The California Policy Lab estimates nearly 1 in every 8 Californians with a criminal record is potentially eligible to obtain ...

A community-focused initiative with the United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County is helping to distribute more than $300,000 to Central Coast children.

We understand that social media posts and rumors spread fear and take an emotional toll on members of our community ... have happened on our campuses. Santa Barbara County school districts and local ...

Former students of Olivet University, headquartered near Anza in a remote part of Riverside County, claim they were required to work, at times for no pay, and couldn't leave campus without permission.

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The newly awarded grant, titled Resilient Firewise Communities, will be used to strengthen wildfire resilience throughout Santa Barbara County until ...

By Joan Hartmann (3rd District Santa Barbara County Supervisor)  and Gina Fischer (3rd District Chief of Staff) As a County ...

Kassandra Gutierrez joined the ABC30 Action News team in January of 2022. She is a Central Valley native from Lindsay, CA and is excited to be telling stories in her home community. Kassandra is ...

Ivy League schools are considered the cream of the crop, but see how they rank on Stacker’s list of the best U.S. colleges ...

Nestled on a back road in the tawny foothills of Santa Barbara County, the elegant estate is ... But the impact of all these visitors is tearing the community apart. Aug. 24, 2023 Republicans ...

The mid-October end date remains tentative and has to be approved by the California ... county is slowly pulling out,” said Mary Ann Krause, chair of the Santa Clara Valley Together community ...