Santa Barbara CA

Santa Barbara County’s Department of Social Services has taken measures to address its deficit for the current fiscal year, but warned the Board of Supervisors that rising costs mean its financial future is bleak. The DSS appeared before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday to present revisions to its...

A registered nurse (RN) recently shared their plans to move to Santa Barbara (SB) in August on a social media platform. The nurse is seeking advice on two key aspects: the reputation of Cottage Health hospital, where they plan to work, and the cost of living in Santa Barbara, particularly the rental rates.

Two motorists sustained injuries following a rollover traffic collision off Highway 101 on the Gaviota Coast Thursday afternoon,. At 12:12 p.m., Santa Barbara County Firefighters, California Highway Patrol, and AMR ambulance responded to southbound lanes just south of Gaviota State Beach. A Dodge pickup truck was...

Sometimes the fight just isn’t worth it anymore. That’s the case with Pascucci, an Italian restaurant on State Street. The longtime Santa Barbara eatery is closing its doors — forever. “It is with a very heavy heart that I’m announcing the hardest decision I’ve ever had to...

The Santa Barbara Zoo has two new residents hanging out in its rainforest canopy: Chanee and Mel, a pair of endangered white-handed gibbons. Gibbons are small apes with long arms that allow them to move quickly through the tall trees of tropical rainforests. Their name comes from their white hands and feet, with the...

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) has announced changes in its schedule on Thanksgiving that will affect bus service and Transit Center operations later this month. MTD buses will not operate on Thanksgiving Day, November 27, 2025, the agency announced in a social media post on November 19, 2025.

In a recent discussion on social media, moviegoers in Santa Barbara and Goleta have been expressing their desire for a local movie theater equipped with reclining chairs. Currently, residents are having to travel to Ventura to enjoy such luxury amenities at the cinema. However, there is anticipation for the reopening...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. (KEYT) – The search is over for a missing cat named " Fat Albert." The 17-year-old cat was returned to the Longhorn Coffee Shop in Santa Ynez before sunrise Wednesday morning. The owner found the cat around 5:30 a.m. The cat has been a fixture there...

••• I had ignored the Montecito Journal‘s article last week about eucalyptus trees because it buried the lede: an East Valley Road resident entreated Birnam Wood to remove the majestic row of 77 eucalyptus trees lining the street, and Birnam residents on Boundary Drive are also concerned; it was enough for the Birnam...

Parents in the Santa Barbara Unified School District now have the ability to opt their children out of reading books or taking part in lessons if they deem the material to be religiously offensive. Public schools must provide parents advance notice and an opportunity to opt their children out of...