Santa Barbara CA

Christmas Day is a holiday for many businesses, but not all businesses shut down on the holiday. While government offices, banks, and other offices are usually closed to observe the holiday, several emergency services, grocery stores, pharmacies, and restaurants stay open to serve the community, often with limited...

City Council reshuffles responsibilities, appoints Louise Smith as mayor pro tem. During its regular meeting, the last one of the calendar year, the Solvang City Council passed an item authorizing city engineering firm Tetra Tech to study the possibility of making Fredensborg Canyon Road in the north part of Solvang...

A suspected DUI driver crashed into several parked cars in Santa Barbara’s Mesa neighborhood including a classic Corvair on Thursday evening, December 18. Originally reported by John Palminteri, a “young man” driving a black Toyota Tacoma truck collided with four parked vehicles in the 1400 block of San Miguel Ave.

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) Ventuta Harbor Village invited Santa and friends to trade in their sleigh for paddle boards on the Saturday before Christmas. In addition to stand up paddle boards Santa and a number of elves rode in kayaks and swan and duck pedal boats. Ventura Boat Rentals rented equipment...

The Eyeglass factory has its annual kids day with free check ups and glasses. This is the 31st year. The post Kids Day Offers Children a Free Eye Exam and Free Glasses appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Giovanni Paolo Panini, Saint Paul Preaching Among the Ruins, ca. 1750. Oil on canvas. SBMA, Gift of William P. Nelson Estate. SANTA BARBARA CA.- In the new year, the Santa Barbara Museum of Art offers a sweeping look at how artists engage with time. Works grounded in personal histories, inherited traditions, and...

The story behind the creation of Elings Park — when the Santa Barbara community came together starting in the 1960s to turn the former city dump into a community park — has been reimagined especially for children in “A Bobcat’s Tail,” a picture book published by and benefiting Elings Park.

Santa Barbara County has significant funding disparities among local school districts, with those in wealthy neighborhoods able to pay higher salaries to employees and teachers, while neighboring districts struggle to compete, according to a recent study. California’s Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) allocates...

In Santa Barbara County, food insecurity affects nearly 20% of the total population, with the demand for Food Bank services such as meals and nutritional resources skyrocketing this year due to rising costs. The Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, which provides fresh produce, groceries and nutrition education at...

A rent stabilization ordinance for Santa Barbara is moving forward after an initial proposal failed to pass in October over a lack of transparency. While there’s still a long road ahead before an ordinance is approved, on Tuesday the Santa Barbara City Council agreed with a 4-3 vote to consider a temporary rent...