Solvang, CA

The mayoral races in Solvang, Buellton, Guadalupe, Santa Barbara, and Lompoc are heating up as ballots continue to be counted.

SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) - The City of Solvang and Teamsters Local 986 have reached a tentative labor agreement, resolving a contract dispute that resulted in a recent four-week work stoppage. Members of Teamsters Local 986 have approved and ratified a contract, sending the measure to the city government for final approval. The settlement ends a The post Month-Long Labor Dispute in Solvang Ends As Tentative Deal Announced appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

The two sides reached a deal on Wednesday, according to a joint announcement made after 9 p.m. The terms were not immediately available The post Solvang strike ends as city and employees reach agreement in month-long labor dispute appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Solvang has been nominated in The Zoe Report’s 2026 Readers’ Choice Awards for “Best Christmas Town.” Solvang won the category in 2025.

Housing, economic growth, tourism & public safety are among the issues facing Solvang as incumbent Mayor David Brown and challenger Denise El Amin share their priorities if elected mayor in November.

The proposed changes come as city manager calls the three-year, $187,889 Solvang pilot of Verkada Inc. devices a failure so far The post Solvang City Council moves to tighten rules on AI-enabled downtown surveillance cameras appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.

Elected officials on Monday will consider potential revisions to rules governing a three-year, $187,889 pilot program that's introduced six Verkada Inc. cameras to the city and funded three more The post Solvang City Council to revisit rules on AI-enabled surveillance cameras at park, across downtown appeared first on Santa Barbara News-Press.