3+ hour, 26+ min ago   (826+ words) Santa Barbara County Species at Risk Include Frogs and Fish The consequences of habitat loss are clear. As forests disappear, birds lose nesting sites. As coral reefs degrade, fish populations decline. Without shelter, wildlife suffer. But under federal law, destroying…...

10+ hour, 27+ min ago   (632+ words) Sable Offshore, a Father’s Legacy, and the Fight to Protect Our Waters I’ll never forget the first time I turned on the green of a wave. All summer, my stepfather, Sandy Lejeune, had been pushing me into the white water…...

14+ hour, 27+ min ago   (184+ words) Reduce Evaporation, Lower Maintenance Costs, and Generate Power Covering our major canals with solar panels could provide 13 gigawatts of generating capacity, roughly half the new power the state needs to meet its 2030 renewable target. It would also save 63 billion gallons…...

23+ hour, 48+ min ago   (649+ words) The Ever-Bigger Threat Rolls on Four Wheels SING THE BICYCLE ELECTRIC: A few years back, a city motorcycle cop popped me with a $500 ticket for running a stop sign on my bicycle at not quite seven in the morning. In…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (368+ words) Santa Barbara, CA — The Santa Barbara Public Library Foundation is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for Fiscal Year 2026–2027, featuring a new slate of officers and the addition of three distinguished community leaders. The Foundation supports the Santa Barbara…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (407+ words) Public Works Says City Is Trying to Strike Balance Between Maintaining Public Access and Addressing Safety Concerns, Complaints from Residents Public Works Operations Manager Adam Hendel said there wasn’t one specific incident that prompted the city to block off the…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (1761+ words) The Golis Team at Radius Commercial Real Estate Santa Barbara is rolling out rent regulation in two stages — a stop-gap freeze now, and a permanent program beginning in 2027. In January 2026, the Santa Barbara City Council voted 4–3 to adopt a Temporary…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago   (617+ words) independent.com Do you have a fever? Runny nose or eyes? Rash behind the ears and along the hairline? Chances are good you have measles. As of July 27, California’s Public Health Department reported 52 cases of the highly contagious disease in…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (404+ words) County’s Point-in-Time Count Shows Number of People Living in Their Vehicles Has Increased by Nearly 50 Percent It was almost 400 years ago to the day that legendary British barrister Sir Edward Coke famously decreed, “A man’s home is his castle.” Much…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (617+ words) independent.com Do you have a fever? Runny nose or eyes? Rash behind the ears and along the hairline? Chances are good you have measles. As of July 27, California’s Public Health Department reported 52 cases of the highly contagious disease in…...