Having grown up in Southern California and now living in Lompoc, Chris Jeszeck has always been surrounded by natural beauty.

To pass the budget, state legislatures would have to approve a bill reducing the role of the California Environmental Quality ...

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If a strike occurs after the conclusion of the current contracts, MTD public transit service will be suspended and passengers ...

Two years later, Pauline and her friend Sheila, eager to travel the world, got summer jobs as au pairs in Hope Ranch. She then returned to London and married Alain, her French lover, a newspaperman.

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department Deputies arrived at the location of the stop and advised Lopez was the suspect in an ...

All eyes are on the stage for State Street Ballet’s compelling 2025-26 season lineup of performances featuring celebrated ...

MONTECITO, California – Sese Ntem, a community leader with over a decade of service experience and a global outlook, will ...

However, pronghorns need open space, not only to display their spellbinding speed, but also to forage. The iconic grassland ...

Santa Barbara, CA – June 30th, 2025 – As Independence Day approaches, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department reminds the public that all types of fireworks are illegal in unincorporated areas and ...

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, in honor of Pride Month, issued a new “State of Pride Report” highlighting the California ...

The Trump administration announced on June 23 that it will repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule, a landmark regulation that has protected 58 million acres of undeveloped national forest land for nearly 25 ...