The County Zoning Administrator hearing was pushed to July due to the flood of public comments against the proposed ...

The City of Santa Barbara is moving forward with a $5 million loan toward a 48-unit low-income housing development proposed ...

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Settlement talks start between AMR and the county over the 10-year contract awarded to the county’s Fire Department.

This year, during the weekend of May 3rd, Shabang Music, Arts, and Camping Festival celebrated its 10-year anniversary, ...

Santa Barbara, CA, May 20, 2024 – One805 announced today that Pink and Dallas Green (City and Color) would perform as the duo ...

Liv Plourde scored with just less than two minutes remaining and the white team captured the second annual girls’ lacrosse ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – The Santa Barbara County Education Office is proud to announce that four outstanding teachers have ...

On May 21, 2024, at approximately 1:42 pm, the Santa Barbara Police Department’s Combined Communications Center received reports of a ...

The 2024 class consists of four former athletes and three coaches, who were first nominated and ultimately selected to be formally cemented in SBCC lore, including Frank Carbajal (posthumously), ...

The county’s Crisis Stabilization Unit will reopen as an eight-bed, locked facility run by private contractor Crestwood, which is also adding four beds to its Lompoc facility.