Join us for laughs with fellow filmmakers, lovers, and shakers in Santa Barbara for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

By the time most of Santa Barbara wakes up, fields in the valley have already been picked. Hotel linens are stripped and washed. This is the shift that keeps the county running — and a lot of it is ...

After reading Thursday morning's news articles regarding ICE’s arsenal to track undocumented immigrants, it made me think of the childhood stories my mother told me.

After dropping a New Year’s Day matchup to Cal State Fullerton, 95-84, the Gauchos closed out the month with an 83-69 rout of ...

Comedy fans join us for a performance of Luis Moro’s upcoming special “Raising America”. An award-winning filmmaker and ...

Work continues on San Marcos Pass (Hwy. 154) next week to repair rock fences and to clear debris which has collected behind ...

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The California Senate passed a bill that would make it easier to sue federal officers over civil rights violations. Recent shootings of civilians by immigration agents in Minnesota lent urgency to the ...

Federal immigration officers’ actions in Minnesota put public trust at risk nationwide and locally, Chief Kelly Gordon says, ...

Deputies find a loaded handgun, swords, and fighting sticks in the vehicle of a 70-year-old suspect who allegedly threatened ...

The Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 7 On Accountability And Oversight held a hearing on Wednesday to assess the devastating ...

Oscar-nominated composers, designers, editors, and visual effects artists will be honored at the February 7 ceremony at the ...