More than 150 parents pledged time and money Wednesday night to a campaign to unseat four members of Santa Barbara’s school board, as the...

As a powerful storm neared the South Coast on Monday, a new mandatory evacuation order for all residents below burn areas conveyed a...

Whatever else four members of the Board of Education thought they'd accomplish last week, with their closed-door votes to dump San Marcos...

In her first public comments on the matter, Susan Epstein said on Friday that neither Gregg Hart nor anyone in his campaign pushed her...

Air Force One is due to set down at LAX around 11:30 PDT on Tuesday, marking Donald Trump's first visit to California since becoming...

Now that the initial emergency has passed, and the scope of the human tragedy of the Montecito disaster is clear, the community must cope...

A sold-out crowd of 200 turned up to celebrate the Santa Barbara Political Women’s Committee 30th anniversary on Friday - but the biggest...

Newsmakers TV is up with a new show, as Melinda Burns, Laura Capps, Dale Francisco and Josh Molina join Jerry for a roisterous review of...

In her rookie year in the U.S. Senate, Dianne Feinstein labored to pass a federal ban on assault weapons, to chuckles and condescension...

Not since Iya Falcone failed to file enough signatures to qualify for the mayor’s race a decade ago has there been a local political...

Four hundred of Allan Ghitterman’s closest friends, fans and family members celebrated his life with laughs and tears this week, honoring...

Santa Barbara School Board member Laura Capps leads off a new edition of "Newsmakers TV," with her perspective on the shocking episode...

Beginning his campaign for 2nd District Supervisor, SB council member Gregg Hart says he will resign his lucrative job at the regional...

County Office of Emergency Management officials have rolled out a sweeping change in protocol for evacuations, saying it would better...

"Unlike any meeting I've seen in 15 years of covering the council," is how Josh Molina characterizes the latest spectacle at City Hall,...

When the Thomas Fire broke out last Dec. 4, Mike Eliason was teaching a community class on disaster preparedness. By the afternoon of...

Days after Gregg Hart won the Democrat’s endorsement for 2nd District Supervisor, some women activists remain perturbed by the process,...

Special to political junkies, here are five takeaways on Gregg Hart winning the key Democratic Party endorsement Thursday night over...

Gail Teton-Landis just confirmed that Gregg Hart won the Santa Barbara County Democratic Party’s endorsement over Susan Epstein in the...

UPDATE Feb. 9: Initial DNA testing of bacteria in the mud and the surf zone at Goleta Beach, where the county is dumping mud from the...