Taxpayer Data Protection Act ensures only trusted public servants, not Elon Musk, can access personal information In direct ...

Commentary California’s state budget is inordinately dependent on taxing the incomes of wealthy residents. Gov. Gavin ...

After a brief hiatus, the club is looking to return better than ever, starting with its first event on Feb. 18.

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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 ...

Four Santa Cruz County locals, including author Unhae Langis, have joined a Northern California class action lawsuit known as ...

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

Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire proposes that state firefighters work full time in place of the seasonal workforce the agency currently staffs for nine months each year.

Johnson County Sheriff Byron Roberson officially ended the years-long election fraud investigation initiated by his ...

The rumor that Biden spent nearly half of his presidency on vacation came from an exaggerated and incorrect Republican ...

Confusion over federal funding on the Central Coast has created headaches for organizations and agencies that rely on the ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom stepped up his intervention on the California Coastal Commission on Monday, chiding the agency for ...