14 Arrested In $10 Million Home Depot Theft Ring In Southern California
Authorities this week announced 14 arrests in connection with an organized retail theft ring responsible for stealing more than $10 million in merchandise from Home Depot stores across southern California. The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office said the bust marks the largest organized retail theft case in Home Depot...
Habit Burger Ranks #1 and Takes Aim at In-N-Out
Habit Burger & Grill is taking aim at another burger heavyweight in California, In-N-Out, with a new marketing campaign boasting its number one ranking by USA Today’s reader poll. Founded in Santa Barbara in 1969, the burger restaurant became a mainstay for locals as the original owners grew the...
Calif. Voter-approved Prop 1 funding awarded to CA communities to create new supportive housing,...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. /CALIFORNIA NEWSWIRE/ — California recently announced $75.5 million in voter-approved Proposition 1 funding will create 200 permanent supportive new homes across Oakland, Santa Clara, and Ventura for Californians experiencing or at risk of homelessness and living with behavioral health challenges....
Sweetgreen Cooks Up Plans to Take Over Carl’s Jr. Building in Goleta
Sweetgreen, a fast-casual restaurant that serves kale, salmon and sweet potatoes, is set to replace national chain Carl’s Jr. in Goleta’s Calle Real Shopping Center. The Goleta Design Review Board gave Sweetgreen feedback on the design of the building, at 5820 Calle Real, with many of the board members suggesting...
City of Santa Barbara shares sales tax revenues fall below projections for Fiscal Year...
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The City of Santa Barbara shared Wednesday that sales tax revenue for the fourth quarter of the city's fiscal year came in at 8.4 percent below budget and sales tax revenues across all of Fiscal Year 2025 are 6.1 percent below projected revenues. In total, the city collected $29,301,467 in...
This Low-Key Steakhouse In California Has A Santa Maria-Style BBQ Famous Throughout The State
Sometimes the best culinary treasures aren’t found in glossy food magazines or trending on social media, but tucked away in tiny towns where time seems to move at its own unhurried pace. The Hitching Post in Casmalia is exactly this kind of gem – a red barn-like building in...
Supes decrease Carpinteria cannabis acreage cap
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors last week voted to reduce the Carpinteria Valley’s acreage cap by 52 acres, bringing the cap down to 134 acres. As of February, 120 acres of cannabis are being cultivated in the Carpinteria Valley, Daisy Weber, representative from First District Supervisor Roy Lee’s...
Landlords Could Use Some Assistance, Too
I’m writing to share the financial realities we’re facing as small property owners in Santa Barbara. We’ve been working hard to maintain and improve our three rental properties — not just to meet code, but to ensure they remain safe, accessible, and livable for our tenants.
Commercial Fishing Licenses Revoked for Two Men Violating Laws in Santa Barbara Channel
The California Fish and Game Commission has revoked the commercial fishing licenses and permits of two fishermen after extensive histories of violations in the lobster and Dungeness crab fisheries. At its June 11-12, 2025, meeting, the Commission – acting on California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW)...
3 Northern California suspects arrested in Santa Barbara County weapons bust
A search for a wanted felony suspect from Northern California resulted in his arrest and that of two other Bay Area suspects in Santa Barbara County last week, the California Highway Patrol said.
