Assemblymember Gregg Hart Introduces Bill to Limit Sheriffs’ Power over Jails
Santa Barbara Sheriff Bill Brown says it misses the mark.
Year: 2026
Girls’ Water Polo CIF State Tournament Roundup: Santa Barbara Eliminated by Carlsbad, San Marcos Advances to Regional Semifinals
San Marcos will face Oaks Christian in the regional semifinals.
Santa Barbara Supes Ramp Up Health Inspections of Pop-Up Food Vendors
Open-flame grilling and dangerous roadside locations will be forbidden.
Lyndon Lea, Former Montecito Polo Player and International Business Tycoon, Appears in Epstein Files
The British investor owned a $38 million Channel Drive estate from 2008 to 2021.
Patrick O’Dowd 1946–2026
One of Santa Barbara’s own, Patrick O’Dowd, died on January 16 in Aberdeen, North Carolina, and though he had not
There Is No “Both Sides” When Power Is Unequal
The middle of the road is only comfortable if you are not the one being tackled, pepper-sprayed, or dragged from your home.
California Delegation Urges Trump to Abandon New Offshore Drilling Plans
Santa Barbara Rep. Salud Carbajal, senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, and 31 other California lawmakers send a letter opposing plans.
Body Recovered from Beach Below Santa Barbara’s Mesa Cliffs
Police say there are no apparent signs of foul play in the death of a man in his fifties.
Tarnished Gem
As an owner of two businesses located in downtown Santa Barbara, it is unbelievably frustrating to see State Street ignored.
Santa Barbara Police Investigating Late-Night Collision Involving Pedestrian as ‘Suspicious Circumstances’ Not Hit-and-Run
Emergency crews responded Monday night to Vine Avenue and East De la Guerra Street for a report of a female pedestrian down in the roadway following a collision.
