Santa Barbara County Green-Lights Film Commissioner Role
Supervisors approve $150,000 for new contractor to encourage filming in the area.
Author: Jean Yamamura
Hot Weather Bears Down on Santa Barbara This Week
It’s even hot in the shade in Santa Barbara today, and it will just get hotter over the rest of the week, the National Weather Service (NWS) portends.
Residents Pepper Goleta Council with Questions, Advice on What to Do About Gun Shop Near Preschool
Goodland Guns’ owner says his attempts to relocate to industrial zones were met by the city with delay. The council will discuss the gun shop at its September 1 meeting.
‘Indy’ Interns and Me
Jean Yamamura explains our internship system, and how she started as a proofreader.
Cox Communications, Santa Barbara’s Sole Cable Provider, Officially Acquired by Spectrum-Owner Charter
Charter CEO says $34.5 billion deal will bring lower costs, higher speeds, and the Los Angeles Dodgers to Cox’s six million customers.
Measles Cases in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties Linked to Same International Flight
More than 150 people in Santa Barbara might have been exposed by a single positive case resulting from a mid-July flight.
Santa Barbara’s Castillo Street ‘Drastically’ Drier Following Emergency Repairs
Caltrans completes the latest drainage project to address the perennially wet spot at the Highway 101 undercrossing.
Environmental Orgs Sound Alarm on Extending Diablo Canyon’s Operations into 2045
Panel raises concerns over the nuclear power plant’s safety and finances and says it’s causing wind and solar energy to go to waste.
Santa Barbara City College Placed on Lockdown After Individual Pulls Knife on Victim
Update: The individual was not found on campus, and the lockdown was lifted about an hour after it began.
Deep Ocean El Niño Readings Rise
Temperatures below the ocean surface reach a striking 18°F higher than normal as U.S. braces for “super” El Niño and the Blob descends on Santa Barbara Channel.
