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.

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The county’s Environmental Health officers ... it is happening in our cities and throughout California. Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse and I are convening a task force of the state and local agencies ...

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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Ore., said Monday he is co-sponsoring a bill that would address food insecurity among college students, ensuring they can focus on their education without fear of sacrificing meals to pay for school.

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Gisele Pelicot, the woman who was allegedly drugged by her now ex-husband over the course of a decade so that she could be ...