With fire almost contained and rains predicted, Fire Chief Mark Hartwig on Tuesday warned supervisors of the looming threat of a debris flow in fire-scarred Refugio Canyon.
Born in a boxcar, Santa Maria’s onetime police chief and mayor died of a heart attack late last Thursday.
The wife of Donald Trump’s former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke performed the ceremonial bottle break over the bow of the combat ship named after her hometown.
Fire expanded slightly to west on Friday; cool and wetter weather on the way.
County landfill thrashed; trash will be hauled to Ventura.
As of Thursday morning, winds have calmed down but Santa Anas are coming.
The “ugly beautification effort” was assailed.
Update: Santa Barbara County fire reaches 9,000 acres, threatens refineries.
Arts & Lectures brings the former Democratic presidential candidate to UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
‘Independent’ Executive Editor Nick Welsh chats with the city’s six mayoral hopefuls.
