SBCC Professor Dismissed After Violating Settlement Agreement
School says Erin O’Connor, who engaged in sexual activity with a student in 2019, “squandered” his opportunity at a second chance.
Author: Callie Fausey
Trump Administration Rescinds Definition of ‘Harm’ in Endangered Species Act
Santa Barbara County species at risk include frogs and fish.
Red Pandas and Beyond: Care and Conservation at the Santa Barbara Zoo
While the zoo mourns the recent loss of two cubs, its conservation work continues.
Santa Barbara Zoo Mourns Loss of Second Red Panda Cub
Despite around-the-clock care, both newborns have died.
Boats Get Beached on Montecito’s Butterfly Beach
Abandoned vessels pose a persistent problem to Santa Barbara County.
Empty Office Buildings on Carpinteria Bluffs to Be Converted into Housing?
Some bluffs advocates show support for the 31-unit proposal next door to Procore while councilmembers get hung up on its lack of affordable housing.
Music Academy of the West Brings Teenage Students from All Over the World to Santa Barbara
The brand-new high school intensive program joins the Music Academy’s annual summer music festival and program.
‘No Choice’: Rehearing on Sable’s Air Pollution Produces Same Result
After environmental groups requested a rehearing for the Air Pollution Control District’s approval of a pollution waiver for oil company Sable offshore, the county reapproved the company’s pollution waiver.
Review | Dudley Cooks Up Beautiful Confusion
Dudley’s bandmates returned to Santa Barbara to craft their fourth album, “Beautiful Confusion,” after 30 years.
Quantum Computing Startup in Santa Barbara Gets $54 Million from UC Investments
Qolab, co-founded by Nobel Prize–winning physicist and UC Santa Barbara professor John Martinis, is developing new quantum technologies and expanding global partnerships to solve real-world problems.
