Santa Barbara CA

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps — whose first term was highlighted by her advocacy for affordable housing, battles against big oil, and a plan to make Isla Vista safer for its residents — officially launched her campaign for a second term with a sunny Saturday event at Goleta Beach on December 6.

The City of Santa Barbara has settled a lawsuit filed against its police department by a female parking enforcement officer who claimed she was sexually harassed and verbally abused by two male superiors. The plaintiff, Pamela Boucher, said she was subjected to daily bullying and degrading conduct by Commander...

Buried within the “One Big Beautiful Bill” is what many see as a slap in the face to front-line healthcare workers. According to a November 6 press release from the Department of Education, nursing — along with several other health and education fields — has been excluded from the newly revised list of “professional...

The City of Santa Barbara received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). The award recognizes the City’s Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2024.

Ready for liftoff ? SpaceX could potentially launch two spaceflight missions from California this week. On tap for the Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County are two more upcoming missions to deploy SpaceX's commercial internet Starlink satellites into the company's growing constellation. That means two...

Santa Barbara’s Milpas Street Holiday Parade is canceled because of concerns of immigration enforcement activity. After consulting residents of the city’s largely Hispanic Eastside neighborhood, on Tuesday the Santa Barbara Eastside Society announced it was canceling its popular Milpas Street Holiday Parade. Known...

* WHAT…Northeast winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. * WHERE…Santa Lucia Mountains. * WHEN…Until 10 AM PST Tuesday. * IMPACTS…Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree. limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Winds this...

Scientists are putting backpacks on butterflies at Ellwood Mesa. These “backpacks” are brand new, solar-powered radio tags that weigh about as much as a few grains of rice. For the first time ever, scientists can use them to track individual monarch butterflies across North America. It will help...

On December 6, 2025, at approximately 12:55 pm, Santa Barbara Police Communications received a 9-1-1 call regarding a female allegedly throwing items at vehicles near the intersection of El Camino De La Luz and Oliver Rd. Santa Barbara Police officers located a female holding a belt in each hand as...

Powell Garage is closing its doors after serving Santa Barbara for nearly nine decades, marking the end of a business that has served generations of local drivers. In an email to its customers, the auto repair and maintenance establishment announced that it will permanently close on December 19, 2025. “Though...