Nathan S. Welton / South Coast Beacon The South Coast Beacon's offices are at 15 W. Figueroa St., conveniently located next to Santa Barbara city parking lot 3 and across the street from Los Arroyos restaurant.

The South Coast Beacon, Santa Barbara County's most dynamic community newspaper, was founded in June 2002 to deliver Writing Worth Reading to sophisticated and discriminating readers hungry for in-depth local reporting.

Each Thursday, 20,000 copies are distributed through direct mail and newsstands in the communities of Santa Barbara, Goleta, Montecito, Hope Ranch, Summerland, Carpinteria and the Santa Ynez Valley.

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