Santa Barbara CA

••• Alma Fonda Fina will introduce a new, more casual menu—and possibly a name change—sometime next month. (Here’s hoping the suadero taco, above, makes the cut.) There will still be table service, though. ••• My understanding is that the plan for Skyfield, at the southwest...

Electric scooters and bikes are popular gifts but safety experts say many people may not realize the risks before buying them.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Flood Watch from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and Los Angeles counties, warning that excessive rainfall could trigger flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying or flood-prone areas. The alert was...

Firefighters in Santa Barbara County spent about 30 minutes on Sunday morning carefully extracting a live great horned owl that was deeply embedded in the front grille of a vehicle before turning her over to a wildlife rescue team, officials confirmed. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department said crews assisted...

Santa Barbara County Association Of Governments Board Of Directors To Consider Final Project Recommendations On Jan. 15. A draft corridor study released by transportation officials identifies a slate of proposed safety and mobility improvements for State Route 166 between Guadalupe and Santa Maria. Santa Barbara...

The holiday spirit was alive and well in North Santa Barbara County on Saturday as volunteers came together for the 12th annual "Breaking and Entering Christmas."

At this time of year when readers are thinking about year-end charitable donations, I want to highlight three nonprofits that are doing extraordinary work to serve those in need. Immigrant Legal Defense Center (ILDC) With ICE rounding up hardworking immigrants, who in many cases have been in our community longer...

In downtown Santa Barbara, less than a block from where one of the first Earth Day festivals took place in 1970, we recently gathered environmental and community leaders around a single question: What happens when Washington, D.C. walks away? We were joined by environmental leaders, policymakers, researchers, city...

Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) does not tolerate sexual misconduct in any form. Our hearts are with the survivor — our student, who deserves to be safe, especially on and near campuses — and we are providing support and resources at this time. We want to share that SBCC offers support and resources for students...

Even as a kid, Garrett Huff knew he wanted to be a firefighter. Growing up in Simi Valley, he would spend his time near the local fire station helping firefighters with any chores they had. “I grew up in a kind of a semi-rural neighborhood,” Huff said. “There wasn’t a...