The city held an open house about the proposed ordinance and is accepting public comments on it until March 10.

A system-wide evaluation of California’s marine reserve network finds conservation benefits across multiple ecosystems.

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Multiple piers have come and gone along the Santa Cruz coast, and in the last two columns I have slowly meandered south from ...

China’s navy has commissioned a new-generation frigate as competition rises with the US and other regional powers, saying the ship will “play a vital role in enhancing the overall combat ...

Speaking at the Stimson Center, Christopher Clary, who teaches at the University of Albany, said Washington would be “least conflicted about [the Indian navy] finding and destroying” Chinese ...

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

She was in Emergency Ward 10 and wrote several drama series, as well as a biography of her uncle, the Littlewoods mogul Sir John Moores Barbara Clegg, who has died aged 98, was an actress turned ...

Credit: Courtesy photo Erin Graffy, Santa Barbara’s preeminent socialite, elegant emcee, and passionate historian and author, has died. Graffy authored “How to Santa Barbara,” a popular romp ...

LOS ANGELES - As crews continue to make progress Sunday on the deadly Eaton and Palisades fires, Southern California is bracing for another dangerous wind event early this week as Santa Ana winds ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

Barbara Ann Granzella June 16, 1954 – December 20, 2024. Resident of Richmond. Beloved wife, mother and Noni. Barbara Granzella passed away on December 20, 2024 at the age of 70. Survived by her ...