Santa Barbara County Faces Challenge in Meeting Mid-Priced Housing Demand
Despite gains in building low-income and higher-income housing, Santa Barbara County is seeing a lack of development for moderately priced units, leaders shared at the Santa Barbara Housing Conference on Thursday. The conference, hosted by the Coastal Housing Coalition, invited advocates, developers and local...
Firefighters Make Quick Work of Blaze at Downtown Santa Barbara Restaurant
Firefighters quickly doused a fire that broke out Saturday morning at a restaurant in downtown Santa Barbara. Crews were dispatched shortly before 8 a.m. to the China Pavilion restaurant at 1202 Chapala St., according to fire Battalion Chief Jon Turner of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. Upon arrival, they...
Two Vehicles Collided in Foggy Conditions on Highway 101 Near Los Alamos
Two vehicles collided under foggy conditions causing multiple injuries on Highway 101 near Los Alamos on Saturday morning. At 6:55 a.m., California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to Highway 101 northbound at Palmer Road. Crews discovered a two vehicle collision involving a white...
Overnight rocket launch planned in California. When to watch liftoff
Update: This article has been updated with a new launch window announced by the Vandenberg Space Force Base. SpaceX's busy month of December is on track to continue this weekend with potentially the fifth rocket launch of the month from Southern California. The commercial spaceflight company's Falcon 9 rocket is due...
Jake Shimabukuro performs free ukulele concert for kids at the Arlington Theatre
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Internationally acclaimed musician Jake Shimabukuro performed a free ukulele concert for school kids at the Arlington Theatre Wednesday morning. Hundreds of 4-6th graders were bussed in from around the area, and they joyfully sang along to a number of songs. Shimabukuro told the...
Catholic Charities blesses new Santa María de Guadalupe Center, spring opening planned
Catholic Charities marked a milestone in its more than 60 years of service to northern Santa Barbara County Friday with the blessing of its new Santa María de Guadalupe Center. The ceremony took place at the new facility, 232 North Benwiley Ave., and coincided with the feast day of...
The battle over some Santa Barbara County oil facilities returns to the county for...
The battle over a company’s efforts to restart a shuttered oil pipeline and some oil platforms in Santa Barbara County will be back in the spotlight on Tuesday. The fight is over efforts by Sable Offshore Corporation to reopen the pipeline, which ruptured on the Gaviota Coast in 2015, resulting in an oil spill of...
Posada Navideña Event in Goleta Canceled Over Immigration Fears
GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, the organizers of Posada Navideña, a Christmas mixer scheduled to take place in Goleta, canceled the event just a few hours before the celebration. The festive and cultural event hosted by Toyota of Santa Barbara, The Greater Santa Barbara Hispanic Chamber of...
Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession Covers Several Blocks in Santa Barbara
A procession for Our Lady of Guadalupe took place Thursday night in Santa Barbara. It covered several blocks. The post Our Lady of Guadalupe Procession Covers Several Blocks in Santa Barbara appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Oprah Winfrey Sells 4 Acres of Her ‘Promised Land’ Montecito Estate for $17.1M
Oprah Winfrey has officially parted with a small piece of her well-known Montecito property. Per Architectural Digest , the media icon has sold a four-acre portion of her Promised Land estate for $17.1 million, trimming—but hardly transforming—her footprint in the area. COMPLEX SHOP: Shop the brands you love, anytime...
