Santa Barbara CA

During the holiday weekend, a post surfaced on social media from a woman in her 30s who decided to stay behind to work on her projects, but found herself feeling a bit lonely. She expressed her interest in meeting up with someone for a walk or a friendly game session, mentioning her collection of art supplies and...

It’s a Santa Barbara miracle: beloved hometown game store Game Seeker has re-opened on State Street only six months after being kicked out from under Hotel Santa Barbara. “We closed in May, and we applied in May for this location,” at 920 State Street, next to Cookie Plug’s old space and the future home of SBIFF’s...

Santa Barbara County prosecutors have filed felony charges against Lompoc City Councilman. Stephen “Steve” Bridge, 57, alleging that he submitted a forged construction invoice tied to a. city rebate program. According to Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office spokesperson Jennifer Karapetian,. that invoice...

Pennies may be going away, but the Lucky Penny is here to stay. The U.S. Mint announced on Nov. 12 that after 232 years it would stop making pennies. The agency said the primary reason is the cost of making the coins, which has risen to 3.69 cents per penny.

According to the Department of Homeland Security’s Investigation Unit in Santa Maria, what. began as “a promise of steady farm work turned into an extortion scheme fueled by threats,. intimidation and fear.”. Jorge Vasquez, 65,of Fontana, and long-time labor recruiter is accused of. targeting H-2A agricultural...

This Thanksgiving holiday we decided to look to the past to see what kind of articles were published in Santa Barbara around the Thanksgiving holiday over 150 years ago. The oldest edition we could find was the Santa Barbara Post from 1868. To ground us in space and time, here...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around santa barbara.

The steep downhill trail to the early 19th century Forbush Flat campsite stretches only two miles, but you drop 1,000 feet while entranced by astonishing vistas of Blue Canyon and the Mono Trail rising on the other side. Wild Pete and I thought to squeeze in this last dry hike...

Mo’orea, French Polynesia, is surrounded by a diverse and vibrant coral reef ecosystem. (Image credit: Christian John) A massive, multi-year scientific expedition led by researchers from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and collaborating institutions, including the University of Hawai‘i (UH) at Mānoa,...

Unit(s) Responsible: Ventura County Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes Bureau. (S)uspects, (V)ictims, (P)arty, (D)ecedent; City of Residence. In February 1981, hikers discovered partial skeletal remains near mile marker 43.50 on Highway 33 in Ojai, California, and reported their findings to the Ventura County Sheriff’s...