Santa Barbara CA

Certain single-use plastics may soon be banned in the City of Santa Barbara. Items include small plastic water bottles, Mylar balloons, plastic confetti, and other disposables that harm the environment and pile up in landfills. The city’s Ordinance Committee voted 3-0 last week to advance proposals that prohibit the...

After the Santa Barbara City Council decided to put a pause on the proposed redevelopment of Paseo Nuevo — refusing to sign an agreement to transfer over city-owned parcels until the project proved more beneficial to the city — the negotiations between the city and developer Alliance Bernstein have also been put on...

This article was produced by Capital & Main. It is published here with permission. As humans continue burning fossil fuels, global temperatures are rising in startlingly unpredictable ways. The trend is increasing instances of so-called compound dangers, such as landslides hurling millions of tons of mud, boulders...

Motorcycle Crash | iStock KatarzynaBlalasiewicz There's a reason why lane splitting is illegal in most states. It's dangerous and increases the risks of accidents. The post Ejected Motorcyclist Sticks Landing in Truck Bed During Highway Crash appeared first on MotorBiscuit .

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — December 4, 2025 — One805 today announced the launch of a landmark $10 million The One805 Mental Wellness Endowment Fund designed to ensure that Santa Barbara County’s first responders have permanent, predictable access to...

Santa Barbara police arrested a man on December 2 after he allegedly broke into Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish in Eastside Santa Barbara and damaged a mosaic of Our Lady of Guadalupe. Police officers were dispatched to the parish around 1:30 a.m. Tuesday after a passerby reported hearing glass breaking...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Santa Barbara City College is making education more accessible by eliminating fees for many of its longtime classes. The School of Extended Learning has transitioned several previously fee-based courses into a fully free non-credit program, opening the door to more community members....

Santa Barbara Police say a woman is in custody after a tense, hours-long incident Saturday. Officials released the information on Monday.

In 2019, Oprah Winfrey added to her Promised Land estate in Montecito with the $6.85 million purchase of Jeff Bridges’s Hedgerow compound. . Now she has sold the four-acre property in an off-market deal. It includes a 1919 Spanish Revival by architect James Osborn Craig, multiple guesthouses, a barn, and horse stables.

Santa Barbara has a new convenience store and restaurant. Bodega Flower Girl has soft-opened near the corner of State and Gutierrez Streets. Bodega Flower Girl is a chef-curated farmers market and a specialty convenience store or bodega, according to its Instagram page. The store also has a six-seater restaurant. In...