Santa Barbara CA

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – It is the end of an era at Madam Lu Chinese Restaurant. On Sept. 30, owner Mei-Jung Lu Gaffney said she will retire after 27 years in business. Regular customers packed the restaurant on upper State Street for one last meal. Diners and employees said they will miss it. Jian Hua The post Madam...

With Gov. Gavin Newsom weighing signature for Assembly Bill 495, Santa Barbara County lawmakers and local educators are considering the measure’s potential to offer safeguards for families facing sudden crises. State Sen. Monique Limón (D-Santa Barbara), a co-author of the Family Preparedness Plan Act of 2025, said...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences come in the most unassuming packages, and The Spot in Carpinteria is the living, breathing, burger-flipping proof of this timeless truth. Nestled along the sun-drenched coastline of Carpinteria, this blue-and-white beach shack has been turning first-time visitors...

On September 26, 2025, Paul McCartney surprised fans by launching the U.S. leg of his Got Back tour with an intimate show at the Santa Barbara Bowl in California. The concert opened with a momentous surprise: McCartney performed “Help!” — a Beatles favorite he hadn’t played in full since 1990 — reigniting a...

It’s a subject no one wants to talk about. Sometimes people see the signs it could happen, and sometimes it feels like it comes out of nowhere. Eliot Davis found himself facing the issue of suicide when his 40-year-old brother, Terrance, took his life. The Santa Barbara County man said he, and his family were stunned.

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ventura Police arrested a Ventura man for homicide after an altercation at Del Norte Street just after 4:30 p.m. Monday. VPD officers received a call about a fight between two Ventura men and found one of them unconscious when they arrived. Crews later pronounced the...

Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors closed the sale of a newly constructed, single-tenant corporate Starbucks located at 402 N. Milpas St. in Santa Barbara. The property sold for $3.7 million. VP Sean Cox and EVP Bill Asher represented the seller, a Los Angeles-based developer. The buyer, a San...

Five months after meeting for the first time, Mauve Pocket went from casual backyard jam sessions to landing a coveted gig at L.A.’s legendary Whisky a Go Go — a meteoric rise for a band without a name or a drummer when they booked their first gig. Blending...

I was lucky to be one of the fortunate people whose hearts were bursting with the love of the Beatles and Paul McCartney and his music Friday night (Sept. 26) at the Santa Barbara Bowl. In addition to the adoration for the astonishing Sir Paul, we for the rare privilege...

OJAI, Calif. (KEYT) – A woman reported missing since June 24, 2024 was found dead in the Ventura Riverbed on Sept. 24, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. A local conservancy group cleared invasive plants in the riverbed when they noticed skeletal remains, south of the Baldwin Road Bridge, according to...