“It really has to be through inputs from a broad range of people in an indigenous community,” said Teresa Romero, one of the ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office logged 23,000 hours of overtime in the 2024-25 fiscal year, bringing its total cost to $20.4 million. That's an ...

U.S. Representatives Salud Carbajal and Gil Cisneros have reintroduced the Fight for the American Dream Act, aiming to allow DACA recipients often called 'Dreamers' to enlist in the U.S. military.

She lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, the rise of the internet, and attributes her health to living a ...

Misinformation about last week’s Immigration and Customs (ICE) enforcement raids of two Glass House Farms cannabis farms in ...

With their thirteenth-round selection in the 2025 MLB Draft, the 403rd overall pick, the Mets selected Frank Camarillo, a ...

Goleta Valley Girls Softball Association (GVGSA) held its 16th annual Lindsay Rose Tournament on July 12-13, 2025, hosting 33 ...

The University of California Board of Regents today (July 16) appointed UC Davis graduate student Miguel Craven as the ...

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Hundreds of residents showed up at the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting on July 15 to discuss immigration enforcement ...

The Old Spanish Days Fiesta Parade is taking place August 1 and thousands of spectators are expected. Some slight changes to the route will take place this year.

Hipcamp names top campsites of 2025, with several standout locations in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.