Breaking News
California
The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County is more than 37,000 acres, but fire personnel have worked to mitigate risk to Santa Ynez and Los Olivos communities.
July 13, 2024
A Santa Barbara County wildfire in the mountains above the Santa Ynez Valley has spread to more than 19,000 acres, causing evacuations near vineyards and Neverland Ranch.
July 7, 2024
Letters to the Editor
Sammy Roth’s column on the fossil fuel industry’s relationship with the Dodgers had readers wanting the team to change course and lead the way on climate.
July 22, 2024
Climate & Environment
In the Western U.S., the vast majority of oil wells in high wildfire risk areas are in California, and 2.6 million people live in close proximity.
July 21, 2024
Two people died after they were swept into the ocean by a ‘sneaker wave’ in Santa Cruz this week, according to authorities.
July 18, 2024
Santa Cruz County authorities discovered an apparent cockfighting pit with approximately 200 mutilated roosters. Juan Buenrostro Ochoa, 40, was arrested.
July 11, 2024
On July 6, a Santa Monica police officer was directing the department’s drone back to the station from a radio call when the officer decided to survey the Fourth of July weekend crowd near the pier and the nearby parking lots.
July 17, 2024
Business
Confronting years of stagnation, public safety concerns and changing retail norms, commercial landlords and Santa Monica officials are trying to revitalize the Third Street Promenade.
The baseball team’s official charity is helping dirty fossil fuel companies look squeaky clean.
July 16, 2024
UC Santa Barbara officials had sent a message to the group, the UCSB Liberated Zone, that the encampment violated university policies.
June 23, 2024