UC Workers Ratify ‘Best Contract Yet’ After Four Strikes and 17 Months of Negotiations
The union representing 21,000 healthcare, research, and technical professionals celebrates what union leaders are calling a historic win.
Ella Heydenfeldt
Recent Stories
UC Regents Renew Controversial Tuition Hike Plan. What Does This Mean?
UC leaders insist the plan brings predictability and financial aid gains, but students and some regents worry it escalates economic barriers and pushes more costs onto those least able to pay.
Pickup Truck Rolls Off Highway 101 Near Gaviota, Two Hospitalized
Santa Barbara County Firefighters deploy jaws of life to rescue the vehicle’s occupants, including an uninjured dog.
The Invisible Backbone
Santa Barbara County Education Office operates behind the scenes with 500 staff and a $150M budget, impacting 70,000 students.
Lincoln Elementary Alum Call on Santa Barbara Unified to Reopen Long-Shuttered Downtown Campus
The school board hears a formal request to consider the school’s legacy, community impact, and potential future.
UC Santa Barbara Service and Patient Care Workers Join Strike over Wages, Housing Inequality
Tens of thousands walk off the job across the UC system as part of unions’ two-day labor strike.
Santa Barbara Supervisors Briefed on Storm Impacts, Emergency Prep, and Next Storm
Response teams praised for a job well done, but it’s not over yet.
Santa Barbara Drenched in Historic Rainfall, Breaking 127-Year Record
The county has seen 460 percent of normal-to-date rainfall with more rain still to come this week.
Major Storm Brings Flooding, Downed Trees, and Road Closures to Santa Barbara
The storm delivered an intense push of rain Saturday evening, adding to already high totals across the region. San Marcos Pass recorded nearly 10 inches over three days.
What’s Happening with IVF? Federal Initiatives, State Mandates, Local Concerns
Santa Barbara fertility doctors weigh in on Trump’s executive order to make in vitro fertilization more affordable and the legal shifts surrounding embryos.
