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Asm. Steve Bennett joined five other California Democratic lawmakers to advance gun violence prevention packages in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas school shooting.

Taking one of the final steps required before breaking ground, UCSB has received approval from the UC Board of Regents on business terms and environmental reviews for its planned staff and faculty housing project on Ocean Road.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has tentatively scheduled a training burn at 4155 Figueroa Mountain Rd in Los Olivos for May 27

An edhat reader reports two men overdosed on the Eastside Wednesday morning, with one passing away.

Rep. Carbajal joined by UCSB, Cal Poly students to tout bill that would double maximum Pell Award

The second round of public engagement to develop a new Short Range Transit Plan is underway.

Santa Barbara City's Planning Division received an award from the Central Coast Chapter of the American Planning Association for public outreach efforts in 2021.

[UPDATE]: The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has lifted the water contact closure for the Isla Vista shoreline area between Ocean Road and Camino Pescadero Park.

On Saturday, nearly fifty volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together at Black Rock Beach in Goleta to dig out and remove forty lobster traps.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a garbage truck that caught fire in the 500 block of Coronado in Goleta on Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara Zoo’s female wallaby Kalina has given birth to the Zoo’s first baby wallaby.

The Garden of the University Club in Santa Barbara was the site where United Women For Ukraine sponsored a heartwarming program and fundraiser to unite in solidarity with Ukraine.

John Rowe (1947-2022)

The City of Santa Barbara collected $3 million in transient occupancy taxes for April 2022, about $893,000 above April collections last year.

Firefighters have contained a 48-acre fire near the intersection of Highway 166 and Bull Canyon Road east of Santa Maria on Tuesday.

The Department of Justice reports a former Oxnard man has pled guilty to federal charges for enticing a 10-year-old girl into sending sexually explicit images of herself through Instagram.

The City of Goleta held its second city-wide Beautify Goleta community cleanup on Saturday and 75 volunteers collected 673 pounds of trash.

The Downtown Santa Barbara Live Art and Wine Tour returned after a pandemic hiatus for its 20th Anniversary on Thursday.

Multiple Jif peanut butter products are being recalled due to an outbreak of salmonella linked to a Kentucky manufacturing facility.

Speaking to community members at the Elings Park Amphitheater, Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Hilda Maldonado and students addressed the community during the State of Our Schools presentation.

A historic Montecito mansion whose former guests include Albert Einstein, Winston Churchill and John F. Kennedy, was the featured backdrop to CBS Sunday Morning’s annual “By Design” edition Sunday.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History opens its popular summer exhibit Butterflies Alive! on Saturday, May 28.

An edhat reader shares their favorite photo of the local Jacaranda trees.

John Palminteri reports a brush fire off the Milpas offramp on Monday evening.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a roadside brush fire on Highway 101 near Los Alamos on Monday.

Firefighters have extinguished a vegetation fire on Hwy 101 SB just north of the Mission offramp.

[Update]: The identity of a woman who fell from a Montecito Cliff earlier this month has been released by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office.

The Santa Barbara Police Department announced the promotion of three sworn law enforcement officers.

An updated congestion relief draft plan for the U.S. 101 in the south coast adds local bike, pedestrian, bus, and zero emission vehicle improvements to several existing multimodal enhancements that are part of the U.S. 101 Carpinteria to Santa Barbara project.

An edhat reader shares travel photos from a recent camping trip to Big Sur.