Revamped Map Shows Air Pollution Sources in Santa Barbara County
If you’ve ever wondered who or what is dirtying the air in your neighborhood, the Air Pollution Control District (APCD) can show you. Whether it’s a nearby landfill, autobody shop, dry cleaner, gas station, or winery, the agency has a newly updated map showing all of the stationary sources of air pollution permitted...
Look: More than 300 sheep escape field in California
California Highway Patrol officers "quickly hoofed it to the scene" when more than 300 sheep wandered away from their field in Santa Barbara.
Former Oxnard pastor sentenced to two years for stealing $200,000 from church
A former assistant pastor who misappropriated $200,000 from a local church during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic was sentenced Friday to two years in state prison, the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office announced. Curtis Frank Lemons, who previously lived in Camarillo and now resides in Atoka, Tennessee,...
Carpinteria cracks as Santa Barbara crumbles
A powerful earthquake struck just after 6:40 a.m. on June 29, 1925, its epicenter just off the Santa Barbara coast. Downtown Santa Barbara was devastated. As for its neighbor to the east, headlines varied widely. “CARPINTERIA HAD BUT LITTLE DAMAGE,” said the Ventura Morning Free Press. The Carpinteria Herald, by...
Santa Barbara Architects and Planners Support Housing, but Not This!
We are local architects, designers, and planners who have spent much of our professional lives in Santa Barbara. We cherish Santa Barbara and support the creation of multi-family housing to meet our needs. Unfortunately, the timing of approval of the City’s Housing Element allowed an out-of-town developer to submit...
First Look from Rubin Telescope Beams into Santa Barbara
On Wednesday, June 25, the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History hosted a special “First Look” event in partnership with Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO), debuting the first images from the groundbreaking Vera C. Rubin Observatory. As the Museum prepares to launch its Space Sciences exhibit on July 12, this event...
34 Years Since the Painted Cave Fire
On June 27, 1990 the Painted Cave claimed two lives and burned 5,000 acres in Santa Barbara County. On this Wednesday evening at 6:02 pm, Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a call for a brush fire at Highway 154 and Painted Cave Road. It was an abnormally hot day...
Montecito’s Real Estate Market Is Surging—but It’s Not the ‘Meghan Effect’
Home sales in Montecito, CA, were up more than 30% at the start of 2025, but agents say celebrity residents have little to do with it.
BizHawk: State-of-the-Art Car Wash Opens at Fuel Depot in Goleta
Entrepreneur John Price has reopened the car wash on Storke Road, in another win for western Goleta. “This is a state-of-the-art system,” Price said. “We have come such a long way in the car wash industry.”. The new car wash is the latest feature of a redeveloped square...
County Air Pollution Control District unveils new interactive map of all permitted sites and...
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District announced an upgraded version of its Permitted Facilities Map, an interactive online tool of the county's permitted stationary sources of air pollution. Upgrades include real-time Air Quality Index updates, enhanced search options,...
