Stardust Wrap Up Fish Report, Rockfish and Lingcod!
The Stardust checked in out of Santa Barbara Landing. Good afternoon, we had a weather window to look for game fish and did not get any. We did a little bottom fishing before the weather got too bad. Everyone who was at the rail is going home with fish. The weather next week is shaping up!! Our 34 anglers caught 140...
Goleta Funds New Motor Deputy, Parking Enforcement Officer
The Goleta City Council approved funding on Tuesday for a fourth motor deputy and a second parking enforcement officer as part of the city’s two-year budget. Residents have been asking for more traffic and parking enforcement for a long time, especially after the city lowered speed limits and the California...
Agency Volunteers Helping Inmates at Santa Barbara County Jail’s Behavioral Health Units
SANTA BARBARA, Cali. - Carey Bradshaw is on her way to the Santa Barbara County Jail. “We’ve been volunteering at the Santa Barbara County Jail for one year … and we go in to their behavioral Health units … four separate units … and bring our therapy dogs in to visit with the inmates," said The post Agency...
Locals celebrate Juneteenth with Jon Boogz for an evening of dance, film and conversations
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Juneteenth with Jon Boogz brought an evening of street dance, award winning short films and meaningful conversation. "My love for film is why I want to push it, because I feel like there's no boundaries to what we do, and then I feel like when I finally stepped into my own mental health The...
UPDATE: SoCal Edison Places Parts of Santa Barbara’s South Coast Under Power Warning
As of noon on Wednesday, SoCal Edison has changed all shut off areas back to warnings. In Santa Barbara County there are 11,542 households that are currently under shut off warning. Strong winds and dry conditions are anticipated beginning Thursday, June 19, through the weekend. SoCalEdison states these conditions...
Santa Paula Man Pleads Guilty to Animal Cruelty and Drug Possession for Attacking Sea...
A Santa Paula resident, Christopher Hurtado, faces up to three years in state prison after pleading guilty to animal cruelty and drug possession related to attacking a sea lion on a Ventura beach, KTLA reports. The incident, captured on surveillance video, shows Hurtado kicking and striking the ailing marine mammal...
Proposed corner market with gas station, car wash in east Ventura approved
The Ventura Planning Commission approved a two-story corner market with a Shell gas station and an automatic car wash over the objections of some residents. The project, proposed for a vacant lot at the southeast corner of Wells and Telegraph roads, was approved by five commissioners at a special meeting on June 17....
Juneteenth Celebration in Santa Barbara Brings Community Together
Santa Barbara came alive this past Saturday at the eighth annual Juneteenth celebration at Plaza Del Mar Park. Organized by Juneteenth Santa Barbara and sponsored by the City of Santa Barbara, the free, family-friendly event commemorated the emancipation of enslaved individuals in the United States with the theme...
Golden Empire Most Wanted: June 19, 2025
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The U.S. Marshals Task Force is asking the community to help locate a parolee at large. Tayshawn Jackson, 23, is on parole for first-degree burglary, Marshals said. He has a criminal record that includes robbery and assault with a deadly weapon. Jackson has ties to Bakersfield and...
Wine Sales Are in Decline—Here’s How Western Wineries Are Reaching Younger Generations
Wine sales have been on a slow but steady decline in recent years, leaving wineries wondering how to reach out to younger generations.
