A rendering of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara, circa 1790s, as painted by retired Navy aerial photographer Russell Antonio Ruiz, a descendant of Comandante ...

We are incredibly inspired by blends from Provence, the Languedoc, Sicily, and Sardinia ... I’m young and new here, but I hope to give Santa Barbara sauvignon blanc the attention it deserves as a ...

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Well the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is one step ahead as they launch a new fundraising event called The Un-Gala. It's a ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival will take place February 4 through February 15, 2026 it was announced Wednesday. "There is nothing better than the ...

University of California President Michael V. Drake, M.D., has awarded the UC Presidential Medal to UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry T. Yang, in recognition of Yang’s tremendous impact on the growth ...

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A grassroots campaign to protect Californians’ rights to public beach access is stopping in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along Santa Barbara’s coastline served to galvanize the modern environmental movement and also helped to usher in one of the state’s strongest ...