In 2016, candidate Donald Trump captured just 31.5 percent of Santa Barbara County’s vote — the lowest support for a ...

In a 5-2 vote, Santa Barbara City Council chose to deny three separate appeals of the much-contested 250-room Garden Street ...

The district says it is partnering with other organizations to offer more “inclusive” after-school programs that “meet the ...

On Monday, November 18, a 19-year-old man reportedly leaped off the bluffs on the 6700 block of Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista ...

Maureen White, who was buried July 26, on what would have been her 100th birthday, moved to Santa Barbara in 1980. She and her husband, Bernie, had moved out to California from Ohio eight years ...

Ciara Barnes, AJ DeAugustine, Tristan Fleming and Grace Wilson in the SBCC Theatre Arts Department’s production of ‘MRS. BOB ...

Ted Rudolph has excelled in several sports through Special Olympics over the past 20 years and was honored as Special ...

The new 65,000-square-foot police station, which is funded by the Measure C sales tax passed by city voters in 2017, has been ...

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On behalf of the Couture Pattern Museum, Austine-Radamaker bestowed Maria Kublin with the “Fashion Heritage Award,” as a tribute to those who “uplift, uphold, observe, and protect art.” Maria Kublin ...

On November 10, about 800 community members turned out for the 27th annual Empty Bowls event, which raised funds and awareness for the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County. Organized each year by Danyel ...

The festival takes place in Zilker Park, an Austin landmark that covers 350 acres of ground. Per usual, the three-day event ...