From boat to table: Inside Ventura’s local fishing community
Ventura Harbor is one of Ventura City’s centers; it serves as a hotspot for locals and tourists to visit restaurants, browse through the various stores and look over the distant Channel Islands at sunset. However, one lesser-known storefront only appears before the sun rises. From six to 10 a.m. on Saturday mornings,...
Vandenberg Space Force Base Expands Sonic Boom Research as Launches Increase Along Central Coast
As rocket launches become more frequent along California’s Central Coast, Vandenberg Space Force Base is expanding its ECOBOOM research program to better understand and reduce sonic booms that impact nearby communities, drawing on data collected from 23 launches since mid-2024. The research is aimed toward informing...
60-Day Public Comment Period on Federal plan to Increase Oil Drilling comes to a...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) When actor and Ojai area resident Ted Danson agreed to show up for a people's hearing on the Federal plan to increase drilling people packed the event at the Community environmental council on Friday in Santa Barbara. And there is still time to send in public...
KEYT-TV Employees Demand Livable Wages, Push for New Contract
Employees of KEYT-TV, the Central Coast news station, have been demanding livable wages and a new contract. Despite more than a year of efforts to negotiate with the International Cinematographers Guild (ICG), IATSE Local 600, KEYT-TV’s parent company, News-Press & Gazette (NPG), has been obstructing the bargaining...
New Italian Restaurant on State Street to Bring Neapolitan Flavors to Santa Barbara
A new Italian restaurant is set to open in Santa Barbara this week. The Copper Cafe Restaurant will hold its grand opening at 1031 State Street on January 23, 2026, at 4 p.m. the restaurant announced in a social media post, offering locals and visitors the taste of authentic Neapolitan pizza and other signature...
1923 Estate on the Front Row of Eucalyptus Hill Sells for $12.8 Million
Marvelous 1923 Carleton Winslow estate wants updating and overlooks the Montecito Club, but this still feels like someone got a steal. Listed: $17.5 million in January 2024, cut twice to $13.5 million. Closed: $12.788 million. Ouch! The seller took a huge hit, having paid $11 million for the 2000 three-bedroom...
SB 1053: California takes another step against plastic waste
As of Jan. 1, Senate Bill 1053 (SB 1053) officially went into effect in California, banning the distribution of plastic checkout bags in grocery stores, convenience stores and major retail chains statewide. The law closes previous loopholes by prohibiting all plastic bags, regardless of thickness, while allowing...
Santa Barbara County officials crack down on unsanctioned Deltopia spring break rager
The Santa Barbara County board of supervisors unanimously approved a 72-hour ban on amplified music, which would fall on the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara's spring quarter when thousands of college students flood Isla Vista for Deltopia.
Scouted: We Spent a Weekend at the Ojai Valley Inn Without Ever Leaving the...
Scouted selects products independently. If you purchase something from our posts, we may earn a small commission. Growing up in Southern California—especially as a themed motel enthusiast with a penchant for roadside destinations—I’m borderline ashamed to admit I’ve only made it north of Los Angeles a handful of...
10 California Spots Where The Best Order Starts With “Can You Still Make…”
There is a special kind of thrill in walking up to a counter and asking, Can you still make…. Followed by a wink and a craving only locals seem to know. Across California, certain kitchens carry folklore on their menus, and the best bites live off script, whispered between regulars and the cooks who remember!
