13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (454+ words) Julia Child once said that people who love to eat are always the best people. If that’s true, Santa Barbara County is in especially good hands this year. Perhaps the most personal of this year’s awards is the one given…...

6+ hour, 44+ min ago   (417+ words) Community residents got up bright and early on Saturday for Serve Santa Maria, a biannual event where volunteers clean up and improve areas around the city. At the start of the day, 150 volunteers gathered at the Abel Maldonado Community Youth…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago   (639+ words) After seven years with Santa Barbara County, Kelly Hubbard suddenly resigned last week from her position as director of the Office of Emergency Management. “I think it was the best thing for myself at this time,” Hubbard told Noozhawk. “I’m…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago   (493+ words) The former Nordstrom building in downtown Santa Barbara is one step closer to becoming housing. “A year ago, Paseo Nuevo was a problem,” said Commissioner Dennis Doordan. “We had two huge white elephants right in the center of downtown, the…...

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (702+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The Legislature has a bad habit of enacting high-profile measures in the moment, responding to trendy issues or…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (613+ words) The applicant behind the Calle Real housing project that the Goleta Design Board slammed as “boring” a couple of months ago brought forward revised plans Tuesday but still failed to secure the board’s support. City Ventures, the project applicant, proposes…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (174+ words) This Saturday, 20 farms and other agricultural organizations will give residents the opportunity to see where their food comes from during the eighth annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day. Farm Day is organized by Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture, a local…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago   (412+ words) The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has reviewed the Wine Business Improvement District’s first year and ordered more transparent oversight following the district’s federal lawsuit. In the first year, collections reached $1,113,189, which is below the projected $1.65 million. The WBID…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (234+ words) The Santa Barbara Chamber Players will open its 2026 concert season with music by Fanny Hensel, Dmitri Shostakovich and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10 at Trinity Lutheran Church, 909 N. La Cumbre Road. The concert begins with Hensel’s “Overture in C major.” The…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (628+ words) The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for all of Santa Barbara County and much of southwestern California, with temperatures expected to hit 100 degrees in some communities on Wednesday. Public safety power shutoffs are also possible in…...