Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday on a package of policies related to immigration enforcement and elections.

Supervisors Laura Capps and Roy Lee want to revise the county’s policies related to federal immigration enforcement with a three-part proposal.

Isla Vista, a small, unincorporated part of Santa Barbara County, has commissioned a study to see if the community can afford to become its own city.

Santa Barbara County officials say overdose deaths have dropped significantly since peaking just a few years ago.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to approve the license for a music festival scheduled for the same weekend as Deltopia.

Santa Barbara County is considering new regulations on street vendors who sell things like prepared food and beverages. The Board of Supervisors will consider the issue at their next meeting on February 10.

Santa Barbara County denied Sable Offshore Corporation the right to operate several oil and gas facilities, including a pipeline that caused the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill. But, a new federal filing shows the company may be pursuing another path forward.

After hours of heated debate, the future of offshore oil production off the Santa Barbara coast continues to be uncertain. County Supervisors rejected a proposal that would allow an oil company to operate an offshore oil field connected to the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill.

Santa Barbara County might soon have to change the way it runs its public health clinics. The move could potentially affect local immigrant families that rely on them.

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.