Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to Pursue ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policing for Deltopia Weekend
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says it will pursue “zero tolerance” enforcement over Deltopia weekend this year. Deltopia, a large unsanctioned block party on Isla Vista’s Del Playa Drive, takes place during the first weekend of UC Santa Barbara’s spring quarter. Last year, the Daily Nexus, one of UCSB’s...
Rincon Classic Win Highlights Ventura Surfer Dimitri Poulos
Ventura surfer Dimitri Poulos captured a win at the Rincon Classic this past weekend, emerging on top of a deep field that included past event winners and current and former Championship Tour competitors. The long-running contest was held at Rincon Point, one of California’s most iconic surf breaks. Known for...
Carpinteria Family School’s Fate Is Sealed
Carpinteria Family School will permanently close in June, the Carpinteria Unified School Board confirmed last week. It’s a fate that families saw coming, but it was frowned upon nevertheless. “Overall, I think parents are disappointed but were resigned to this outcome after the vote last June,” said Jack Mohr,...
Ventura Ranch farmworker housing project gets OK
In a split vote on Feb. 19, the Ventura County Planning Commission approved a 328-unit farmworker housing complex on the site of a former lemon orchard north of Ventura. The 3-2 vote came after two meetings to consider the approval and hours of public testimony. Some speakers asked commissioners to vote no, raising...
Bicyclist injured in collision with truck on Castillo Street in Santa Barbara
A bicyclist was injured after being struck by a truck on Castillo Street on Friday, February 20, prompting a street closure. The collision took place in the 300 block of Castillo Street, prompting a several-hour road closure for investigation, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. Police said the...
Carpinteria’s Surfliner Inn Project Faces Community Backlash
The Surfliner Inn Project in Carpinteria continues to spark debate over its environmental and visual impacts, most recently at a public hearing held by the City Council on Wednesday, February 18. With the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) now under review on the 36-room hotel development in a parking lot near...
Fatal crash closes SR-150 east of Ojai involving two motorcycles
State Route 150 at Old Walnut Road, east of Ojai, was completely closed Saturday as the California Highway Patrol investigated a fatal crash, authorities said. The collision was reported around 10:36 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 21, 2026, and involved two motorcycles and a gray Audi, according to the CHP Traffic Incident...
Early Morning Train Service Coming to Ventura and Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments (SBCAG) unanimously approved in a February 19 meeting a cooperative funding agreement to expand intercity passenger rail service between Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The initiative is a significant step toward delivering the “lane and train” promise made to...
Santa Barbara County’s Water Picture Rosier After Recent Storms
While ski resorts in Northern California are reporting five feet of snow from the weekend’s stormy weather, Santa Barbara County felt more than four inches of rainfall by a chilly Thursday morning. In terms of drought, all that snow adds to the positive water picture of county reservoirs at or more than 100 percent...
The Central Coast’s Best French-Style Sparkling Wine Houses
Raise a Glass to Sparkling Wine Made the Champagne Way on California’s Central Coast. If Champagne, France is the gold standard for sparkling wine, then California’s Central Coast is quietly — and deliciously — becoming its most exciting rival. Tucked into the fog-kissed valleys of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara...
