The reality was far worse than he’d imagined. Now that he’s back in Santa Barbara, he can’t wait to leave again.

California districts have not received Congressionally appropriated money for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development and migrant ...

The young and dogmatically dressed act known as the 502s opened the evening with their friendly “lesser Lumineers” sound.

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...

As Cody’s Café celebrates its 30th anniversary, owner Martín Renteria reflects on his long road to taking over one of Santa ...

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

California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they passed Monday.

Two years later, Pauline and her friend Sheila, eager to travel the world, got summer jobs as au pairs in Hope Ranch. She ...

Improvements based on the reports are mostly up to you. If you ignore these issues, it makes it easier for government ...

I’m not normally a fan of the chunky, salsa-like tomato soup that makes its way onto so many summer menus, but Loquita’s new ...

The foundation said it would invite qualified buyers to the private auction, with an emphasis on those who would keep the ...

Alire was admitted to the State Bar of California in 2012 and worked for the Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s office ...