City of Goleta Promises Twin Roundabouts on Hollister Avenue to Open by March 2
A constant stream of traffic passes through Goleta’s Old Town, a neighborhood that mixes industrial businesses and homes, and where passing trucks are as likely to be a Peterbilt hauling a load of cement as a GMC carrying kids to dance class. By March 2, the City of Goleta promises, the twin roundabouts will open at...
Students facing high cost of college draw attention to the cost of textbooks and...
Carley Christopher is a first-year student at UCSB. According to her, the high cost of textbooks and online assignment submissions is unfair and unmanageable for many students. "For many students, textbooks are something that we have to pay for out of pocket, and it's very unaffordable," said Christopher. Christopher...
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to Pursue ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policing for Deltopia Weekend
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says it will pursue “zero tolerance” enforcement over Deltopia weekend this year. Deltopia, a large unsanctioned block party on Isla Vista’s Del Playa Drive, takes place during the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara’s spring quarter. Last year, the Daily Nexus, one of UCSB’s...
Rincon Classic Win Highlights Ventura Surfer Dimitri Poulos
Ventura surfer Dimitri Poulos captured a win at the Rincon Classic this past weekend, emerging on top of a deep field that included past event winners and current and former Championship Tour competitors. The long-running contest was held at Rincon Point, one of California’s most iconic surf breaks. Known for...
Carpinteria Family School’s Fate Is Sealed
Carpinteria Family School will permanently close in June, the Carpinteria Unified School Board confirmed last week. It’s a fate that families saw coming, but it was frowned upon nevertheless. “Overall, I think parents are disappointed but were resigned to this outcome after the vote last June,” said Jack Mohr,...
Ventura Ranch farmworker housing project gets OK
In a split vote on Feb. 19, the Ventura County Planning Commission approved a 328-unit farmworker housing complex on the site of a former lemon orchard north of Ventura. The 3-2 vote came after two meetings to consider the approval and hours of public testimony. Some speakers asked commissioners to vote no, raising...
Bicyclist injured in collision with truck on Castillo Street in Santa Barbara
A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a truck on Castillo Street on Friday, February 20, prompting a street closure. The collision took place in the 300 block of Castillo Street, prompting a several-hour road closure for investigation, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. Police said the...
Carpinteria’s Surfliner Inn Project Faces Community Backlash
The Surfliner Inn Project in Carpinteria continues to spark debate over its environmental and visual impacts, most recently at a public hearing held by the City Council on Wednesday, February 18. With the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) now under review on the 36-room hotel development in a parking lot near...
Fatal crash closes SR-150 east of Ojai involving two motorcycles
State Route 150 at Old Walnut Road, east of Ojai, was completely closed Saturday as the California Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash, authorities said. The collision was reported around 10:36 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, and involved two motorcycles and a gray Audi, according to the CHP Traffic Incident...
Early Morning Train Service Coming to Ventura and Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) unanimously approved in a February 19 meeting a cooperative funding agreement to expand intercity passenger rail service between Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The initiative is a significant step toward delivering the “lane and train” promise made to...
