4+ day, 7+ 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…...

4+ day, 19+ 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…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago   (644+ words) Construction plans at the Lobero Theatre are moving forward after the Santa Barbara Planning Commission gave its approval last Thursday. Marianne Clark, executive director of the Lobero Theatre Foundation, said it’s the most transformative project the theater has undertaken since…...

6+ day, 14+ hour ago   (316+ words) Firefighters made steady progress on the two wildfires burning along the Big Sur coast, with containment on the Plaskett Fire doubling over the weekend. The Plaskett Fire, which ignited on Aug. 26 near Gorda, had burned 29,862 acres as of Monday morning…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1064+ words) Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers. Its board last week adopted penalties for hospitals, physician groups and insurers that exceed state spending caps — among the strictest in the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (358+ words) An equestrian area for agritourism events is coming to the Santa Ynez Valley. The project from Hayden Landon will include a new 45,000-square-foot enclosed building. It is the first to be approved under the county’s Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance (AEO). The…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (129+ words) Noozhawk A one-acre vegetation fire sparked late Monday night in New Cuyama. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, alongside Kern County Fire Department crews, first responded to a report of a vegetation fire burning behind the 300 block of Wasioja Road…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (530+ words) The state granted Santa Barbara County a pro-housing designation along with $1.25 million in funding for its efforts to build new housing, streamline development processes and support affordable housing. The designation is part of a state program to benefit communities that…...