Indy Origins: Tyler Hayden Finds the Life of Kings
Getting hooked on news reporting turned Santa Barbara into home for our senior editor.
Year: 2026
UC Santa Barbara Men’s Soccer Earns 1-1 Draw Against No. 12 Marshall
The Gauchos will host No. 2 ranked San Diego on Monday.
ON the Beat | Going Ambient in Late August
The columnist listens up to Mitchell Yoshida’s alluring adventure in ‘Well-Tempered Spinet’ sounds, and flies off on a late summer tangent about the new dark ambient, mostly organ-based world.
SBCC Football Preview
SBCC Football opens the season on Saturday August, 29 against El Camino at La Playa Stadium.
Young Royals Make Big Strides in 36-6 Rout of Sherman Oaks Notre Dame
With the victory San Marcos improves to 7-2.
Santa Barbara Unified Shortens School Day in Response to Extreme Heat
The district placed six schools on its minimum day schedule Thursday amid sweltering conditions and a lack of air conditioning. Roughly $194 million in state funding for HVAC improvements at schools sits unused and is set to expire soon.
Santa Barbara to Host Inaugural California Ocean Summit
The three-day summit in December aims to bring different groups together to discuss and make plans for ocean stewardship initiatives.
Poetry Connection | Connecting with South Asian Poets
Serena Chopra will do a reading and interview at Chaucer’s Books on Sunday, August 30.
We’ll Always Love Dolly Parton, Dollyologist Explains
UC Santa Barbara classicist Helen Morales on Dolly Parton’s radical empathy and the cultural power that let her hold contradictions — and people — together.
Richard Brough Rogers 1941–2026
Conservation Leader
