Santa Barbara mayoral and District 5 City Council candidates agreed on concerns about artificial intelligence and the need to protect residents from ICE on Wednesday night at Valle Verde, but they ...

Will the one-time frontrunner Kristen Sneddon recapture any momentum? Will Eric Friedman be able to maintain his surge of popularity through election day? Can Wendy Sims-Moten pull off an upset and ...

The allegations have gone viral across UCSB through Yik Yak, an anonymous, location-based social media app popular on college campuses, where posts with hundreds, and in some cases more than a ...

Jeff Greenfield (left), Martin Kasindorf, Josh Molina and Jerry Roberts (right) speak at the Vistas Lifelong Learning event on the state of journalism at Santa Barbara City College on Oct. 16, 2026.

A little more than a year ago, Santa Barbara City Councilman Eric Friedman suffered a heart attack. He was paddling at sea near the Santa Barbara Yacht Club when his heart gave out. His team members ...

Over 1,000 protestors flooded the streets of downtown Santa Barbara at noon on Saturday, marching from Alameda Park to City Hall in a bold display of opposition to President Trump and and his federal ...

The Montecito Sanitary District wastewater treatment plant was built in the early 1960s. In the short term, the board will be forced to spend millions of dollars on repairs. (Photo by Melinda ...

One in eight women are affected by breast cancer, according to Dr. Winifred Leung, a radiologist who specializes in breast imaging. Since it’s so common, millions of women live in fear of “the C word.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (October 16, 2026) — The Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association will honor five distinguished graduates as its 2026 Wall of Fame inductees on Friday, October 16, in a ...

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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Ever since the University of California stopped using the SAT and ACT for freshman admissions in 2020, graduation ...

Clean-up of the washed-up "Riches to Rags" boat on Butterfly Beach. (Photo by Julianna Lozada/Santa Barbara News-Press) Two boats registered under the same individual washed up on Butterfly Beach on ...