Gopher abatement begins at Monte Vista Dog Park on Tuesday, Oct. 14 from 8 – 8:30 and will continue every Tuesday morning until gopher activity subsides.
The park will close briefly for 30 minutes while the non-toxic, environmentally safe treament takes place.
Thank you for your patience while we work to keep our dog park safe and fun for running and playing!
The Carpinteria City Council will hold its next regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 13 at 5:30 p.m. Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., or view the meeting live at https://carpinteriaca.gov/, on Government Access Television Channel 21 or by logging into the Zoom webinar.
The following topics are highlights of the agenda. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found at cityofcarp.co/Council101325. Comments posted on social media will not be provided to council members.
October brings some changes to our usual schedule at Carpinteria Community Pool. Take a peek at the updates above and visit cityofcarp.co/carppool for more information.
Four of our local parks will close briefly to allow for new wood chips to be spread. The times listed below are approximate; please be patient with our crews if the work requires additional time.
Monday, Oct. 6 :
Tuesday, Oct. 7:
The Carpinteria Planning Commission will consider a proposal for a new kindergarten building at Aliso School during its next regular meeting on Monday, Oct. 6 at 5:30 p.m. The applicant, Carpinteria Unified School District, is seeking to build a new single-story 6,467-square-foot classroom building on the eastern side of the Aliso Elementary School campus, and to remove portable structures on the west side of the campus.
Members of the public may attend the meeting at City Hall, 5775 Carpinteria Ave., or view the meeting live at https://carpinteriaca.gov/, on Government Access Television Channel 21 or by logging into the Zoom webinar. Additional details and numerous ways for the public to provide comments can be found at https://cityofcarp.co/PCOct2025.
The California Avocado Festival, a three-day celebration of Carpinteria’s favorite fruit, will bring dozens of bands, arts and crafts and commercial vendors, and food vendors to town from Oct. 3 to 5.
In preparation for a party that draws over 50,000 guests, our Public Works Department will implement street closures beginning on Thursday, Oct. 2 at 5:30 a.m. Roadways will reopen to traffic on Sunday, Oct. 5 by 11 p.m. The closure will span Linden Avenue from Carpinteria Avenue to Sixth Street. Side streets through this stretch of Linden are closed to all but local traffic; drivers will still be able to access businesses like Smart & Final.
Find festival details, including a schedule of events, at avofest.org/
With preparations underway this week for the California Avocado Festival, street sweeping in Carpinteria will be postponed citywide for one week. Our regular street sweeping schedule will resume next week. Thank you for your understanding!
A portion of the Carpinteria Bluffs Trail will be closed from Oct. 2 at 6 p.m. to Oct. 3 at sunrise to allow SCE to replace utility pole equipment overnight. The section of trail that will be temporarily closed is located just east of Dump Road. We apologize for any inconvenience this will cause.
Come by the Carpinteria Community Library on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. in your Frida Kahlo finery to Celebrate Carpinteria and Hispanic Heritage Month! We’ll be making Frida pins, painting on mini canvases, and creating colorful Mexican paper flowers. Everyone who attends gets a bag of fresh popcorn from our popcorn machine, and if you come dressed as Frida you’ll receive a special gift. (Sorry, no pets!)
Carpinteria City Hall will be temporarily closed during the following times for staff meetings:
Regular business hours will resume immediately following each closure. We appreciate your understanding.
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