When Shaun Tomson draws lines, people pay attention. More to the point, when Shaun Tomson draws lines, the future often ...

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On Monday, Assemblymember Gregg Hart (D-Santa Barbara) announced that Assembly Bill 1039 advanced through the Assembly and moved ...

Courses at the NBJ began in March of 2022 and since then, over 70 college courses have been presented to incarcerated students. The education provided through these courses is coordinated through our ...

On Saturday, May 24th, the Pacifica Graduate Institute community gathered at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort to ...

A collection of books, new and old, to charm both children and the adults who read to them.

The City of Goleta is holding two special opportunities for Goleta residents to learn about recent updates to the California Local Responsibility Area Fire Hazard Severity Zone (FHSZ) maps and ongoing ...

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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have arrested an Oak View woman for over $750,000 in fraud. Detectives ...

In the bottom of the first inning, Dos Pueblos loaded the bases with one out after a single by Taylor Young, a bunt single by Gesswein and Alexander Hajda was hit by a pitch. Charlie Potter followed ...

DEFER PAVEMENT MAINTENANCE: There are large Measure C allocations for Pavement maintenance (FY26 = $6 million; FY27 = $7 million).Find a way to safely defer $1 million of these (about 15%) in each of ...

The City of Santa Barbara Fire Department is pleased to announce its transition to the Santa Barbara County Regional Fire Communications Center, a collaborative move alongside other fire departments ...