With eight evacuations in her rearview, Ann Louise Bardach knows that wherever you go in SoCal, the one thing you can’t escape is fire.

The Wall Street Journal editorial board tore into President Donald Trump for pardoning the rioters who attacked the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. This is a rotten message from a President about ...

Erin Graffy, Santa Barbara’s preeminent socialite, elegant emcee, and passionate historian and author, has died. Graffy ...

Downtown Santa Barbara’s Annual Awards Breakfast is to be held on Wednesday, February 19th from 7:30AM-9:30AM at El Paseo ...

Everyone has the power for greatness — not for fame, because greatness is determined by service.” — MLK Jr. 1968 ...

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District plans to implement a fare increase beginning in August in response to a loss ...

Elon Musk’s gestures at Trump’s 2025 inauguration sparked backlash, now drawing Taylor Swift into the controversy. Musk’s hand movements, which some critics have likened to a Nazi salute ...

Santa Barbara's most famous avenue, State Street cuts through downtown for 10 blocks and leads right onto Stearns Wharf. It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Zack Clark and the tech-forward backpacks from his non-profit HomeMore project are helping the homeless in ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...