The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is planning to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise road this week.

A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off ...

Short-term rental owners are responsible for permits and collecting and remitting transient occupancy taxes The County of ...

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Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...

As part of the nationwide Hands Off protest, thousands filled De La Guerra Plaza at 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 5. Organized by ...

Your browser does not support the audio element. Santa Barbara has a rep. It’s an escape for the extremely rich and Californian, an idyllic town nestled between the ...

Five schools in the Santa Barbara area received shiny stickers from the state last week, labeling them “Distinguished Schools” as recognition for either Closing the Achievement Gap or Exceptional ...

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection released ... while the city of San Luis Obispo saw its acreage increase from just around 750 acres to over 3,400. Santa Barbara and Ventura ...

Every big city has its popular road trip destinations, and Los Angeles is blessed to have Santa Barbara, an hour and 40 minutes driving from Downtown and just under three hours aboard Amtrak.

At 26,176 acres, the Lake Fire near Santa Barbara is the biggest blaze burning in California right now. The latest maps ...