The City of Santa Barbara will hold an Emergency Town Hall on Tuesday evening in response to immigration enforcement in the ...

The military-style actions of federal immigration enforcement are unwarranted, unnecessary, and destructive. This is an ...

"I just hope I get my mom back," says 15-year-old Juan Martinez, who is now caring for his brothers, ages 8 and 9.

Homeland security and ICE agents were seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Camarillo Thursday morning; ...

Just one year after opening its doors to Santa Barbara, Silvers Omakase has been awarded one Michelin star by The Michelin ...

The Community Environmental Council’s free Central Coast AgLink platform is connecting farmers, ranchers, and land stewards ...

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This past March, Charles Love passed away, just months shy of the 50th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Santa Barbara.

Then there is the big, BIG name John Mayer, an iconic guitarist/vocalist and seven time Grammy Award winner for his ...

Nate Birkey, composer, musician and trumpeter, hits the SOhO Restaurant & Music Club stage on Sunday, July 20, at 7:30 p.m.

The southbound on-ramp at Olive Mill Road will close for about nine months. The southbound off-ramp at San Ysidro Road will ...