
Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Rd, Santa Barbara
8:00 pm
Wednesday September 2
Thursday September 3
Friday September 11
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Stadium: Flag Football vs. Channel Islands - Var 6:00pm, JV 7:30pm
San Marcos High School Santa Barbara, CA 93110
6:00 pm - Stadium: Flag Football vs. Santa Barbara - Var 6:00pm, JV 7:30pm
San Marcos High School Santa Barbara, CA 93110
6:00 pm - Back to School Night
Hope Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
6:00 pm - 5th Gr. Parent Info Night for Rancho Alegre
Hope Elementary Santa Barbara, CA 93110
7:30 pm
Tuesday September 1
Thursday September 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Santa Barbara County, CA posted a job opening for Utility Worker, Institutions in Santa Barbara. Apply here.
- University of California Santa Barbara posted a job opening for Department of Mathematics Lecture Pool in Santa Barbara. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Santa Barbara here.
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-- The Patch AM Team
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