The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce the installation of eight distinguished professionals to its ...

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The City of Santa Barbara has announced that free self-serve sandbag stations have been set up today and will remain open ...

On Thursday, March 6, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the consolidated responses to the nine reports ...

This weekend’s Santa Barbara International Orchid Show is one of the largest and oldest orchid shows in the country, with ...

The City of Santa Barbara's Clean Community Division, in partnership with MarBorg Industries, is pleased to announce a FREE ...

Now in its 55th year, the Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival will return to Alameda Park April 26-27. This year’s theme Our Power, Our Planet invites the ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

The Channel Islands are home to rocky cliffs, sandy beaches, wildlife – and very few visitors, finds Ellie Seymour ...

The City of Santa Barbara is taking proactive measures ahead ... any time from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and can take up to 20 bags per visit. Free emergency storm parking has also been activated for ...

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It’s almost time for the Southern California Museums “Free-For-All” day, when people can visit a host of museums for free.