To help fund workshops and other outreach efforts for public input about a proposed 10-mile bike and walking path through the Santa Ynez Valley, Solvang recently agreed to set aside $30,000. “We don’t ...

Becoming a parent is part of the human experience for many people, and in that way, parenthood is unifying, Sarah Starbuck ...

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) must return to the California Coastal Commission with new plans to mitigate Diablo ...

In Indonesian, indah means beautiful. Artist Max Gleason and his wife have traveled to the country multiple times, and in 2022 they lived there for six months. Having learned a little bit of the ...

While completing her teaching credential, Gloria Sevilla worked as a student teacher at Taylor Elementary School in Santa Maria, where she eventually returned to take on the role of bilingual ...

Fraud. Forgery. Identity theft. Allegedly fabricated, a series of counterfeit invoices for construction work is at the heart ...

A couple dozen new campsites will open soon at River Park in Lompoc. City Council members voted on Nov. 18 to establish the campground’s rules and fees, which are expected to help the park stay afloat ...

Santa Barbara County’s soon-to-be new fire chief started working for the Fire Department in 2005. Garrett Huff, a paramedic-firefighter, officially starts in his new position on Dec. 8 and will ...

Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) recently filed a dozen Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department of Justice while seeking records of ...

In the Philippines, umbag means punch. It’s also the title of an independent Filipino-American movie produced by a Santa ...

Memories of sitting at the bottom of a pool flow back when Templeton resident Garrett Huff reflects on practicing for water rescue missions early in his career as a paramedic and firefighter. “We had ...