PR Pro Mo McFadden’s ‘High Times’ Daze
Santa Barbara’s smallest yet biggest voice contributes to new marijuana magazine documentary, which comes out on 4/20.
Year: 2026
Goleta Valley Library Receives Milestone Gift Toward Capital Campaign
The Goleta Valley Library (GVL) capital campaign is going strong! Thanks to a generous donation from Yardi Systems, the City
Watch: Attacking Trump’s “Illegal War,” Carbajal Calls Out GOP Colleagues for “Abdication” of Congressional Power
In wide-ranging interview, the five-term S.B. Democrat distances himself from Swalwell, forecasts a mid-term wave election, and waffles on debating Republican challenger in the fall.
Radius Forecast: “The Market Isn’t Slowing — It’s Sorting”
At its 16th Annual Real Estate & Economic Forecast on March 12 in Santa Barbara, Radius Commercial Real Estate delivered a clear message to a packed room of industry professionals: the Central Coast market is not experiencing a broad slowdown, but rather a decisive shift toward selective performance, where quality assets, flexible deal-making, and policy conditions are increasingly determining outcomes.
UC Santa Barbara Softball Rebounds With Two Victories Over Cal State Northridge on Saturday
The series finale is scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m.
On the Rent Freeze, Fiscal Reality, and Equal Standards
If landlords are expected to absorb cost increases without automatic recovery, the city should likewise commit to freezing or tightly capping growth in its own major cost centers. If the answer is that such a model would be unrealistic, destabilizing, and likely to degrade public services, then the council should acknowledge that the same economic logic applies to housing operations.
Homeless Industrial Complex
The system depends on temporary solutions because they are easier to fund, easier to count, and easier to expand than permanent affordable housing.
Protecting Community, Democracy, and Local Control from ICE
As local elected leaders, we have a responsibility to respond to the aggressive federal immigration enforcement that is affecting our community.
Barth, Cruse Lead Dos Pueblos Baseball to 3-0 Win and Series Sweep Over Rival Dons
Santa Barbara could only muster one hit against Dos Pueblos pitching.
Sable Offshore’s Federal Defense Falls Flat in Santa Barbara Court
Judge Donna Geck upholds injunction and rejects the Houston oil company’s claim that a federal order overrides California law. The next hearing set for May 22 could decide whether the company pays for violating the court order.
