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

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Heavy rain presents an even greater risk to areas burned by recent deadly wildfires. “This storm has the potential to bring life threatening debris flows in and below recent burn scars,” the NWS in ...

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

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