Santa Barbara CA

Our Ventura TV is proud to present its 2026 special series: “Arts and the Heart of Ventura County.” This new series explores the role of local artists, arts organizations, and cultural institutions in enriching community life and driving economic vitality across the region. Since 2008, Our Ventura TV...

With the federal government shutdown over, the California Employment Development Department has released unemployment numbers for the month of December, just a couple of weeks after releasing results for November. Announced Jan. 23, the unemployment rate for the Central Coast declined from 4.73% in November to 4.63%...

On January 24, the Simi Valley Police Department leveraged its tech arsenal, notably a FLOCK security system, to nab a suspect in possession of a stolen vehicle. The arrest, which occurred just after noon in the vicinity of Sycamore Drive and Cochran Street, was the culmination of a high-tech alert followed by some...

The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) is pleased to announce that the final quarter of 2025 marked a period of vibrant revitalization for Santa Barbara’s downtown district. Between October and December, seven new businesses spanning luxury hospitality, artisanal dining, fitness, and retail...

The UC Santa Barbara Gauchos will play against the Long Beach State Beach on Saturday, January 24, 2026. The game will start at 7:00 PM ET. It will take place at Walter Pyramid in Long Beach, CA, and will be shown on ESPN+. The Gauchos come into this game with...

Organic Soup Kitchen is asking the community to step in during a critical moment to help prevent nutrition gaps for low-income residents living with serious and chronic illness. Over the past year, Organic Soup Kitchen partnered with a local health care provider to deliver medically tailored meals to individuals...

The Ventura Unified School District (VUSD) Board of Education has directed staff to begin a clear, evidence-based process to evaluate whether any school sites should be considered for closure as early as the 2027-2028 school year. As part of this effort, the District is forming a School Closures Advisory Committee to...

Aside from the early patchy fog, our latest moderate offshore flow provided for another dry and mostly mild day. Mid and upper level clouds continue to stream across the region, but rain chances are pretty much nonexistent at this time. Look for more foothill and mountain northerly winds through the overnight and in...

ANAHEIM, Calif. (KEYT) As the National Association of Music Merchants hosted its 125 show, Santa Barbara- based Seymour Duncan celebrated it 50th anniversary. "It's 50 years since we started Seymour Duncan in Santa Barbara which is pretty amazing we have had so much community support and all the friends we have met...

••• Sunstone Winery is taking over the former Folded Hills tasting room at 1294 Coast Village Road. ••• And Côtière now has a tasting room in Los Alamos, in the new building on the right as you drive into town. ••• Starting February 16,...