Santa Barbara County Supervisor Bob Nelson Wields Gavel for Second Time Politics By Nick Welsh Supervisor Laura Capps vacates her seat as board chair to make way for the most outspokenly conservative member of the board.
Santa Barbara County Democrats Endorse Kristen Sneddon for Mayor Election 2026 By Ryan P. Cruz Sneddon was selected out of a crowded field of Democrat candidates in the race for Santa Barbara mayor.
Thousands Show up in Santa Barbara to Protest ICE, Trump Administration Politics By Emily Vesper Demonstrators lined upper State Street on January 10 in response to recent military action in Venezuela and the fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota.
The Race to Represent the Riviera: Santa Barbara City Council District 4 Election Election 2026 By Ryan P. Cruz
Newsom Signed 13 New Laws to Protect Kids from Technology. Will They Work? Politics By Jocelyn Wiener, CalMatters
After A Backlash Over Votes on Sex Offenders, Two California Parole Board Members Were Dropped Politics By Kate Wolffe, CalMatters
Newly Passed Bill Would Prohibit Use of Old State Infrastructure for New Offshore Oil Drilling Proposed by Feds Energy By Callie Fausey
California Utilities to Reclaim Unused Money from School Air Conditioning Program Politics By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde, CalMatters
California Democrats Race to Ban Electric Shock Gloves Before ICE Buys Them Politics By Nadia Lathan, CalMatters
School Sex Abuse Bill Going to Newsom. Will He Sign the ‘Hard-Won’ Compromise? Politics By Maya C. Miller, CalMatters