Which Santa Barbara County Neighborhoods Face Worst Pollution and Health Hazards?
The county’s Draft Environmental Justice Element aims to help communities most impacted by environmental burdens.
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Santa Barbara County Updates Its Open Space Plans
Decades-old open space element moves toward modernized land management
Santa Barbara’s Pride Festival Celebrates Its Roots, Loudly and Proudly
Saturday’s sexy and fun festival at Chase Palm Park paid tribute to Pacific Pride Foundation’s 50th anniversary with the theme “Rooted in Pride: Embracing Our Past — Empowering Our Future.”
Thousands of Jobs Are at Risk If Tri-County Clean-Energy Projects Lose Funding, Warns Rep. Carbajal
Santa Barbara congressmember raises the alarm over the Trump administration’s “big bad ugly bill” and its impact on green projects on the Central Coast.
Vegetation Fire Breaks Out Near Los Olivos, Closing Hwy. 101 in Both Directions
Update: Santa Barbara County firefighters stop forward progress of Olivos Fire on Friday afternoon.
Eating Lunch with Santa Barbara’s Gay and Lesbian Seniors
The Pacific Pride Foundation’s Lavender Elders group share reflections on the past, love for the present, and hope for the future of the LGBTQ community.
Santa Barbara Fentanyl Dealer Pleads Guilty to Manslaughter in Overdose Death
Dillon Johnson was originally charged with murder in connection with the 2022 fentanyl-induced overdose of Matthew Dyet.
Santa Barbara County In-Home Caregivers Push for Higher Wages amid ‘Crisis’
In-Home Support Services caregivers are calling on the Board of Supervisors to raise their wages to $22 an hour to be more in line with Santa Barbara’s cost of living.
Stearns Wharf Murder Case Ends in Mistrial
Santa Barbara Jury deadlocked 11-1 for murder conviction.
‘Fight the Trump Takeover’ Takes Over Upper State
Protesters in Santa Barbara hold rally against Trump’s attempted gerrymandering of red states.
