Follow Santa Barbara County’s 2026 election with News-Press coverage of local races, live Election Day updates and results as officials release them.

Pearl Social Cocktail Club once again goes on hiatus in November until January to bring you Santa Barbara’s original Miracle® at Pearl Social Cocktail ...

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From November 2 through December 24, Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invites community members to participate in Food for Fees, an annual food drive that helps patrons reconnect with library ...

Local high school robotics team, Octobots Robotics, is inviting the community to a free open house event on Monday, ...

Antonio was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer in early August (Courtesy of the Santa Barbara Zoo) Antonio, the last capybara remaining at the Santa Barbara Zoo, died on Friday from a rare ...

ICE agents spent several hours at the Santa Barbara County Jail on Monday, but did not take anyone into custody. (Photo by Angel Corzo/Santa Barbara News-Press) ICE officials on Monday waited outside ...

Longtime Vieja Valley School crossing guard Gwen Clark helps a student cross near campus, where she served for more than 20 years. (Photo Courtesy of Anne Hubbard) For more than 20 years, Gwendolyn ...

Santa Barbara city officials proposed 11 changes to the city’s Just Cause Ordinance, which restricts landlords from evicting tenants without specific legal reasons, at a Tuesday night meeting.

“Campus Point has so much potential,” said project lead Lisa Stratton, the Cheadle Center’s director of ecosystem management.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — October 27, 2026 — The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara (HACSB) celebrated the grand ...

The Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara (HASBARCO) has received four national honors through the National ...