Trial set for Feb. 19 in Baskett manslaughter case, barring complications
A trial-setting hearing in the misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter case of 81-year-old David Baskett was held Monday morning in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, following a delayed start that pushed the hearing from its 8:30 a.m. start time to shortly after 10:30 a.m. The hearing was scheduled to determine the...
Rent Stabilization Could Progress Soon in Santa Barbara
Rent control could be in the future for Santa Barbara. The City Council takes up the matter in a step that could lead to a vote in summer. The post Rent Stabilization Could Progress Soon in Santa Barbara appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Ventura commission to consider anti-harassment ordinance for tenants
The Ventura Planning Commission will consider an ordinance on Jan. 14 to give tenant protections against harassment from property owners. If the ordinance is ultimately approved by the City Council, residents would have the right to seek damages against landlords who intimidate or harass them. Council is expected to...
The Rochers at the Ranch House in Ojai Permanently Closes
The Rochers at the Ranch House, a fine dining restaurant and event venue in Ojai, has announced it has permanently closed after approximately five months of operation, according to a message posted on the restaurant’s website. The restaurant operated at 102 Besant Road in Ojai, set within a roughly...
Feds plan to lease 1 million acres in California to oil, gas developers
(CN) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Monday formally released documents detailing plans to allow oil and gas drilling on 1 million acres of public land across southern California while downplaying the environmental impact of the development. “The draft supplemental environmental impact statement concludes...
Cottage Health’s Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinics Move to New Santa Barbara Location
New space brings 15 pediatric specialties together across from Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. Cottage Health’s Grotenhuis Pediatric Clinics have moved into the newly built Cottage Medical Clinics – Santa Barbara building at 2401 Bath Street. The clinics now occupy the second floor, with all providers seeing patients...
HazMat Response Underway After Liquid Nitrogen Leaks From Tanker Near Lompoc
Santa Barbara County firefighters issued a HazMat response on Sunday after a liquid nitrogen tanker truck was reported leaking west of Lompoc. The incident prompted road closures and area isolation as firefighters worked to contain the leak and plan for transferring the product to another tanker. Multiple agencies...
SpaceX rocket launch in California to deploy government satellite. Here’s when
Liftoff in 3 ... 2 ... 1! One rocket launch is planned in the week ahead from California . And no surprise, it'll be a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket due to get off the ground from the Vandenberg Space Force Base . But the commercial spaceflight company has yet to launch a mission in 2026 from the West Coast to deploy its...
Midtown Ventura bodega, sandwich shop opens, Greek eatery to expand
Two different eateries, one offering a variety of food and drinks and the other specializing in sandwiches, opened next to each other in midtown Ventura in December. A Greek restaurant in Ventura is also set to open a second location at a former Souplantation location in Camarillo. Buena Bodega, at 1803 Main Street...
Laura Quevedo: Application Deadlines Approaching – 2026 GRS in Single-Cell Cancer Biology
Laura Quevedo, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Columbia University, shared a post on LinkedIn:. “Application Deadlines Approaching: 2026 GRS in Single-Cell Cancer Biology. Are you a PhD student or postdoc working in single-cell cancer biology? Present unpublished work, receive peer feedback, and connect with the...
