The 325,000 cars and trucks that Santa Barbarans use daily to get from here to there produce nearly half the greenhouse-gas emissions in the county. Only 3 percent are electric…
Toni Leon told the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors that she had an eviction notice taped to the front door of her apartment on March 16. During the last…
A woman who survived a horrific vehicle collision on Highway 154 and neighbors coping with trauma after being first at the scenes of violent crashes pleaded for improvements at intersections…
As Santa Barbara County’s Third District supervisor, one of the consistent concerns people share with me is roadway safety, particularly along Highway 154. That is why I was eager to…
GOLETA, Calif. - On Haskell's Beach Monday morning, the California's State Lands Commission along with other state and local officials celebrated the successful removal of the last two shorezone piers…
Wildfire season is fast approaching and, with the verdant undergrowth from the winter’s heavy rains starting to fade, many of us are dreading the hot, dry months ahead. I have…
CycleMAYnia — a month-long celebration featuring dozens of fun and creative community events — is upon us! I am especially looking forward to the first ever Santa Ynez Valley Open Streets on May…
As local leaders in Santa Barbara County continue working to address local housing needs, lawsuits have been filed against UC Santa Barbara regarding their alleged lack of student housing options.…
At a recent Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors meeting, we heard gut-wrenching public testimony from long-term residents caught up in the “renoviction” of four apartment buildings in Isla Vista. Distraught people with…
As many know, California’s effort to increase the supply of housing is requiring cities and counties to submit a state-mandated Housing Element identifying parcels that could be rezoned for housing.…