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Amid high temperatures and fires burning along Highway 101, the Santa Barbara City Council voted Tuesday to approve new high ...

A decision on a second pay raise for Santa Maria’s top employee since his arrival seven months ago has been delayed. On ...

SB ACT is fighting back. The organization that manages the homeless day center in Santa Barbara wants a 120-day extension to ...

SCE has informed the city of Goleta that it is likely to call a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) impacting the Eastern Goleta Valley within the next ...

Robert “Bob” Janicek, age 89, passed away peacefully at his home in Santa Barbara on April 29, 2025. Bob was born to Joseph ...

After months of workshops, Santa Barbara County has approved a new budget of $1.69 billion, which will help the county save ...

Firefighters responded to two wildfires reported along Highway 101 on the Gaviota Coast Tuesday afternoon, including one that disrupted vehicle traffic in ...

As rents continue to rise, Santa Barbara County residents are resorting to more extreme methods such as living three or more ...

A breezy overcast sky gave way to a sunny afternoon as students, family, friends, mentors and speakers gathered at Goleta Beach for UC Santa Barbara’s ...

Santa Barbara Humane’s popular Basic Manners dog training classes are now being offered outdoors at Bob Orach Park in Santa Maria. “The expansion brings ...

Pitching a business that uses artificial intelligence to provide individually tailored math tutoring for college students ...