Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be Wednesday. Maurer was hired in June ...

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Nearly a thousand people packed a Santa Barbara town hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara over the weekend. Crowds ...

Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites.

New contract creates pathway for enhanced Emergency Medical Services from both American Medical Response and the Fire ...

Rob Fredericks believes that everyone deserves a home. It's a mantra that he wears on his T-shirt, and his heart. "I am a ...

Democrats on the Central Coast called for an emergency town hall at the Unitarian Society in Santa Barbara. Tariffs and ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - "Both of the rooms in the church are full to capacity, honestly a little more than expected," yelled ...

San Luis Obispo County’s first battery energy storage facility will soon be up and running in Nipomo — despite recent ...

NBC first reported news of the Former President's scheduled trip last week. Some people headed to the Santa Barbara Airport to see if they could catch his plane land, but when a no-fly notice took ...

The summit featured panels discussing current initiatives to combat poverty in Santa Barbara County like better food security ...