The Santa Barbara Foundation (SBF) announces funding opportunities for community solutions throughout Santa Barbara County in 2026. The Santa Barbara ...

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The Organic Soup Kitchen in Santa Barbara is asking for community support as it works to continue providing nourishing meals ...

Southern California's Santa Barbara offers a quick getaway, located about 100 miles almost due west of Los Angeles. I ...

Santa Barbara’s flourishing food and beverage scene reached new heights in 2025. Although this affluent beach town is best known for its idyllic charm, scenic mountain-meets-ocean landscape and many ...

Santa Barbara’s longtime Milpas Street Holiday Parade will not take place this year after organizers said many Eastside families and participants expressed fear about attending a large public event ...

The proposed location for an eight-story apartment tower near the historic Old Mission Santa Barbara. (Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) Outraged Santa Barbara residents jumped into action when a ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. State lawmakers inserted language into a budget bill to require environmental review of a controversial ...

Outraged Santa Barbara residents jumped into action when a developer unveiled plans last year for a towering apartment complex within sight of the historic Old Mission. They complained to city ...

SANTA BARBARA TRAVE GUIDE: In this Santa Barbara tour we show you around all of the region. We take you to State Street, the old Santa Barbara mission, Presidio, some of the beaches and then head over ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Santa Barbara received 6.67 inches of rain over three days, shattering the county’s November rainfall record and ...

Occupying a prized parcel of land once home to the legendary 400-room Potter Hotel is the recently reimagined and rebranded hotel The Milo. Located on famed Cabrillo Boulevard, the 121-room beachfront ...