The Trump administration is pushing forward a decades-old proposal to open up 850,000 acres of Central California to new oil leasing and development; but idle wells still dot the landscape.

On Friday, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced his office has filed a lawsuit in federal court alleging ...

The ongoing effort from President Donald Trump's administration to sell off public lands for private exploitation has now ...

The federal government is continuing its plan to expand oil and gas drilling in Central California, including production on public lands, parks, beaches ...

Due to recent storms, Santa Barbara County will close parts of Goleta Beach County Park for operations that are expected to start the week of Jan. 26. An ...

Parts of Goleta Beach County Park will partially close beginning Jan. 26 as the county launches emergency beach operations ...

Due to the recent storms, Santa Barbara County will close parts of Goleta Beach County Park beginning approximately January ...

The Carpinteria City Council accepted an $800,000 grant on Monday from the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to ...

Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously declared a state of emergency Tuesday due to a series of "atmospheric rivers" ...

Santa Barbara County supervisors unanimously approved new rules to rein in Deltopia this spring, including a 72-hour ban on ...

Bob Nelson will be the Board of Supervisors Chairman in Santa Barbara County for 2026. Housing affordability is one of his ...

On January 9 the County of Santa Barbara proclaimed a local emergency in response to a series of powerful storms that battered the region from December 23, 2025, through January 4, 2026.