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In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

Wildfire By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters

California sent incarcerated firefighters to battle blazes in Los Angeles this year. It’s moving toward paying them minimum wage for their work in emergencies.

‘Brazen, Midday Kidnappings:’ L.A. Immigration Sweeps Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Says

‘Brazen, Midday Kidnappings:’ L.A. Immigration Sweeps Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Says

Immigration By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos, CalMatters

The lawsuit says federal agents are stopping people only for being Latino, placing them in “deplorable conditions,” and not allowing them to speak with an attorney.

Lompoc Man Known as ‘Heart and Soul’ of Birria Boyz Food Truck Dies in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

Lompoc Man Known as ‘Heart and Soul’ of Birria Boyz Food Truck Dies in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

Joseph Isaac Medina, 32, died after his truck drove off West Ocean Avenue west of Lompoc on Wednesday.

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Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

Battistone Foundation to Auction Off 190 Units of Senior Housing in Santa Barbara

Battistone Foundation to Auction Off 190 Units of Senior Housing in Santa Barbara

Housing By Christina McDermott

Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres

Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres

Wildfire By Jean Yamamura & Elaine Sanders

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Community By Elaine Sanders

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Environment By Callie Fausey

No Taxes Paid for Second Year in a Row on Property Behind Santa Barbara Mission

No Taxes Paid for Second Year in a Row on Property Behind Santa Barbara Mission

Housing By Christina McDermott

Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better

Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better

Homeless By Nick Welsh

ICE Back in Santa Barbara and Goleta Ahead of Fourth of July

ICE Back in Santa Barbara and Goleta Ahead of Fourth of July

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Cannabis Isn’t Bringing In the Green in Santa Barbara County

Cannabis Isn’t Bringing In the Green in Santa Barbara County

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

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Public Safety

Lompoc Man Known as ‘Heart and Soul’ of Birria Boyz Food Truck Dies in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

Lompoc Man Known as ‘Heart and Soul’ of Birria Boyz Food Truck Dies in Fatal Single-Vehicle Crash

Public Safety By Elaine Sanders

Air Quality Watch for Santa Barbara County

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Community By Elaine Sanders

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Community

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Goleta Family Mourns Loss of Jennifer Lynn Bradshaw, 42, After Fatal Car Collision on Sunday Morning

Community By Elaine Sanders

County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund to Move Out of La Cumbre Plaza

County of Santa Barbara Arts Fund to Move Out of La Cumbre Plaza

Community By Ryan P. Cruz

Block Party Shakes Up Downtown Santa Barbara for Centennial of 1925 ‘Great Quake’

Block Party Shakes Up Downtown Santa Barbara for Centennial of 1925 ‘Great Quake’

Community By Elaine Sanders

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Wildfire

In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

In a First, California Moves Toward Paying Incarcerated Firefighters Minimum Wage

Wildfire By Cayla Mihalovich, CalMatters

Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres

Update: Madre Fire, California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year, Rapidly Grows to 70,800 Acres

Wildfire By Jean Yamamura & Elaine Sanders

Two Fires Break Out in Gaviota, Closing Southbound Hwy. 101 and Stopping Train Service

Two Fires Break Out in Gaviota, Closing Southbound Hwy. 101 and Stopping Train Service

Wildfire By Jean Yamamura

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Infrastructure

Summer Is Upon Us — and So Is Push to Build and Update Public Swimming Pools

Summer Is Upon Us — and So Is Push to Build and Update Public Swimming Pools

Infrastructure By Christina McDermott

Truck Gets Stuck Under Los Patos Railroad Bridge in Santa Barbara

Truck Gets Stuck Under Los Patos Railroad Bridge in Santa Barbara

Infrastructure By Vince Grafton

Cellular Outages Frustrate AT&T Users Across Santa Barbara

Cellular Outages Frustrate AT&T Users Across Santa Barbara

Infrastructure By Ella Heydenfeldt

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Housing

Battistone Foundation to Auction Off 190 Units of Senior Housing in Santa Barbara

Battistone Foundation to Auction Off 190 Units of Senior Housing in Santa Barbara

Housing By Christina McDermott

No Taxes Paid for Second Year in a Row on Property Behind Santa Barbara Mission

No Taxes Paid for Second Year in a Row on Property Behind Santa Barbara Mission

Housing By Christina McDermott

Goleta Reaches Settlement with Shelby Project Owners

Goleta Reaches Settlement with Shelby Project Owners

Housing By Jean Yamamura

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Environment

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Environment By Callie Fausey

Los Padres National Forest Faces New Threat with Rollback of ‘Roadless Rules’

Los Padres National Forest Faces New Threat with Rollback of ‘Roadless Rules’

Environment By Callie Fausey

Student-Led Sports-Waste Recycling Initiative Takes Off at UC Santa Barbara

Student-Led Sports-Waste Recycling Initiative Takes Off at UC Santa Barbara

Environment By Keith Hamm, UCSB's 'The Current'

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Business

Santa Barbara’s Soul Bites Closes

Santa Barbara’s Soul Bites Closes

Business By Christina McDermott

Meghan Bush Takes the Leadership Helm at UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures

Meghan Bush Takes the Leadership Helm at UC Santa Barbara Arts & Lectures

Arts & Entertainment By Leslie Dinaberg

Santa Barbara City Budget Stumbles Across Finish Line

Santa Barbara City Budget Stumbles Across Finish Line

Business By Ryan P. Cruz

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Science & Tech

UCSB’s Technology Incubator Celebrates 10 Years on Campus

UCSB’s Technology Incubator Celebrates 10 Years on Campus

Science & Tech By James Badham, UCSB's 'The Current'

