New California Laws Aim to Make Golden State Greener in 2024
These environmentally friendly state laws target gas-powered lawn tools, deceptive recycling symbols, orphan wells, and more.
Author: Callie Fausey
SBCC Helping High Schoolers Get on Future-Focused Bandwagon in New Year
Get Focused, Stay Focused conference returns to Santa Barbara City College to promote dual enrollment and career-planning curriculum.
Santa Barbara DA Files Charges in Two Christmas Day Crashes Involving Alleged Drunk Drivers
Alleged wrong-way driver faces multiple felonies in a “multi-casualty incident” on Highway 101 while a Santa Maria man has been charged with manslaughter in a fatal Highway 166 collision.
Santa Barbara County Environmental Efforts Receive the Gift of Green This Holiday Season
Grants to fund nearly $17 million in climate-resilient projects and agricultural land conservation, as well as $1 million in recycling infrastructure.
How to (Responsibly) Toss Your Christmas Tree in Santa Barbara County
Here are the options available to residents for sustainably disposing of their trees after the holidays.
Erasing Santa Barbara’s Offshore Platforms
Environmental authorities choose complete removal as the preferred decommissioning method.
Woman Struck and Killed by Train in Goleta
Fire officials say the woman was walking with her dog on the tracks at Fairview Avenue.
Mission Possible: Returning the Kelp Forest to Our Coast
Santa Barbara fisherman Chris Goldblatt plans to bring back reef habitats around the globe.
Santa Barbara Unified Students Walk Out to Raise Teacher Wages
Bitter salary dispute leads to a soft strike and student protests.
NatureTrack and Wilderness Youth Project Receive Nearly $400,000 in State Grants
Funding will go toward making the natural world more accessible to Santa Barbara County’s underserved youth.
