There’s no sugarcoating this. What you are about to read is grim, one of the grimmest Best of Bill columns I’ve written in a long time. But, as I tell my ...

The Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) proudly recognized 18 dedicated educators on Wednesday, May 28, during ...

Sable Offshore announced that it has completed all required hydrotesting of onshore pipelines necessary to transport oil ...

Is Santa Barbara County ready for the next epidemic? That was the question asked in a report by the county Grand Jury.   The ...

Could an outbreak such as measles or polio occur in Santa Barbara County due to low vaccination levels? A new 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury report examines this question and concludes public ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – While Sable Offshore is looking to finish remaining construction projects to restart oil production by the end of this month, the transfer of permits for pipelines ...

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit, Santa Barbara Humane is the oldest animal welfare agency in Santa Barbara County, serving the community for over 135 years. The organization’s two campuses in Santa Barbara ...

Credit: Sarita Relis Photography Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) last week celebrated its new office in Santa Maria — at 1011 West McCoy Lane — with a ribbon-cutting ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court welcomed its newest member to the bench, Judge Teresa Martinez. She will be formally sworn in as a Superior ...

Nearly 80,000 Santa Barbara County residents will receive an emergency "test" notification alert from ReadySBC on Thursday at 10 a.m. The county says it's testing whether community members who ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated tactics, including spoofed phone numbers and impersonations of law enforcement officers, to defraud people.

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is pleased to announce the return of its extended summer hours beginning Tuesday, May 6, 2025. All three shelter locations — in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, ...