City News & More Flood Watch in Place Through Saturday Morning A FLOOD WATCH has been issued for Santa Barbara County effective Thursday, March 9 at 4 p.m. through Saturday, March 11 at 4 a.m. As of 1:40 p.m. on Friday, the City of…

Carpinteria Flood Watch Begins Friday Carpinteria will be under a Flood Watch issued by the National Weather Service beginning on Friday, Feb. 24 at 4 a.m. and currently forecast to last until Saturday, Feb. 25 at 6 a.m. Excessive runoff may result…

City News & More Meet Brenda Robinson, our New Accounting Specialist We are pleased to introduce the newest member of our City staff, Brenda Robinson, Accounting Specialist in the Administrative Services/Finance Department. Brenda brings…

City Manager Dave Durflinger Announces Retirement Carpinteria City Manager Dave Durflinger has announced that he will be retiring by the end of the calendar year. Under Durflinger’s leadership for the past 22 years, the City organization has…

City Facilities Close for Holiday Carpinteria City Hall, Carpinteria Community Library and Carpinteria Community Pool will adjust their public hours to allow staff to celebrate the New Year’s Day holiday. City Hall is closed Friday, Dec. 30…

Message from Outgoing Mayor Nomura Dear Carpinterians, Last week marked the start of a new chapter for the Carpinteria City Council. At our Dec. 12 meeting, we welcomed new Councilmember Mónica Solórzano and re-elected…

Dear Carpinterians, December is here, and the joys of the holidays are upon us. I hope that your Thanksgiving celebration was filled with warmth and love. For me, it was a quiet time with family and friends, and it was nice to relax a bit with the…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, This week it’s my pleasure to welcome many of you first-time readers! We’ve had an incredible response to the postcard we mailed last week encouraging new subscribers to this twice monthly…

Dear Carpinterians, It was great seeing Halloween festivities back in all their glory after some quiet years during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Downtown Trick or Treating, Art Center exhibit and party, Dia de los Muertos events throughout the city,…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, Halloween is approaching. Spooky and funny decorations are going up all around town, and the hunt for that perfect costume is underway. In the Downtown T, merchants are preparing for Safe Downtown…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, The 36th annual California Avocado Festival was truly one for the record books. Throughout the three days of “peace, love and guacamole,” I was approached by dozens of people who told me how…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, Last week Carpinteria Beach wasn’t just the World’s Safest Beach, it became the World’s Cleanest Beach! Over 100 Carpinterians came out to scour our shoreline and creeks as their part…

City of Carpinteria Newsletter Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, Over the several days, California has experienced relentless heat. This type of heatwave isn’t just uncomfortable, it’s dangerous. Knowing that we have…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, The shortening days, the arrival of spectacular sunsets and the announcement of our Avocado Festival are reminders that fall is approaching. This is one of my favorite seasons in Carpinteria. This fall,…

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Message from the Mayor When we turn the calendar page from July to August in a few days, we will be faced with the close of our summer season. Carpinteria schools will be back in session on Aug. 22, and our visitor season will begin to wind down. …

Dear Carpinterians, This weekend we have the opportunity to celebrate a really exciting milestone for Carpinteria. The Grand Opening of the Carpinteria Community Library on Saturday, July 16 marks the culmination of years of work by City staff,…

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Dear Carpinterians, Our City is on track to pass a 2022/23 budget that will fund ALL the programs and services that our residents have become accustomed to—and then some! As your mayor, it is a point of pride as well as a huge relief to…

Message from the Mayor Dear Carpinterians, Before I turn my attention to Carpinteria news, I want to acknowledge how saddened and sickened I am by the horrific tragedy in Uvalde, Texas. If you’re like me, you’ve spent a lot of time…