Two Coasts, One State: What You Can Catch in Ventura That You Won’t Find...
California’s coastline stretches like a living timeline of marine diversity, from the warm, blue waters of San Diego to the cool, rugged channels off Ventura and Santa Barbara. Though separated by only a few hundred miles, these fisheries might as well be worlds apart. Off Ventura and the Channel...
Goleta Council Gives Green Light to Update Traffic Signals, Intersections
Goleta is hoping to reduce vehicle collisions with its project to upgrade traffic lights and intersections around town, and drivers will see the changes on the roads next summer. During the Goleta City Council meeting on Tuesday, it unanimously approved plans and specifications for the Citywide Traffic Signal Upgrade...
Santa Barbara County man sentenced in wake of attack on CHP officer
A Santa Barbara man has received an 11-year sentence after assaulting a CHP officer. Jesse Andrew Mendoza was pulled over by CHP on Highway 101 in Ventura last October, after officers reported seeing him speeding and weaving through traffic. He was arrested on a DUI charge. While he was being...
Missing Santa Barbara Man James ‘Dingo’ Dominguez Recovered from Montana’s Flathead Lake, Returned Home
More than two months after he disappeared in Montana’s Flathead Lake during a training mission for a transatlantic rowing expedition, James “Dingo” Dominguez has been found. “It’s with a heavy but grateful heart that I share: my brother James, lovingly known as Dingo, was found on September...
Santa Barbara Police Intervene in State Street Altercation, One Man Arrested
On 10/23/25 at 1415 hours, Santa Barbara Police Officers were in the area of State St. and Cota St. conducting an unrelated investigation. While they were there, they witnessed one male intentionally bump and forcefully shove another male. The officers immediately intervened to de-escalate the situation. The suspect...
Two Sheriff’s Deputies Placed on Leave Following Fatal Shooting of Stabbing Suspect at Ralphs...
Two days after Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man inside a Goleta Ralphs grocery store, new details have been confirmed — including that the initial altercation began with a stabbing and involved a dog. The incident began at 2:39 p.m. Monday, October 20, when deputies...
City Seeks Local Nonprofits to Operate Emergency Shelter on Cacique Street
The City of Santa Barbara is seeking nonprofit organizations to operate an emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness at 816 Cacique Street. The shelter will run from December 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026.
Court Watch: Marine Ordered Held after Prosecutors Refile Attempted Murder Case 18 Months Later
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge on Wednesday ordered a 26-year-old U.S. Marine to be held on $290,000 bail after prosecutors refiled attempted murder and firearm charges more than 18 months after a 2024 shooting incident on South Voluntario Street. Judge Thomas Adams issued...
Will Santa Barbara Lead the Way in Caring for the Most Vulnerable, Again?
In 2005, while sitting in North Star Coffee on State Street and reading Under the Overpass by Mike Yankoski, in walked the author himself. As I am apt to make the most of any synchronistic moment, I invited him to join me. It just so happened that I was on...
Santa Barbara County moves towards ending fossil fuel extraction
Santa Barbara County has moved towards ending fossil fuel extraction. County supervisors took a step toward stopping the addition of new oil and gas facilities in the county and phasing out existing facilities. In a staff report, county officials stated that an ordinance to ban the drilling of new oil...
