UC Santa Barbara Professors Win 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics
Physicists John Martinis and Michel Devoret’s win is a celebration of quantum discovery — and a reminder of why public science matters.
Ella Heydenfeldt
Recent Stories
Review | Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at the Bowl: Ten Years In, Still Sweaty
Rateliff swaggers, shakes and grooves his way into our hearts.
UC Workers Authorize Longer Strikes After ‘Last, Best, Final’ Offer
The union representing 400 healthcare, research, and technical staff at UC Santa Barbara prepares for a statewide walkout.
Head Start Expands Nutrition Nationwide — but Not to Santa Barbara
Federal government’s closure of the regional office serving California leads to missed funding opportunity for county’s Head Start program.
Two Santa Barbara Unified Junior Highs Go All In on Phone-Free Days
Goleta Valley and La Colina junior highs are trying a new “Off and Away” policy that involves sealing student’s cell phones in signal-blocking pouches all day long.
Jury Convicts Santa Barbara Man in Murder of 3-Year-Old
Elvis Alberto Lopez, who was the boyfriend of the child’s mother, faces life without possibility of parole.
Goleta Man Formally Charged with First Degree Murder of Mother
District Attorney alleges that Christopher Van Vlack, 32, carried out the killing with premeditation and deliberation “while lying in wait” and/or “for financial gain.”
At Ojai’s Earthtrine Farm, a Table for Wilderness
Los Padres ForestWatch gathered supporters on Saturday for its Wilderness Table fundraising dinner.
Healthcare Cuts at the Center of Government Shutdown Debate
Update: Stalemate in Congress over federal budget leads to first government shutdown since 2019.
The Queen’s Kings
The legendary shapers of Santa Barbara are alive and well.
