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An edhat reader reports a community meeting will take place Thursday regarding parking, beach access, and housing near Hendry's Beach.

The National Weather Service is predicting "Impactful Gusty Winds" through Wednesday night this week.

Loma Alta Drive is now reopened to vehicular traffic from Coronel Street to West Canon Perdido Street in Santa Barbara.

UC Santa Barbara's North Campus Open Space is officially finished and is open to all.

Travelers on northbound Highway 101 will encounter a closure of the right lane from the entrance to Gaviota State Park to one-mile north of the Gaviota Tunnel this week.

Planning Commission to Consider Housing Element on May 9

The Montecito Groundwater Basin Groundwater Sustainability Agency invites the public to attend its quarterly Board Meeting on Wednesday, May 11 at 9:30am.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of May 9, 2022.

[Update]: The forward progress has been stopped on a vegetation fire at La Patera Ranch in Goleta.

Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued a duckling and reunited it with its mother on Mother's Day.

Special Olympics Santa Barbara hosted its 8th annual Polar Plunge Fundraiser at Leadbetter Beach on Saturday.

On Thursday, April 28, the Santa Barbara Education Foundation hosted the Hope Awards to celebrate individuals and programs supporting students in the Santa Barbara Unified School District.

Meet Teddy, an incredibly sweet 2-year-old male Pomeranian/Spaniel mix. 

Meet Jack, a handsome and suave kitty who started his life on the streets but is now a tamed man.

Santa Maria Police responded to a rollover traffic collision on Highway 135 early Sunday that resulted in a major injury.

It's Mother's Day! Read a funny story from a past edhat contest, learn about today's history, and share your own mom stories in the comment section.

City firefighters are extinguishing a power pole that caught on fire in the 600 block of Foxen Drive

A UCSB study reveals development of livestock-guarding dogs in Adriatic region

Santa Barbara Audubon Society and Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens are partnering for May Bird Month with weekly events at the Garden.

Explore Ecology is hosting a Mother's Day Beach Cleanup this Sunday, May 8th at Hendry's Beach.

Joanna Hendrix, a teacher for the deaf/hard of hearing serving children from Orcutt and Santa Maria, has been named the 2023 Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year.

The “Flying A” silent movie "Soul Mates" was released on May 8, 1916. It takes place on the East Coast, but was filmed at the "Casa Buenaventura" – one of the million-dollar estates in Montecito.

The Santa Maria Police Department is investigating two separate shootings that left two people injured on Saturday.

The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara announces a limited waitlist opening for its Section 8 Voucher Program.

Local resident Larry Nimmer shares a video of traveling to Tijuana to document the Ukrainian refugee crisis.

A group of Santa Barbara community gardeners are speaking out against "improvements" scheduled by the Parks and Recreation Department.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is celebrating National Nurses Week which begins each year on May 6 and ends on May 12, on Florence Nightingale’s, the founder of modern nursing, birthday.

Adelaide Harrison Cook, a 3rd grader at Roosevelt Elementary, was selected as a winner in this year’s California Coastal Art & Poetry Contest for her poem, Whale Journey.

Drivers will soon be able to pay for downtown Santa Barbara parking spots on their phones starting Monday, May 9.

A reader shares a photo of a local bobcat hanging out in a tree off the San Marcos Pass.