Public News

A bill by State Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson to support emergency response teams that rescue whales, sea turtles and other marine mammals has passed off the Senate floor.

The Board of Girl Scouts of California’s Central Coast today announced Jody Skenderian as the council’s permanent CEO.

UCSB study finds Santa Barbara airport to be a major contributor to the local and regional economy.

World Business Academy’s Lawsuit Says State Lands Commission and PG&E are Ignoring Cancer and Infant Mortality Risks from Continued Operation of the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Plant.

Montecito Water District plans to increase local, reliable, water supplies.

As summer kicks off and families hit the road for vacations, the Goleta Police Department and the California Office of Traffic Safety is reminding motorists to Click It or Ticket.

Scientists at UCSB’s NCEAS are transforming how complex marine data from the Ocean Health Index is synthesized, communicated and used for coastal management.

Repavement of the Obern Trail between Modoc Road and Nogal Drive near Santa Barbara will begin on Monday, June 5.

The Hollister Class I Bike Path project has begun, with more work to bein in the median.  

In this update, work on the underground bridge supports in the freeway median is complete at both the Linden Avenue and Casitas Pass Road overcrossings. 

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley has annoucned resolution of the case against the minor in the fight at Santa Ynez High School on April 4th, 2017.

Robert Lurin Musich of West Covina pleads to guilty to a fire inspection scam brought to light by the Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Eric Peterson.

The Santa Barbara Police Department will be stepping up Bike & Pedestrian Safety Enforcement Operations on Saturday, June 3, 2017

The District Attorney has filed a felony violation of driving under the influence causing injury to a Santa Maria man after a traffic collision on Sunday.

The Coast Guard responded to an unmanned and adrift dinghy near the coast of Montaña de Oro State Park, Monday.

The Community Environmental Council will present Santa Barbara City Council members with over 1,200 signatures and postcards in support of setting a goal of 100% renewable energy.

Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson's proposed bill SB 44, the ''Coastal Oil Well Clean Up and Remediation Act,'' has passed off the Senate floor and is now headed to the Assembly.

Coast Guard rescues two individuals from a sailing vessel in distress approximately 31 miles northwest of Morro Bay

A bill by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson that was inspired by a housing project for low-income seniors in the Santa Ynez Valley has passed off the Senate floor.

The Public Health Department issues a report on the main causes for child deaths in Santa Barbara County for 2015-2016.

Santa Barbara City’s Desalination Plant has begun sending desalinated water into the City’s water distribution system.

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury finds the juvenile justice programs accomplish good work.

Construction begins on May 30th to replace a water main on Ashley Road in Montecito; traffic delays may incur through July 28.

Four Lompoc residents were arrested following a strong-arm robbery and stabbing in Isla Vista on Sunday.

Santa Maria Police are searching for an elderly woman who has been missing since Mother's Day.

Numerous instances of student gastro-intestinal upset in North County are suspected to be a Norovirus outbreak.

The City of Santa Barbara received over $1.62 million in transient occupancy tax for the month of April 2017, exceeding April 2016 collections by 13.6%.

The Union Bank in Carpinteria was robbed and the Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify a suspect.

Santa Barbara Police arrest a man in connection with a May 23rd stabbing at Paseo Nuevo.

Santa Barbara City Fire disptach responded to a half acre brush fire at 874 W. Mountain Drive.