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• Citizens Sought as Commissioners for Public Engagement

  Goleta embarks on step one of its district elec...

• Invasive Tamarisk Targeted by Forest Service

  The weed has spread into the Los Padres and pos...

• Oprah Gives $100K to Sheriff's Office

  County approves gift to substation for Montecit...

• Special-Needs Kids Get a Day of Play at Leadbetter

  Best Day Foundation hosts a beach day with team...

• News Commentary: Is That a Silencer in Your Pocket?

  Or are you just glad to see me? Reflecting on b...

• Veterans Court Gets Major Funding Boost

  Three-year $975,000 federal grant will increase...

• Gavin for Governor?

  Newsom covers lots of ground in La Casa De La R...

• Trash Wars Flare Up

  City balks at a pending rate increase as the la...

• City Trying to Abate Mobile Home Park Panic

  It's working on making development laws tig...

• State Street Vacancy Solutions Sought

  Retail consultants say the downtown corridor ca...

• SBCC Selects New Athletic Director

  Rocco Constantino comes from New Providence Hig...

• What Will Happen to Platform Holly and Ellwood Piers?

  State Lands Commission holds informational meet...

• Northbound 101 Blocked at Sheffield Drive

  Truckload of tires balanced atop guardrail....

• John R. Fox Dies

  Boardmember with Goleta Sanitary for 41 years s...

• Yucatan Book Fair Awards UCSB Scholar

  Sara Poot-Herrera recognized internationally fo...

• 3rd Annual Gun Buyback This Saturday

  Organizers hope to collect at least 300 unwante...

• Chumash Seek Property Tax Relief

  The pending federal legislation is opposed by s...

• 'Global' Means All the Countries in the World

  A Q&A with Raymond Clémençon, UCSB professo...

• Can Giant Kelp Bring Back Goleta Beach?

  A surfer-engineer is diving to find out....

• S.B. Couple Embarks on 43-Day Condor Trail Journey

  Monica and Justin Kennedy hike for the wilderne...

• Edhat, It Be Back

  The popular Santa Barbara community news site w...

• Coroner's Reports Filed in High School Deaths

  The information on two deaths that occurred in ...

• Becker Wellhead EIR Released

  One more step is made in the process to cap a l...

• Larimore-Hall Elected Number Two in State Democratic Party

  A Santa Barbara County progressive leader rises...

• Pot Shop Complaints

  Odors, parking, and security dog entangle the D...

• Hotel Californian to Hold Job Fair

  Up to 200 positions are waiting to be filled on...

• Hearing Slated for County Vacation Rentals

  The County Board of Supervisors will review sho...

• Han Murder Trial Gets Off to Sordid Start

  Crime details emerge during questioning for pre...

• Edison Offers $450 Rebate for Electric Cars

  Includes new, used, and leased all-EV or plug-i...

• News Commentary: Banjo Player in a Nudist Colony

  The body slam heard round the world....