Crowds Rock Out to Support the Earth

Thousands of students and residents celebrated Earth Day a week early on Saturday, meeting on Goleta Beach to protest carbon emissions and in Anisq' Oyo' Park to champion environmentalism, promote rec...
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Bond Measure 1B Funds To Expand U.S. Highway 101

Southbound commuters frustrated by Highway 101 congestion may soon see some relief, but their northbound counterparts will not be so lucky.
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County Deals With Drugs, Casinos

Methamphetamines and gambling were the primary focuses of yesterday's County Board of Supervisors meeting.
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Film Festival Wraps Up After 11 Days

Downtown Santa Barbara will be a lot quieter and hotels will be less packed this weekend than they have been in a while, now that the 22nd Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival has rolled u...
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Service Stations Sweat Gas Prices

Rising gas prices seem to pump the money out of customers' pockets, but in Santa Barbara, gasoline station owners are having the same complaint.
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SB Sheriff’s Council Ends Fiscal Lawsuit After Resignations

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Council agreed at a meeting Wednesday morning to settle a lawsuit filed by four of its former presidents that could result in fiscal transparency of the non-profit o...
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ADL March Affirms That SB Is “No Place for Hate”

A former member of the early rock 'n' roll group the Platters performed while enlightening Santa Barbara residents on Saturday about hate crimes in the county and how they should respond.
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Volunteers Clean Up Halloween Mess

Isla Vistans won't have to swim though a sea of shattered pumpkins and beer bottles for much longer, thanks to a group of student volunteers scrounging the streets for trash.
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Voting Registration Drive Nears Deadline

With the Nov. 7 General Election less than three weeks away, the County of Santa Barbara and several campus groups are working to enfranchise all potential voters before Monday's registration deadline...
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