Coastal Ranches Conservancy to Sue to Reclaim Gaviota Creek for Fish
Nonprofit charges Caltrans’ emergency repairs for winter storm damage ignored steps to protect critical steelhead habitat.
Year: 2023
ON the Beat | Perla Batalla’s High-Stepping Music for el Arte’s Sake
Much-cherished “¡Viva el Arte de Santa Bárbara!” music series kicks off with the dazzling Perla Batalla, the inaugural artist back in 2006.
A Majestic Home for an Admiral
The home at 215 East Mission Street made waves at the turn of the century.
Which Bills Will Gavin Newsom Sign into New California Laws?
While the Legislature is approving lots of significant bills in the final days of the session, the final call is up to the governor, who isn’t shy about using his veto pen.
The Power of Talk, from High Sources
A&L brings an impressive speaker series to Santa Barbara.
Fall Arts & Lectures Offerings Dish Out Arts, Talk, and High-Stakes Culture
UCSB Arts & Lectures is set to launch another vibrant season.
Epic New Nickel Creek Project, Montecito-Born, Hits the Granada
Chris Thile talks Bach, “Hamilton,” and Montecito music-making.
Tiler Peck Turns It Out and Turns It Up in Santa Barbara
The famed ballerina takes the leap and adds a director title to her dance card with the West Coast premiere of the production “Turn It Out with Tiler Peck & Friends.”
More Mass Evictions of Santa Barbara Tenants Threatened
A major renoviction cloud hovers over a 52-unit apartment complex.
Man Found Dead Near Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf Identified as 20-Year-Old John Venters III
Venters was found unresponsive in a bathroom on September 6 and pronounced dead at the scene.
