Julia Brownley (D-CA-26), and Jimmy Panetta (D-CA-19) sent a letter to Acting Administrator Stephen Ehikian of the General Services Administration over the planned illegal closures of crucial ...

The Citizen Participation Plan provides for and encourages participation from all City residents in the development of the Annual Action Plan and the Consolidated Plan.

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Santa Barbara City Councilmember Eric Friedman is reportedly stable and recovering well after sustaining a heart attack ...

The Police Department estimated 5,000 residents joined the protest, which spelled out "Hands Off" on the sands of West Beach.

Protesting President Donald Trump’s heavy-handed executive orders and employment of billionaire Elon Musk to gut federal agencies, thousands of Santa ...

The University of California has been selective about which Trump policies it challenges in court. Some students want the UC to be more vocal about defending student diversity and protest rights.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

More Mesa, 265 open acres of oceanfront views and public trails on the edge of Santa Barbara’s Hope Ranch, is back on the ...

Elementary schools in the S.B. Unified, Carpinteria Unified, and Hope Elementary school districts received recognition for ...

Santa Barbara, CA – What draws people to the Santa Barbara Public Library? Everything! From books and digital resources to ...

Santa Maria, Calif. – Detectives from the Cannabis Compliance Team have arrested a Santa Maria man for marijuana sales to ...