Santa Barbara News

REFRESHED EVERY 15 MINUTES

• Whittier Fire Grows by 3,300 Acres Friday Night

  Containment drops from 52 to 38 percent....

• A Home Away

  Why not return to allowing "Home Sharing”?...

• Allow Controlled Burns

  When I was growing up, I do not remember us hav...

• Firefighters Launch Night Attack on Whittier Fire

  Will try to hold Whittier at bay despite 30mph ...

• Mandatory Evacuation Now Includes Paradise

  The current state of evacuation orders iterated...

• For the Good of the Country

  Donald Trump, Mike Pence, and all Trump appoint...

• Evacuation Order Called for Areas West of Goleta

  Officials are concerned about the forecasted Su...

• Santa Barbara County Joins "We Are Still In"

  The county supervisors adopted a resolution to ...

• Darkness Highlights Whittier's Flames

  Work continues to build containment lines in ro...

• Whittier Fire Point / Counterpoint

  Letters addressing the origin of Whittier Fire ...

• Reno’s Food Mecca

  El Dorado family of hotels offers the Frank Sin...

• Apparent Suicide Attempt in County Jail

  In 2016, had been more than one attempt a month...

• All Kids Can Eat for Free This Summer

  Nutrition collaboration offers meals in 40 loca...

• Blue Skies over Whittier Fire

  Not a good sign for heat and low humidity....

• Of Books and Bibles

  History tells us more than Gutenberg about prin...

• Resistance Grows Against Vacation-Rental Conversions

  'We have enough hotel rooms and not enough ...

• Santa Barbara Sheriff Blasts ‘Sanctuary State’ Bill

  Says Senate Bill 54 will harm public safety....

• 'Sprinters' Caught in Cross Fire of City RV Crackdown

  Chamber of Commerce and homeless advocate find ...

• Are There 450 Million Doobies in Santa Barbara's Future?

  But the burning question is the tax rate grower...

• The Whittier Fire

  The Story of Near Escapes, Trapped Children, He...

• Green Starts at the Top

  Jack Johnson Provides Reusable Pint Glasses to ...

• Get into the Swing of English Country Dancing

  Santa Barbara Country Dance Society connects co...

• Semana Nautica 15K Race Runs Again

  Runners hit the trail in ongoing race tradition...

• Fire Duty

  Reporter Keith Hamm takes on the Whittier Fire....

• Blondie and Garbage

  Rage and Rapture Tour hits Santa Barbara Bowl....

• Melodee Meyer Talks Martial Arts

  The Santa Barbara Coach and author talks about ...

• Troubadour John Craigie Sings of California

  ‘No Rain, No Rose’ singer to play Santa Barbara...

• Eat This: New Menu at Angel Oak

  Chef Vincent Lesage concocts culinary excellent...

• Make Myself at Home: House Full of Happy Memories

  501 Orena Street is an immaculate craftsman hom...

• Go Where You Wanna Goa at Goa Taco

  Paratha-based creations take tacos to new taste...