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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Coons (D-Delaware), and Ted Budd (R-North Carolina) introduced the Liquid Cooling for AI Act of 2025 on Nov. 20. As the ...

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

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 ...

On Dec. 6 and 7, a Buellton ceramics studio is hosting its annual make-your-own holiday ornament sessions. The classes run ...