The council quickly approved a multimillion-dollar contract with the Lompoc Police Officers Association but came apart at the ...

The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is proud to welcome Adam Ernster, wildlife cameraman and naturalist, to its Maritime ...

The Foresters found their stride offensively in the second inning. Brenton Clark walked and stole seconds setting the stage ...

Two decades later, Cho, now an assistant professor of Asian American studies at UC Santa Barbara, recently reunited with ...

S&P Global Ratings announced the long-term rating on Montecito Water District California’s series 2020A water revenue ...

Solvang, the Danish-settled, California Central Coast getaway spot with a resident population hovering around 6,000, has been ...

Dahlia is sweet, mellow, and perfectly content to keep things quiet. If you’ve been looking for a low-maintenance best friend ...

CARPINTERIA, Calif., July 17, 2025 – The Carpinteria Community Pool invites the public to an informal Community Open House on Monday, July 21, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., to learn more about the ...

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The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here's a look at who's ...

In reading Women in a Golden State, I see my mother in so many of the poems. Sharon Langley’s poem, “I Saw My Mom Today,” ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 20 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Community ...