Patterson Point started moving people into its studio apartments in April, said Andres Diaz, who manages the facility and got a thankful shoutout from one of the building’s new tenants, all of whom were formerly homeless, during a ribbon-cutting ceremony ... See more
Santa Barbara County holds 10 firearms retailers, and two of them are in Goleta. One is next door to a preschool at 7344 Hollister Avenue and a flashpoint of contention that reached City Council and beyond. The proximity problem came up on Tuesday at both... See more
Public Works Director Chris Sneddon | Credit: Ingrid Bostrom A potentially powerful El Niño winter storm season has Santa Barbara County advising residents to prepare now: check properties to ensure gutters, drains, and culverts are clear; get a go kit re... See more
Once upon a time, Santa Barbara had a film commission as a part of the Visitors Bureau, which brought 115 productions to the county in 2017-18 with an estimated downstream spend of about $13.2 million. Santa Barbara County is ready to bring that much-need... See more
It’s even hot in the shade in Santa Barbara today, and it will just get hotter over the rest of the week, the National Weather Service (NWS) portends. Currently, an extreme heat advisory for most of Santa Barbara County warns of heat exhaustion and the fi... See more
