The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance services with AMR, which brings to a close a years-long legal battle.

Santa Maria is seeing the rainfall now as well, and their public works divisions are ready for water levels to rise. As the ...

The City of Santa Maria is reaching out to the community and seeking public input at it work towards updating its General Plan.

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The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department has begun developing a 30-Year Waterfront Adaptation Plan and is pleased to invite community members to participate in the process.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

“Ms. Dominguez is an assertive parent and tenacious advocate for her children. She is also a board member,” a June 21, 2024 investigation report, obtained through a California Public Records ...

the garden is committed to protecting plants unique to central California's coastal region – indifferent to their individual beauty. And it's this diversity (along with Santa Barbara's stunning ...

When the New York Yankees' top prospect, Jasson Dominguez, changed his uniform number to No.24, it reminded me that back in September 2021, I had asked another No.24 about the young Dominican ...

North Central Texas College announced this week its official listings of students recognized for outstanding academic achievement during the recently concluded Fall 2024 semester. Students named to ...