Officer Ayala was conducting a routine enforcement stop on Los Carneros Road, just north of US 101, when a sudden, explosion rocked the air. Startled, he looked up to see an aircraft’s ballistic ...

New report from the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County and Earth Economics highlights the connection between environmental ...

By Yue Stella Yu, CalMatters As swaths of Southern California burn, the state’s Republican members of Congress find themselves facing a dilemma. Blaming the fires on California’s liberal policies, ...

On February 1st, 2025, the Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint. DUI ...

Santa Barbara City firefighters are responding to a car fire at the intersection of Garden and Anapamu Streets in downtown Santa Barbara.Call time is 2:02 p.m. (Thursday). One engine is enroute.

By Alastair Bland, CalMatters President Donald Trump signed a sweeping executive order Sunday that told federal agencies to ...

On January 30th, 2025, the Santa Barbara Police Department will visit local bars and restaurants to educate customers on the ...

Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the individuals selected for the Measure P Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee (CBOC) ...

By the Ventura County Animal Services Thanks to the Humane Society of the United States, 37 of our pups are on their way to Wisconsin to find loving homes!  This group included many long-stay dogs who ...

A group of Cate School students organized a successful fundraiser last Saturday, raising more than $1,000 in less than two ...

By Harrison Tasoff UC Santa Barbara Professor David Valentine has been making headlines since 2020 for discovering evidence of widespread toxic-waste dumping off the California coast. The news caused ...

Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – Month Ended December 31, 2024 The City of Santa Barbara collected $2.1 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for December 2024, the ...