POLITICS | Open-Letter to Santa Barbara & Ventura Counties Law Enforcement Officials
Dear men and women of the Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties law enforcement agencies, I appreciate you. I value your bravery and courage to defend the citizens of this town from crime, both violent and nonviolent. I have just completed my first year of college, and it seems that many people my age are very […]
Santa Barbara County Food Rescue Network Expands to Offer Critical Support to Those In Need
Santa Barbara County Food Rescue, a program of the Community Environmental Council (CEC), announces multiple collaborations to support county-wide efforts to feed those in need during the COVID-19 crisis. Santa Barbara County Food Rescue matches donors that have excess, nutritious food with organizations serving food insecure populations. Since 2018, this CEC-led effort has coordinated the rescue of nearly […]
Family challenges government’s arbitrary, unlawful permit conditions
In 2018, the Wall family wanted to build a swimming pool next to their home on their property in Hollister Ranch, California. Like all land owners within the 14,500-acre, century-old working cattle ranch, the Walls needed a permit. Santa Barbara County approved the project; however, the California Coastal Commission denied the permit. The Commission said […]
‘I had no idea the flames could go that fast’: Goleta devastated by fire as record heat burns path of destruction
By ANDREA CASTILLO, JOHN WILKENS and TERI FIGUEROA Firefighters on Saturday were battling a destructive fire that snaked through a hillside area of Goleta, one of several blazes that destroyed homes amid a record-setting heat wave in Southern California. Fire personnel spent the night and morning in pitched battle against the Holiday fire, which exploded Friday night amid 100-degree […]
Southern California braces for heavy rainstorm Monday, threatening burn areas with runoff
Southern California is bracing for the first significant rainstorm to hit the region in nearly a year, beginning Monday and with the heaviest rain expected in some burn areas, forecasters said. Almost four inches of rain is expected in eastern Santa Barbara County and western Ventura County over 12 hours from Monday evening through Tuesday […]
Evacuation orders lifted in Santa Barbara County as crews tame massive Thomas fire
Authorities lifted all evacuation orders in Santa Barbara County on Thursday morning as fire crews continued to slow the spread of the massive Thomas fire. Gusty winds continued to wash over Southern California but had little effect on the efforts of firefighters’ efforts to contain the massive Thomas fire burning in Ventura and Santa Barbara […]
New evacuation orders issued as winds pick up, threatening hundreds of homes in Montecito, Calif.
MONTECITO, Calif. — New evacuation orders were issued in Santa Barbara County Saturday morning as the Thomas fire moved toward the hills above Montecito, with some wind gusts reported up to 65 mph. The so-called sundowner winds are pushing south from the mountains down to the coast — removing moisture along the way — and […]
Coast Fire Breaks Out In Lompoc, Santa Barbara County
Another wildfire broke out in Southern California Thursday afternoon, this time in Santa Barbara County. The Coast Fire started at about 12:45 p.m. local time near San Julian Road south of Lompoc …
California Wildfires Force New Evacuations
New evacuations were ordered in Santa Barbara county in Southern California Sunday morning as the largest wildfire currently burning in the state threatened a number of coastal towns. Residents …
