Goleta Police Receive $109,500 State Grant for Traffic Safety Patrols

GOLETA — November 7, 2026. The Goleta Police Department, staffed through the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, has received a $109,500 grant from California’s Office of Traffic Safety to support targeted roadway enforcement and education.

What the funding will pay for

The department plans additional patrols and checkpoints focused on impaired driving, distracted driving and other behaviors linked to serious collisions. Enforcement initiatives will also target speeding, failure to yield and red-light or stop-sign violations, with attention to people walking and cycling.

Training and regional collaboration

The grant supports officers’ training or recertification in evaluating impaired drivers and joint efforts with neighboring agencies. The goal, according to the sheriff’s announcement, is to reduce roadway deaths and serious injuries through education and enforcement.

Program period

The grant-funded work is expected to continue through September 2027. The award is a budgeted program amount, not a count of completed patrols or a prediction that crashes will necessarily fall. Residents can follow department announcements for traffic enforcement campaigns and safety outreach.

Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office, November 5, 2026.

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