Social Services Cuts Avoided for Now
The Santa Barbara supervisors pump the brakes on proposed layoffs in response to a projected budget shortfall.
Recent Stories
Lightning Storm Lights Up Santa Barbara’s Night Skies
More than 2,000 lightning strikes were counted out in the Pacific and 272 bolts hit the ground in the county.
COVID Cases Up in Santa Barbara County as Questions Swirl over Vaccine Access
States look to ensure access to the vaccine after feds significantly restrict eligibility for the shot.
Santa Barbara’s Dos Pueblos Ranch Is Sold, Almost
The Northern Chumash Tribal Council is in contract to buy it for $62 million.
San Marcos Ranch Housing Project Clears Funding Hurdle
Millions in bond financing and tax credits will go toward building 236 affordable apartments at the former San Marcos Growers acreage.
Brandon Beaudette Named City of Santa Barbara Library Director
The Santa Barbara City Library will be officially led by Brandon Beaudette, who has been the library’s acting director since April 2024.
AmeriCorps Program Gets Its Funding Back After DOGE Cuts
Case workers for homeless people in Santa Barbara County are federally funded again.
Gifford Fire Containment Grows to 97 Percent
Work turns to restoring the bulldozed and hand-cut line areas surrounding and within the fire footprint against the winter rains.
Authorities Arrest Two Armed Men at Santa Barbara Amtrak Bus Station and Seize Multiple Guns
A third man was arrested at Isla Vista apartment where deputies found a semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine.
Redistricting Duel Between California and Texas Ramps Up
California’s redistricting measure, which Gov. Newsom signed into law last Thursday, is an “emergency defensive tactic,” says a former Santa Barbara County redistricting committee member.
