Shelter residents at Lompoc's Bridgehouse will soon have the opportunity to build new life skills while giving back to the community. The Good Samaritan Shelter at Bridgehouse, which serves the homeless population…
A Wednesday workshop for the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission will dig into potentially major changes that will benefit parks, trails and urban-centric recreational opportunities. Commissioners will hear a joint presentation by…
Santa Barbara County is moving an ordinance forward that would expand some allowed uses or activities on agriculture land in an effort to ensure long-term financial sustainability for the industry,…
A renovated park hosted a celebration of Lompoc, recognizing its past 135 years and the people who shaped the community’s character while also looking to the city’s future. The Sunday…
In an effort to support the long-term financial sustainability of some large properties zoned for agricultural use and support ranchers and farmers, the county is proposing a new Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance…
Employment, education, financial, emergency, and health and human services assistance are the main goals for Santa Barbara County’s new mobile farmworker resource center. “We want to do case [management] and…
Third District Santa Barbara County Supervisor Joan Hartmann has announced the influx of substantial county funding to support an improved public restroom experience for visitors to Los Olivos. Los Olivos…
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…