A recent Santa Barbara County Grand Jury report determined the root of the housing problem is a lack of new development. The ...

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Glide over the sun-soaked coastline of Santa Barbara, California, where Spanish colonial architecture meets golden beaches and the Santa Ynez Mountains rise in the distance. From the red-tile rooftops ...

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The former carpenter, who discovered that “pants are a lot more comfortable than nylons,” also recurred as director Donny ...