City of Santa Barbara

California lawmakers are pressing federal regulators for answers about an offshore oil field off the Santa Barbara Coast. Federal agencies say oil production has resumed, but state regulators and environmental groups dispute that claim, warning it can’t legally operate without approval from state agencies.

A longtime Santa Barbara fisherman has lost his commercial license after years of breaking lobster fishing rules.

Some Santa Barbara residents lost their battle to stop a 90-unit housing project in the lower eastside of the city.Several residents showed up to the City Council meeting on Tuesday to ask council members to stop the housing project, which is near the corner of Gutierrez and Milpas streets.

A trial at the end of the month will determine whether a group of longtime Santa Barbara tenants must vacate their homes due to renovations planned by the property owner. This is the first time a new Santa Barbara city ordinance governing renovation eviction procedures will be tested in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court.

Protests are continuing in Los Angeles in response to immigration enforcement operation and community leaders along the Central Coast are paying attention. Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse talks about how local families can prepare.

A longtime nonprofit serving the Latino and immigrant communities on California’s Central Coast is fighting to reclaim its historic headquarters. The group lost its building in 2021 after filing for bankruptcy.

The City Santa Barbara is cracking down on illegal sidewalk vending.

The City of Santa Barbara is stepping up to support health and human services programs amid uncertainty over federal funding.

The survey is part of the Residential End Uses of Water study to help water agencies plan for ways to save water in the future.

A major redevelopment project is in the works for La Cumbre Plaza in Santa Barbara to replace the old Sears with a 443-unit housing complex.