The Santa Barbara County Supervisors approved a set of ordinance amendments designed to make the planning and zoning system ...

A conservative group representing Santa Barbara County royalty owners filed a lawsuit this week challenging California’s ...

The Santa Barbara City Council narrowly approved housing and rent stabilization measures in a 4-3 vote on7, 2026.

Santa Barbara’s flourishing food and beverage scene reached new heights in 2025. Although this affluent beach town is best known for its idyllic charm, scenic mountain-meets-ocean landscape and many ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Lines of folklorico dancers, norteño musicians and lowrider bikers normally burst with cultural pride at the ...

Santa Barbara’s longtime Milpas Street Holiday Parade will not take place this year after organizers said many Eastside families and participants expressed fear about attending a large public event ...

A heatwave this past August caused air conditioning units to fail across Santa Barbara, including at the federal bankruptcy court at 1415 State Street. The heat that grew intolerable on the second ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. State lawmakers inserted language into a budget bill to require environmental review of a controversial ...

The City of Santa Barbara was hit hard by the latest storm. “Was a creek going down the center. Like, State Street was no longer a street. It was a river,” said Julie Zackrison, the tasting room ...

The 74-year-old, who is poised to land the first Oscar nomination of his distinguished career, will be feted on Feb. 11, 2026. By Scott Feinberg Executive Editor of Awards The 74-year-old will be ...

The mother of a missing Santa Barbara County girl was released from custody after she was detained in a case separate from the disappearance of her daughter, it was announced Wednesday. Ashlee Buzzard ...

Occupying a prized parcel of land once home to the legendary 400-room Potter Hotel is the recently reimagined and rebranded hotel The Milo. Located on famed Cabrillo Boulevard, the 121-room beachfront ...