The Faces of Fiesta 2025
Meet El Presidente, Saint Barbara, and the Spirits.
Year: 2026
Old Spanish Days Fiesta 2026: Finding Your Fiesta Spirit
A complete look at Santa Barbara’s annual celebration, featuring luminary profiles, cultural traditions, music, dance, food, and the events that make fiesta unforgettable.
Ventura County Reports First Measles Case Since 2017
Officials share a list of locations in Ventura and Oxnard the individual visited before testing positive; no cases have been reported yet in Santa Barbara County.
Lompoc Correctional Officer, Wife Plead Guilty to Smuggling Drugs to Inmate
The couple faces five years in prison for running contraband from outside sources to an inmate at Lompoc Federal Correction Complex in exchange for thousands of dollars.
Dueling Dustups on SpaceX and Fracking Next Week
Coastal Commission to look at fracking Platform Gilda next Thursday.
The Bad Brains Punk Legacy Lives On
Musicians from Fishbone, Sublime, Suicidal Tendencies, Living Fish Brains, Soul Syndicate, Human Rights, Beastie Boys, and others came together for the 50th anniversary show of a lifetime.
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation Team to Volunteer at Veggie Rescue’s Shepherd Giving Farm
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif., August 5, 2026 —Member of Team Chumash, the volunteer group from the Santa Ynez Band of
Verano de Read-A-Palooza 2026 termina con fuerza
GOLETA, CA, 5 de agosto de 2026 – El Programa de Lectura de Verano de este año – Read-A-Palooza 2026
Summer Read-A-Palooza 2026 Finishes Strong
GOLETA, CA, August 5, 2026 – This year’s Summer Reading Program – Read-A-Palooza 2026 – finished strong on July 31st after nine weeks of
Love During Wartimes, Inside and Outside
‘A Sad and Beautiful World’, Lebanon’s bid for last year’s International Feature Oscar, poetically juggles themes of love, family, childhood dreaming, and a turbulent social landscape.
