Santa Barbara CA

A boutique hotel in downtown Santa Barbara has been listed for sale. Casa Jardin, the 13-key hotel located at 1018 Garden Street, was listed for $7.6 million. The hotel sits a few blocks away from State Street, the Santa Barbara Bowl, and the Funk Zone, positioning the property close to several shopping centers, dining

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - UC Santa Barbara is starting a new bachelor’s degree program for students at Corcoran State Prison. The effort is part of UCSB’s work to expand access to higher education inside California prisons. Students in the program will take courses focused on humanities and social sciences. Classe

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Classified school employees are often the first to welcome students to school each morning and the last to turn off the campus lights long after the final bell has rung. From bus drivers and custodial crews to office professionals, food service teams, paraeducators, and health staff, these de

From June 19 to 21, locals and visitors from across the nation will take over the streets of Santa Barbara for its 52nd annual summer solstice celebration. The Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Celebration attracts around 100,000 attendees per year, making it the county’s biggest arts and culture event historically.

A vision and idea of El Presidente Colin Hayward’s Sells Out with more than 100 entrants. Dressed in their Fiesta finest, more than 100 of our best friends brought cheers from the large crowd gathered as the inaugural Old Spanish Days Fiesta Dog Parade became a huge success Saturday morning.

UC college police are once again being accused of not doing enough.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Volunteers have a month to prepare for the 52nd Summer Solstice Celebration. They held their first of many workshops on Sunday. Volunteers are building floats and preparing to make costumes. They are re-purposing things that have made a splash in the past. Artist Carlos Cuellar is helping a

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The California Strawberry Festival celebrated its 40th anniversary over the weekend. On Sunday, the Oxnard High School Marching Band welcomed people at the entrance. Once inside, people quenched their thirst on all kinds of strawberry drinks. They also had plenty of Strawberry treats to choose fr

Crews with Santa Barbara County Fire and other agencies are on-scene responding to a water rescue on Del Playa Drive near Window to the Sea Park in Isla Vista.