The Goleta City Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Feb. 4 opposing Sable Offshore restarting the Las Flores Pipeline ...

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The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

The Goleta City Council on Tuesday approved inviting bids for two pavement improvement projects for portions of the northeast ...

By Tom Modugno The tragedy of the Los Angeles fires has been eye opening for a lot of people, especially those that are new ...

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The Federal Aviation Administration’s preliminary report on the D.C. plane crash goes against everything the president has said thus far. Homan ignored the poor optics of disparaging the host in his ...

Goleta local, Justin Wilkins, will serve as the city's new Parks and Recreation Manager. As Parks and Recreation Manager, Wilkins will be ...

Immigrant and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in plainclothes and unmarked vehicles were seen in Santa Barbara and Goleta on Sunday, 805Undocufund — a grassroots group that offers resources for immig ...

A small plane crashed in Goleta on Wednesday. The crash was first reported around 2:20 p.m. No one was killed, but two people were hospitalized with serious injuries. GOLETA, Calif. - A small ...