Governor Gavin Newsom once again is exhorting cities and counties to crack down on homeless encampments, this time providing ...

Since closing its doors for relocation on March 31st, the Goleta Valley Library has continued to serve the community by ...

Santa Barbara Clean Energy (SBCE) is excited to announce the launch of its Community Tree Program, a new pilot initiative ...

The development team has threatened to sue the city after its application for the 270-unit housing project was deemed ...

Lambing takes place in October and November, and just before spring, the flock is ready for shearing. “We want the animals ...

The Santa Barbara High boys' volleyball team will host sage Hill in the CIF-SS Division 4 Championship game on Saturday.

These scammers don’t go after your reason. They go after your nervous system. They don’t rely on logic — they rely on panic, ...

Homelessness is not a personal failure. It is a policy failure!

Repatriating their cultural patrimony, revitalizing culture and language, and building on the knowledge of the ancestors, the ...

On May 8, 2025, three members of the Santa Barbara Police Department were awarded the H. Thomas Guerry Award for Superior ...

State Farm can raise homeowner and other rates starting next month, becoming the first insurance company to win approval to ...

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