6+ hour, 48+ min ago   (1077+ words) Elected officials are poised to pass sweeping restrictions that would dramatically curb onshore oil and gas production across unincorporated Santa Barbara County. An ordinance years in the making, the new rules would ban new wells along the coastal and inland…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago   (364+ words) Santa Barbara News-Press Construction will begin soon on two key transportation and coastal access projects in the Summerland area. Start your morning with DAYBREAK, our email newsletter bringing you the essential local stories you need to start your day. Construction…...

6+ day, 5+ hour ago   (493+ words) Santa Barbara News-Press MONTECITO, CA – The Montecito Fire Department, in partnership with Montecito Water District, has established two new temporary firefighter housing locations for use during periods of elevated fire risk and other significant weather events. Building on recent collaboration,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (524+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Twelve years ago, Hurricane Marie brought one of the biggest and most memorable surf swells to Southern California. Could it be time for a rerun?As of Sept. 1, Tropical Storm Marie is forming off the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1266+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS In a decision years in the making, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved new rules allowing solar energy production across thousands of acres. New standards greenlighted in a 4-1 vote pave the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (936+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Farmers have relied on plastic since the 1960s, when the mass production of affordable agricultural tools derived from petrochemicals made them widely accessible. Plastic mulch quickly became a cornerstone of crop production, helping farmers boost yields…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (439+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS The closure of State Street to cars will become law in Santa Barbara, if the city council approves the State Street Master Plan ordinance during its at 2 p.m. meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 1. Comments are still being…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (810+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS The Trump administration announced this week it is rolling back a rule prohibiting logging and road construction in undeveloped parts of national forests, including more than 4 million acres of federally managed forest lands in California....

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (223+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Thousands of community members will join the global effort to clean the coast on Coastal Cleanup Day, Saturday, September 19, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. In 1985, the California Coastal Commission held its first statewide cleanup with 2,500 volunteers. Fast forward…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (1331+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Farmworkers, their loved ones and advocates lined up out the door of a California state legislative hearing room last week to urge elected officials to hold pesticide regulators accountable for failing to protect their communities…...