Santa Barbara CA

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is calling on the community to help find temporary or forever homes for 50 dogs from August 27 to September 30, as shelters undergo major improvements.

SpaceX is planning for a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning. The Falcon 9 rocket will carry 24 Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit on between 8:44 a.m. – 12:44 p.m. from Space Launch Complex 4 East. “VSFB’s analysis indicates there will be no sonic boom...

In the great breakfast landscape of Southern California, where acai bowls and avocado toasts reign supreme, there exists a humble Sherman Oaks establishment where people willingly wait in line for something far less photogenic but infinitely more satisfying: the chorizo scramble at Nat’s Early Bite. This unassuming...

The Santa Barbara Police Department is attempting to locate an at-risk missing adult that was last seen leaving his residence on Wednesday August 6th, 2025, on the 1000 block of E. Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara. The missing adult, 35-Year-old Triston Lovin, is a white male adult, 5’11” 185lbs. with...

Below is a press release from Santa Barbara County Association of Governments regarding free rides on MTD Route 19X as the school year begins. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG), in partnership with Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD), will offer free...

Downtown Santa Barbara restaurant Judge for Yourself Cafe has new owners and a new name — Luna’s Cafe. Longtime employee Federico DeJesus and his family purchased the restaurant, and after a closure for a few months and some changes to the menu and site, reopened it in July.

“Distinctive clothing” gave away the man who broke into the Administrative Building at the Ventura County Fairgrounds on Monday, police said. The break-in at the fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., occurred just after 11:30 p.m. and was detected by a motion alarm, the Ventura Police Department said in a news release....

This fall, adults in Santa Barbara will have the opportunity to step into a world of imagination, connection, and fun. De Guevara Art Studios is hosting a Play Date series, which organizers describe as a “joy-fueled workshop where grown-ups get to press pause on the grind of adulting and say yes to laughter,...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Aug. 20, 2025 (Santa Barbara, CA) Sansum Clinic, now proudly part of Sutter Health, is excited to welcome four new board-certified physicians to its Dermatology and Gastroenterology Departments. These highly trained specialists bring advanced...

A stalking suspect was taken into custody after trying to get away from detectives in Santa Barbara, police say.