Unusual Surge of Sick Pelicans Reported Along Santa Barbara Coast
Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network reports 46 malnourished pelicans across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties while the cause remains under investigation.
Ella Heydenfeldt
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40,000 UC Workers Ratify Contracts After Statewide Organizing Campaign
The new four-year agreements lock in raises, immigration protections, and job-security provisions and come after statewide practice pickets at all 10 UC campuses, including UC Santa Barbara.
Chasing the Superbloom: New Map Helps Campers Time Wildflower Trips
Wildflower seasons are fleeting and hard to predict. A new interactive forecast aims to help campers plan trips to bloom-rich areas like Carrizo Plain while encouraging more responsible visitation.
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputy Stabbed During Welfare Check at Goleta Housing Site
A suspect was booked on an attempted-murder charge after an early-morning knife attack at La Posada interim housing community; the injured deputy was treated and released from the hospital.
Big Climbs, Big Views, No Easy Miles: Santa Barbara’s Nine Trails Ultramarathon
Endurance runners take on a technical 35-mile course stretching from Jesusita to Romero Canyon and back.
Oil Fight Not over as Generations of Santa Barbarans Gather for Vigil
Around a hundred gather near Stearns Wharf to protest the restart of offshore oil operations by Sable Offshore.
After the Star: Sushi by Scratch Defines Its Next Chapter
Still listed in the “Michelin Guide,” Sushi by Scratch is defined through its unique flavors, seasonal shifts, and a menu shaped by both international markets and local farms.
If Deltopia Is Play Hard, TechTopia Is Work Hard
The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce gathers business leaders, researchers, and global tech firms at the newly opened OASIS innovation hub in Goleta to highlight the region’s expanding science and technology footprint.
Santa Barbara Community Rallies Around Farmer Mike Iniguez of Ebby’s Organic Farm
Fellow farmers, customers, and neighbors are raising money to help keep the Farmers’ Market mainstay’s operation running while he undergoes cancer treatment.
Lessons from Santa Barbara’s Volunteer Search and Rescue Team
In a landscape where neighborhoods meet wilderness within minutes, Santa Barbara’s Search and Rescue team is often the safety net. After decades on the job, Nelson Trichler says the best rescue is the one that never has to happen.
