Santa Barbara CA

Online Submissions Accepted January 19 to February 15, 2026. The Santa Barbara County Office of Arts and Culture and the Santa Barbara County Arts Commission invite Santa Barbara County artists to submit work to Post-Wild: Nature in the 21st Century, a juried exhibition to be presented at the Betteravia Art Gallery...

Patagonia, the Ventura-based outdoor apparel company, is suing Pattie Gonia, the drag queen and environmental activist, over what the company says are infringements of its logo and other trademarks. Wyn Wiley has been performing and producing social media content under the stage name Pattie Gonia since 2018. Pattie...

Windmills spin above half-timbered buildings. Bakeries sell puffy Danish pancake balls dusted in powdered sugar. A bronze mermaid sits in a fountain on the corner. And somehow, you’re still in California, surrounded by vineyards and sunshine. Solvang looks like a storybook village dropped into wine country, but the...

A permanent gag order will remain in effect during the remainder of criminal proceedings against the Vandenberg Village mother charged with murdering her 9-year-old daughter last fall.

OJAI, CA – January 21, 2025 – Lark Ellen Farm announces the launch of its Lemon Blueberry Grain-Free Granola at 27 Costco locations across Southern California and Hawaii starting January 24. The Costco-exclusive 24oz bag will be available for a limited time through mid-February and on Instacart. The...

Ventura is embracing plant-based dining for a month as the Vegan Chef Challenge has returned to the city, featuring new vegan dishes from restaurants across the county. The event, which began on January 7, will run through February 7, inviting residents and visitors to explore vegan menus created by participating...

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is expected to take off from California Wednesday evening, carrying 25 Starlink satellites into orbit — and potentially producing sonic booms across parts of the Central Coast. The launch is targeting around 6:45 p.m. Wednesday from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base....

OAK VIEW, Calif. (KEYT) – Christopher Lee Wiesner of Oak View was sentenced to six years in state prison after he was convicted of three felony domestic violence charges. On Sep. 22, 2025, a Ventura County jury convicted the Oak View resident of inflicting corporal injury on a cohabitant, attempted aggravated mayhem,...

Los Angeles, California — Parts of Southern California could see periods of light rain through midweek, as a weak weather system moves across the region, according to the National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard. Forecasters say scattered showers are possible from Tuesday into Wednesday, with the highest chances...

“Long, short.” Dr. Bob Dodge uses the phrase often. It means he’s about to deliver a story – about his nearly 50 years as a family doctor in Ventura, or the heartbreak of losing two sons to tragedy, or his ongoing passion to abolish nuclear weapons and make good on the pledge he uses on his license plate. “No nuke is...