The Lompoc Beautification & Appearance Commission is pleased to announce the 2026 Business Window Decoration Contest ...

The non-profit Solvang Danish Days Foundation has officially announced the 2026 Danish Maid, Ainsley Haws, who is set to ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council (SBCFSC) has appointed Rob Hazard as interim executive director, effective ...

Ryan Hagarman, Director of Behavioral Health at SBNC, counsels a patient as part of the Behavioral Health program. | Credit: ...

Everywhere Man' paints a portrait of pop’s ubiquitous scene-maker, from the Beatles to James Taylor and beyond.

Daniela Zermeño, director and co-owner of Zermeño Dance Academy, has been a local flamenco dancer since her early childhood.

Last May, Santa Barbara County took a bold step toward a cleaner future. The Board of Supervisors directed staff to develop an ordinance to phase out the production of oil and gas in our county. That ...

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California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an ...

The County Planning Commission approves tract map change for the three-story “use-by-right” project at the former site of ...

The Santa Barbara Unified School District has been grappling with a four-year, $60 million deficit. But management just got ...

Aside from Measure A, a second, hidden tax is being extracted from us daily as Highway 101 is widened: the cost of our time.