Before last week, Santa Barbara’s Tea Gardens-a picturesque private park of bizarre aqueduct systems, broken-down statues, Romanesque arches, and stunning ocean views in the foothills above Westmont College-were a highlight of local lore for their quirky history and legendary status in the underground of skateboarding.
Full containment expected by Wednesday.
Authorities gather at City Hall as fire fronts remain calm.
It is no secret that the much-needed rains that may fall in the Santa Barbara foothills this winter often result in less-than-ideal downstream realities-the related runoff and creek flow delivering bacteria-laced water to the beaches and surf zones below.
In what some are calling “the fastest ever endangered species recovery,” Channel Islands National Park officials announced this week that captive breeding efforts for the island fox are no longer necessary.
Wiggly, jiggly invaders clogged pipes and prompted officials to take both reactors offline.
When the first west swell of the season began making its way toward the all-too-sleepy shores of Santa Barbara a few weeks ago, the hype machine was in full effect.
More than 120 years in the making, the dreams of a real estate speculator from Ohio were brought one huge step closer to reality this week as the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a large-scale luxury development for the picturesque ranch at the easternmost gate of the Gaviota Coast commonly known as Naples.
The Board of Supervisors’ decision on Matt Osgood’s Naples plan was delayed – but will between-meeting talks between the developers’ people and Naples preservationists bear fruit?
Debate over controversial Gaviota Coast development begins one week earlier than expected at Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors.
