The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) is proud to announce it has been awarded $5,898,178 in Homekey+ funding from the California Department of Housing & Community Development ...

With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by the county's Air Pollution Control District on Wednesday afternoon.

The proposed 43 percent cut in the federal budget to rental assistance programs will put children, seniors, and working ...

SANTA BÁRBARA, CA – 30 de junio de 2025 Resultados del impuesto de ocupación transitoria en la Ciudad de Santa ...

The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.2 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for May 2025, the eleventh month in the ...

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Travel on Highway 1 through Rocky Creek, (12 miles south of Carmel), has been under one-way traffic control since March 30, 2024, when a landslide resulted in the loss of a southbound section of ...

Hearts Therapeutic Equestrian Center (Hearts), a beloved community nonprofit delivering life-changing equine‑assisted services ...

U.S. Forest Service officials announced the selection of Dr. Kimberly Winter as the new forest supervisor for Los Padres ...

Cottage Health’s Nursing Residency Program at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage ...

The Air Force's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Vandenberg Space X launches says “overall launches for Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy up to 100 launches per year.” ...

The Goleta resident and beloved Chili’s bartender was struck and killed by a driver while walking on the 7300 block of Calle ...