Music and education go hand in hand for internationally recognized DJ Justin Paul, who’s opened up internships for aspiring ...

Highlights Include a joint season opener with State Street Ballet, Mozart’s Requiem with the new Santa Barbara Symphony ...

My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

Famed singer-songwriter will perform March 30 at the Marjorie Luke in a benefit for the Center for Successful Aging.

The immigrant experience via taquerias and lunch bars in a new photography exhibition from Patricia Houghton Clarke and Brett ...

SANTA BARBARA – The Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital Foundation (SBCHF) held its annual Tiara Ball on March 8, 2025, at the ...

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

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As I said weeks ago, the Democratic Party is on the rocks, even though backlash against Trump is growing. The Dems have no organized leadership or attack plan to counter Trump. They are a rudderless, ...

SACRAMENTO—State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond is sponsoring legislation, Senate Bill (SB) 502, introduced by State Senator Jesse Arreguín ...

U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Tina Smith (D-Minn.) led a letter to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ...

“We are pleased to partner with Community West Bank,” said Jennifer McGovern, President and CEO of the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County. “This investment will further help working families ...