Cardinal Beach is now open in Santa Barbara. Where is Cardinal Beach? You ask. It’s on the campus of Bishop Diego High, and ...

The City of Santa Barbara’s Sustainability & Resilience Department has begun developing a 30-Year Waterfront Adaptation Plan and is pleased to invite community members to participate in the process.

An Evacuation Warning has been issued for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn scar effective 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to a storm expected on ...

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Good morning, Central Coast! It’s Tuesday, February 11th, and we’re tracking an active storm system making its way toward our ...

The strongest storm in a year is set to pound Southern California this week, with forecasters warning of potential widespread ...

O n a beach in Santa Barbara, the former reality-TV star Spencer Pratt is sipping a skinny margarita and recounting how he and his wife, fellow reality veteran Heidi Montag, lost ...

One of the most contentious projects in the Carpinteria Valley — a proposed 25,400 square-foot processing building for a cannabis ...

We need these facilities,” said Assemblywoman Dawn Addis, a Democrat from Morro Bay, where voters in November rejected an ...

Clockwise from far left: San Ysidro Ranch sits on 550 acres of lush grounds; one of 38 cottages; bedrooms feature canopy beds ...

L ooking for the perfect Bed and Breakfast on California’s Central Coast? We’ve got you covered with 23 of the best spots ...