Santa Barbara City Council Mandates Makeover for Downtown Parklets
The outdoor structures along the State Street promenade will soon be getting a more uniform look.
Recent Stories
Outside Expert Punches Holes in Cantin Debris Flow Report
A leading forensic anthropologist called the analysis “confusing,” “unclear,” and “disingenuous.”
NASA Plays Space Billiards with Assist from Santa Barbara Astronomers
DART mission will test Earth’s ability to deflect incoming asteroids.
Girls Inc. of Greater Santa Barbara Sues over Alleged Real Estate Bait-and-Switch
Organization accuses development firm of breaking its promise to lease the nonprofit’s Ortega Street property back to it.
Pacifica in Peril: Students Protest Ousters, Faculty Vote No Confidence in Provost
Students at the graduate institute based in Santa Barbara and Carpinteria contend they’ve been left without a clear path to completing their doctorate degrees.
Feds Consider Delisting Southern Sea Otter as Protected Species
Environmentalists worry the loss of federal safeguards would come too soon.
Deputies Respond to Barricaded Suspect with Knife in Isla Vista
Update: The suspect was arrested after an hours-long standoff on the 700 block of Camino Pescadero.
Three Stories of Getting to Ukraine
Filmmakers, firefighters, and a nurse find ways to help Ukrainians at war.
Santa Barbara Occupational Therapist Volunteers Her Services to Ukrainians
Cottage Hospital’s Alina Tupchyk visits Ukraine to assess the needs of people with disabilities.
Santa Barbara City Council Gets Update on Highway 101 Widening Project
The final phase of the project — through Montecito and S.B. — is tentatively set to begin summer 2023.
