Could the principles of this Arizona walkable community be adopted for Santa Barbara’s downtown or even its La Cumbre hub? The planning concepts that make such a community successful are: Focus on ...

Creativity and Lynda Weinman are one and the same, and her life has been forged by a stimulating and inimitable constant ...

A quest to solve that quandary is now in full swing on Santa Barbara’s sandiest stretch of shoreline, as The Barbara Beach ...

First responders make their presence felt as Management Services Director Christie Donnelly defends city’s budgeting system.

Beginning this Friday, May 23, a new traffic alignment will go into effect on Hollister Avenue between S. Kellogg Avenue and ...

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County expands Arroyo Hondo Preserve with its recent purchase of 80 acres of sensitive creek ...

LOMPOC, CA, MAY 21, 2025 – The Lompoc Public Library System invites the community to participate in Level Up at Your Library, an all-ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. The ...

The American Scandinavian Foundation Of Santa Barbara hosted a successful Mid Summer picnic on Saturday, May 17 at Manning ...

This leisurely group ride with City of Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and other elected officials is a part of the region-wide ...

MONTEREY, Calif., May 21, 2025 — In a party-line vote on May 18, the U.S. Congressional House Budget Committee approved a Republican tax package that proposes ending household and commercial ...

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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – May 21, 2025 – A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single ...