Santa Barbara CA

A Santa Barbara judge on Friday lowered bail for a Newport Beach couple accused of taking more than $2 million from a Montecito woman, among other charges, from $2 million each to $100,000 each. Defense attorneys had argued in court this week that the defendants, Byron Richard “Rick” Tarnutzer, 63,...

Decades in the making, a new preserve opened recently in the hills overlooking Ventura and its coastline. The Ventura Land Trust purchased the property – that was once eyed for housing – several years ago and promised to preserve the 1,645 acres in perpetuity. Formerly called Mariano Rancho, the spot off Hall Canyon...

Colliers is pleased to announce the sale of the Franciscan Inn & Suites, a 53-room boutique hotel located in the heart of Santa Barbara’s highly sought-after West Beach district. Local developer Ed St. George, sold the inn to Warren Resort Hotels, a family-owned hotel ownership and management company, for $22,500,000.

The longtime Goleta restaurant Home Plate Grill has announced it will permanently close later this month. The restaurant’s final day of operation will be March 31, 2026, ending nearly a decade in business after opening in 2016, the restaurant announced on its Facebook page. Home Plate Grill’s owners thanked...

California will distribute more than $2 million in innovation grants to 37 startups across 17 counties — including Santa Barbara and Ventura — to support the development of new technologies and business solutions, Governor Gavin Newsom announced on March 5, 2026. The funding is provided through the California...

The City of Santa Barbara Architectural Board of Review on March 2, 2026, voted to move forward with a proposal to construct a new warehouse and research and development (R&D) building near the Funk Zone and East Beach. The project includes the demolition of a 79-space surface parking lot to...

The Camarillo Health Care District (CHCD) provides community health and wellness services to residents within its established boundaries. However, CHCD facilities and programs are open to individuals who live outside the district and may voluntarily participate in on-site classes, programs and services. These...

A Santa Barbara man was arrested Thursday night after allegedly trying to get away from police and crashing his vehicle into a tree in the city’s Eastside neighborhood.

A Santa Barbara County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Santa Maria gang member to 50 years to life in prison for murder. On May 16, 2021, at about 2 a.m., Alfredo Alaniz shot and killed Mario Merino Gonzalez, 19, on North Lincoln Street in Santa Maria. Alaniz shot Gonzalez 16 times, 15 of which were in the back,...

Officers recently seized 58 chickens at a property in Lompoc as part of a cockfighting investigation, according to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.