The environmental housing bill was signed into law on Saturday, creating a new hurdle for the controversial project.

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Controversy is growing over two proposed housing projects near one of Santa Barbara’s most cherished landmarks — the Old ...

Demolition and construction work is underway for an entrance ramp at the Santa Barbara Mission. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara Mission has begun a long-planned project to ...

The team behind the longtime popular restaurant Aperitivo will open their second restaurant, Manifattura, this fall on State ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) — Work started Tuesday on a ramp to the Old Mission Santa Barbara. The long-awaited ramp is being built on the right side of the Mission steps. For the first time, people ...

What: On Saturday, October 25th, at Chase Palm Field Park in the City of Santa Barbara, MADD California will host its annual fundraiser—now called Move ...

When someone stops breathing, the clock starts ticking. First responders often need to get air into the lungs fast, and one of the most reliable ways is to slide a tube into the windpipe. This process ...

With Santa Barbara and Montecito’s proximity to the Pacific Ocean, it’s no wonder the charming Central Coast towns have so many superlative options for sushi. Local catches like Santa Barbara uni, ...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda oppose drilling at the site of a big spill a decade ago. But golf legend Mickelson says drilling would help clean up Santa Barbara beaches by reducing natural oil ...

Three physicists, including a pair of U.C. Santa Barbara professors, received the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for essentially bridging the gap between the invisible quantum world and the world we can ...

About 260 passengers were on an Amtrak train that collided with a truck crossing the tracks west of Santa Maria on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2025. The injured truck driver was transported to Marian ...