Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

Santa Barbara City Hall is paying embattled former library director Jessica Cadiente $500,000 to settle a claim she filed after being placed on paid indefinite administrative leave a year ago in ...

The college did not disclose this agreement at the time the report was published. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made timely comments at the Westmont ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A controversial oil project on California’s Central Coast remains unresolved after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors deadlocked 2-2 on a vote regarding a ...