Santa Barbara County to Go Under COVID Curfew

Santa Barbara County is under a limited stay-at-home order after Governor Gavin Newsom and the state Department of Public Health issued an order that prohibits leaving the home for non-essential work and gatherings between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. 

The order, effective 10 p.m. Saturday, was set in place after COVID-19 case rates increased by approximately 50 percent in California during the first week of November. The order applies to all California counties in the purple tier, like Santa Barbara. In total, 41 counties will be under the limited stay-at-home order.