6+ hour 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…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago   (533+ words) Carbajal, Padilla, Schiff file Amicus brief challenging Trump Administration’s involvement in Sable Offshore restart Santa Barbara News-Press WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24), along with Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Top Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) and U.S....

6+ day, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (336+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS The Trump administration has formally proposed eliminating the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, a move that could remove longstanding protections from more than 44 million acres of national forest lands across the country, including 635,000 acres in Los…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (240+ words) THE NEW VIC THEATREGET TICKETS Although introduced honeybees get most of the attention, there are more than 4,000 species of native bees in North America, and almost a hundred are present in Santa Barbara alone. For Hickman, native bees “are the…...