Locals call for more parking restrictions near schools in Santa Barbara
The area between Ortega, Quarantina and Canan Perdido streets in Santa Barbara has become a haven for people living in their cars, according to Mark Alvarado, Executive Director of the Downtown Club.
The Stories Behind Some of Santa Barbara County’s Haunted Locations
Marianne Clark considered herself a skeptic when it came to ghosts. Then, one day, she was in the basement of an empty Lobero Theatre in Santa Barbara when she heard something above rolling toward her. Have you ever been in an old building and felt a chill down your spine?...
Santa Barbara High School Students Walk Out to Make Polluters Pay
A world on fire in one hand and a big bag of cash in the other: This is how oil industry executives appear to young climate activists, if you base it on the “Make Polluters Pay” posters displayed by student protestors on Friday morning. Around 60 teens from...
Melodee Buzzard disappearance: New surveillance photos show missing California girl, 9, in possible disguise
Investigators in California released new images showing missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard wearing "what appears to be a wig" at a car rental business.
Santa Barbara to Take Up Paving of Major Streets From November 2
The Santa Barbara Streets Operations Division will begin utility work and overnight paving on major streets starting November 2, 2025. The work will be carried out from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. on Nopalitos Way, S. Nopalitos Way, Kimball Avenue, Carpinteria Street, S. Quarantina Street, Powers Avenue, and Cacique Street, the...
Appeals court upholds Paul Flores’ first-degree murder conviction
An appeals court has upheld the first-degree murder conviction for Kristin Smart's killer following an appeal hearing in his case earlier this month.
Santa Barbara Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Run over His Ex with Vehicle
Police arrested a Santa Barbara man Tuesday for multiple felony charges after he allegedly tried to run over his former partner with his vehicle the day prior. On Monday, October 20, Santa Barbara police officers responded to a report of a domestic disturbance in the area of 1100 Quinientos Street on the city’s...
Newly released photos show 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard right before she vanished
The last verified sighting of Melodee Buzzard was Oct. 7.
Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, CA – October 23, 2025. Transient Occupancy Tax Results for the City of Santa Barbara – September 30, 2025. The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.3 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for September 2025, the third month in the City’s fiscal year. Year to...
780 Ashley Road, Montecito, California 93108
Nestled beneath a canopy of mature oaks and sycamores, 780 Ashley Road offers an extraordinary opportunity to create a legacy estate in one of Montecito’s most coveted enclaves. With commanding mountain views and utter privacy, this sun-drenched 3.25-acre parcel provides an expansive development envelope and an...
