My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to ...

The year-round campground has lots to offer this time of year The County of Santa Barbara has welcomed another 4,000 pounds ...

A campground was damaged ... shortly before 4 p.m. on the 5th and burned in rugged terrain, according to Santa Barbara County Fire Department reports. Size estimates initially grew from about ...

Starting on Monday, one to 10 acres of treated slash from dead trees and brush will be burned at various forest ...

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