All three cities are dealing with similar problems of vacant offices and homelessness, including enormous budget shortfalls ...

The travel section stands out as possibly the best collection of travel guides and maps in all of Northern California. Book ...

Sometimes the most extraordinary culinary experiences happen in the most unassuming places, and the Hitching Post II in Buellton, California is living proof that greatness doesn’t need fancy frills or ...

Firefighters quickly contained a vegetation fire that broke out late Friday night near Brown Road and Highway 1 in Santa ...

The fire has prompted evacuation orders, warnings and highway closures in San Luis Obispo County about 100 miles north of Los ...

Santa Barbara County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a one acre fire near Ballard on July 5, 2025.

From rubble to retail. One of Santa Barbara's most visually unappealing sites is about to get a transformation. Developers ...

Many beachgoers enjoying the waters off Newport Beach on the July Fourth holiday were in for a rude awakening. Lifeguards ...

California’s excise tax on legal weed is increasing, despite efforts to keep it lower to help the struggling industry. Lawmakers left it out of the state budget they passed Monday.

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A new wildfire was reported today at 3:21 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Ballard Fire has been burning on private ...

The Oklahoma City Thunder are back in action on Saturday to tip off the NBA Summer League. It starts with the Salt Lake City ...