Meet the 70-Year-Old Swimmer Who Keeps Beating Competitors Half His Age
Jim West has spent decades as an ocean lifeguard and competitor. Today, he’s still leading the pack at Santa Barbara’s Reef and Run.
Year: 2026
Getting Older Is Inevitable, Becoming an Elder Is a Choice
A hand gesture I do without thinking, 60 leaders in a Santa Barbara workshop, and what a $10 encyclopedia taught me about the difference between growing old and growing up.
Friday Hike Chit-Chat and Cardio
For more than 50 years, Al Sladek has brought people together, one trail at a time.
Our 2026 Active Aging Guide
From tennis to hiking trails to yoga mats, discover how Santa Barbara Seniors are staying active.
Protesters Gather Outside Santa Barbara’s Camp Canine to Demand ‘Justice for Bruce’
The one-year-old English bulldog was found drowned in one of the dog day care’s pools last week.
E-Bike Rider Hospitalized with Serious Head Injury After Crash on Santa Barbara’s Carrillo Street
The rider in Wednesday’s crash was an adult woman who was not wearing a helmet, according to police.
Congress Votes to Give Department of War Power over State on Behalf of Sable Offshore
Santa Barbara Congressmember Salud Carbajal blasts the provision in the defense budget bill as a “bailout for polluters.”
Corruption
There’s way too many people who are okay with all the corruption going on in government.
Beyond Guardrails: AI and Civilizational Coherence
Unless the development of AI is situated within a much broader inquiry into the civilization directing it, guardrails may merely manage the consequences of a system whose underlying trajectory remains unchanged.
Why Not?
Why not ask the UCSB chancellor the most obvious question?
