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Frank J. Frost Jr. 1929–2026

Frank J. Frost Jr., patriarch of the Frost family, scholar, university professor, underwater archeologist, musician, veteran, and public servant, died

General Rain Advisory for Countywide Beaches

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Due to yesterday’s rainfall, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services wants to remind residents about potential

In Search of a Solution

This past Friday, April 17, I counted 20 vehicles with people sleeping in them on Phelps Road at 7 a.m. Some of the same vehicles have been here for years.

The Continuing Need for Petroleum Products

We use a wide variety of petroleum-derived products every day — from fuels to nitrogen fertilizer; single-use, sterile medical equipment; weight-reducing plastic components of electric vehicles, wind turbine blades, and insulation for electrical wiring.

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