John Palminteri
Senior Reporter at KEYT-TV (Santa Barbara, CA)
Emmy-Golden Mike winning TV-radio reporter, anchor, photographer. Twitter Best of-winner SB Independent, Citizen of the Year, sticker, Hon. Fiesta El Presidente
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keyt.com | John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The City of Santa Barbara is hoping to get its parking operations in the right financial lane soon after many challenges in recent years. The Finance Committee today will hear the latest plan. A city report says the proposed Downtown Parking Budget for Fiscal Year 2026 is being prepared and, as the committee requested, there are updates along the way after warning signs of finances going in reverse in recent years.
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keyt.com | John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A small fire was contained behind some Santa Barbara Eastside businesses Monday morning by the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. A fire crew doused it quickly at 21 N. Milpas in a gated location. The fire was burning in the area of a trash can, some stored paints, and other random items. All were next to a white van. A witness said he saw what he thought was a trespasser leaving the area right after the fire began.
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keyt.com | John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Thousands of small creatures washing ashore on the Central Coast beaches, called the velalla, have been seen on many beaches in the last few days. They are also called By-the-Wind sailors, a type of jellyfish. They have been seen along the Ventura coast, Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara, Butterfly Beach in Montecito and on the sands of Cayocos in San Luis Obispo County. They are no threat to humans.
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keyt.com | John Palminteri
John PalminteriHigh school students have been urged to register to vote this week New Published April 11, 2025 6:09 pm SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – More high school students are getting set to vote, even if they are under the age of 18, the legal age to cast a ballot. School districts throughout the state have used a special outreach effort to urge students who are 16- or 17-years-old to preregister to vote.
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keyt.com | John Palminteri
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The three cities on the South Coast of Santa Barbara County will have a joint session to talk about their current status and the future as they see it. It is the State of the City meeting presented by the South Coast Chamber of Commerce. The session takes place at 11:00am at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront.
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