After reading Thursday morning's news articles regarding ICE’s arsenal to track undocumented immigrants, it made me think of the childhood stories my mother told me.

By the time most of Santa Barbara wakes up, fields in the valley have already been picked. Hotel linens are stripped and washed. This is the shift that keeps the county running — and a lot of it is ...

After dropping a New Year’s Day matchup to Cal State Fullerton, 95-84, the Gauchos closed out the month with an 83-69 rout of ...

The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the ...

Oscar-nominated composers, designers, editors, and visual effects artists will be honored at the February 7 ceremony at the ...

“U.S. citizens of color are having their cars rammed in because of the color of their skin, being demanded to give ID because of the color of their skin, beaten because of the color of their skin, ...

Work continues on San Marcos Pass (Hwy. 154) next week to repair rock fences and to clear debris which has collected behind ...

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Santa Barbara County Planning Commission votes 4-1 to approve what could be the first of 71 housing projects on the undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast.

Deputies find a loaded handgun, swords, and fighting sticks in the vehicle of a 70-year-old suspect who allegedly threatened ...

Neighborhood protests that the project — two new homes on Painted Cave Road next to Laurel Springs Ranch — would increase ...

The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 On Accountability And Oversight held a hearing on Wednesday to assess the devastating ...