The City of Santa Barbara wants to fill four law enforcement positions, boost library hours and fund affordable housing using ...

A report released by Santa Barbara County Adult & Aging Network highlights the county’s shifting demographics and provides ...

Local leaders, experts and community advocates gathered for the inaugural Upward Mobility Summit Friday, to address ...

The president’s order has no immediate effect on offshore wind leases already authorized, including two large areas off ...

Santa Barbara’s hometown newspaper, the Santa Barbara News-Press, went dark in 2023. Several years after its embattled ...

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The $11.1 million investment comes from Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure bill, with an announcement from the Congressman on the last day of Biden's term ...

In a shift for local journalism, the Santa Barbara News-Press will enter a new era of service with new leadership. With its ...

It has been a year and a half since the Santa Barbara News Press, the former longest running daily newspaper in Southern California, shuttered its doors — but the media outlet might have new life in ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Erin Therese Graffy de Garcia, longtime Santa Barbara resident, historian, author and consummate ...

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Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 2, the second installment of Kevin Costner ’s ambitious western film series, will have ...