First Space Force Guardian to Go to Space Shares His Cosmic Experiences

First Space Force Guardian to Go to Space Shares His Cosmic Experiences

Science & Tech By Callie Fausey

Mapping Space: Largest Map of the Universe Announced

Mapping Space: Largest Map of the Universe Announced

Science & Tech By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB's 'The Current'

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Courts & Crime

Santa Barbara Attorney Charged with Rape

Santa Barbara Attorney Charged with Rape

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Shares Mutual Aid Log for L.A. Protests

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Shares Mutual Aid Log for L.A. Protests

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

Man Charged with Attempted Murder at Ty Warner’s Montecito Mansion Deemed Competent to Stand Trial

Man Charged with Attempted Murder at Ty Warner’s Montecito Mansion Deemed Competent to Stand Trial

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh

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Energy

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Santa Barbara County Being Eyed for New Oil Drilling and Fracking

Environment By Callie Fausey

Looming Cuts to Clean Energy Incentives Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara Supervisors Meeting

Looming Cuts to Clean Energy Incentives Cast Shadow over Santa Barbara Supervisors Meeting

Energy By Elaine Sanders

PG&E Collects a Fee to Support California’s Last Nuclear Plant. Is It a Slush Fund?

PG&E Collects a Fee to Support California’s Last Nuclear Plant. Is It a Slush Fund?

Energy By Malena Carollo, CalMatters

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Health

CDC Warns of Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Pistachio Cream

Announcement By Center for Disease Control

Planned Parenthood Central Coast Strike Averted

Planned Parenthood Central Coast Strike Averted

Health By Vince Grafton

FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products Due to Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination

Announcement By U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Education

School Board Votes to Eliminate Classes at Carpinteria Family School Ahead of Permanent Closure

School Board Votes to Eliminate Classes at Carpinteria Family School Ahead of Permanent Closure

Education By Callie Fausey

Santa Barbara City College Begins Construction on $105 Million Physical Education Complex

Santa Barbara City College Begins Construction on $105 Million Physical Education Complex

Education By Vince Grafton

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang’s (Temporary) Replacement Named

UC Santa Barbara Chancellor Henry Yang’s (Temporary) Replacement Named

Education By Callie Fausey

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Homeless

Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better

Homeless Help Center Will Stay, but Jodi House Demands Its Leadership Do Better

Homeless By Nick Welsh

Homeless Watch: Santa Barbara County Proposes Changing Definition of Success

Homeless Watch: Santa Barbara County Proposes Changing Definition of Success

Homeless By Nick Welsh

Goleta City Council Gets Report on Buena Tierra’s ‘Challenging but Extremely Rewarding’ First Year

Goleta City Council Gets Report on Buena Tierra’s ‘Challenging but Extremely Rewarding’ First Year

Housing By Jean Yamamura

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Cannabis

Cannabis Isn’t Bringing In the Green in Santa Barbara County

Cannabis Isn’t Bringing In the Green in Santa Barbara County

Cannabis By Ryan P. Cruz

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Cannabis Enforcement Team Is Disbanded

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Cannabis Enforcement Team Is Disbanded

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

Vintner vs. Cannabis Grower: Feuding Neighbors in Wine Country

Vintner vs. Cannabis Grower: Feuding Neighbors in Wine Country

Cannabis By Melinda Burns

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Transportation

Strike Temporarily Averted as MTD Contract Extended Until July 31

Strike Temporarily Averted as MTD Contract Extended Until July 31

Transportation By Nick Welsh

MTD & Teamsters Still in Mediation, Contract Expires at Midnight

Announcement By Santa Barbara MTD

MTD Bus Drivers Threaten a Midnight Strike

MTD Bus Drivers Threaten a Midnight Strike

Transportation By Nick Welsh

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Immigration

‘Brazen, Midday Kidnappings:’ L.A. Immigration Sweeps Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Says

‘Brazen, Midday Kidnappings:’ L.A. Immigration Sweeps Violate Constitution, Lawsuit Says

Immigration By Wendy Fry and Sergio Olmos, CalMatters

ICE Back in Santa Barbara and Goleta Ahead of Fourth of July

ICE Back in Santa Barbara and Goleta Ahead of Fourth of July

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

Immigration Enforcement Shakes Up Communities of Santa Barbara County

Immigration Enforcement Shakes Up Communities of Santa Barbara County

Immigration By Ryan P. Cruz

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Politics

Could America Break Apart? UC Santa Barbara Expert Explores the Possibility

Could America Break Apart? UC Santa Barbara Expert Explores the Possibility

Politics By Tom Jacobs, UCSB’s ‘The Current’

Carbajal Denounces Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran

Carbajal Denounces Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran

Politics By Nick Welsh

What U.S. House Vote to Defund Public Media Means for Santa Barbara

What U.S. House Vote to Defund Public Media Means for Santa Barbara

Politics By Christina McDermott

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News Commentary

Groundhog Day in Lompoc

Groundhog Day in Lompoc

News Commentary By John McReynolds

Lompoc City Council Reverses Decision to Slash Funding for Chamber of Commerce

Lompoc City Council Reverses Decision to Slash Funding for Chamber of Commerce

News Commentary By John McReynolds

A Rockin’ Week in Lompoc

A Rockin’ Week in Lompoc

News Commentary By John McReynolds

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