More than 2,100 people are experiencing homelessness in Santa Barbara County. To help these individuals and families ...

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California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., is reminding Californians that, while Election Day has passed, the ...

The vigil was organized in “buckets of feeling,” such as the “fear I felt in my body and community over the past day,” Hamilton said. She referenced the text messages sent between family and friends ...

Crews from Santa Barbara County Fire, Vandenberg Fire, Los Padres National Forest, and Cal Fire remain on the scene of the ...

The Environmental Defense Center urges the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to “protect our coast” by overturning ...

The phrase “too cool for school” is quickly becoming outdated (if it wasn’t already). As our climate warms, Santa Barbara ...

Robitaille’s Fine Candies — a family-owned-and-operated business most well known for its chocolate “Presidential Inauguration ...

Merriment and Mystical Touches Conspired in the “Zach Gill Underground Dance Party” ...

A record number of Californians will now have access to the highest level of financial assistance ever provided through state ...

Celestina Manuela Leyva Padilla, known to many as Sally, graced this world from May 19, 1944, until her peaceful passing ...

Wellness has a new home in Carpinteria. The Longevity Lab, a wellness storefront, hosted its grand opening on November 2.