Advocates say expanding voter registration will help more Black and Latino Californians have a say at the ballot box. But other voter groups say registering to vote should still be voluntary.

A recent court ruling exempted five charter cities from a controversial housing law. That’s given anti-density advocates across California an idea.

It’s a day to celebrate the ending of an era of 246 years of enslavement that African Americans experienced in this country,” ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. Despite the ubiquity of Internet-enabled cell phones, email, and text messaging, every year, ...

Helicopters will be patrolling power lines across the Central Coast Tuesday as part of a PG&E drill. It's happening from 8 ...

More than 7.7 million Californians voted in the March primary — a turnout of 35% among registered voters that was nearly 2 ...

Readers discuss preparations by progressive activists and others. Also: A nuclear threat; geoengineering; Gaza protests in ...

Retiring owner Tom Modugno, whose father bought the stores in 1980, promises the new owner is keeping things the same.

All UC campuses should have comprehensive, fully funded and staffed programs to help people with the unique needs of their ...

The Santa Barbara mining route in Sardinia, Italy winds 300 miles through cliffs, caves, forests, beaches, sand dunes and ...

“We need reparations to restore us to a healthy state.” The next community listening session is scheduled in Santa Barbara on ...

Jeremy Strong is the proud father of three daughters. After the Emmy winner and his wife, Emma Wall, met in 2012 and married ...