A tax paid by hotel guests reflects an October increase in tourism in Santa Barbara
When you crunch the October numbers, Santa Barbara’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is up from the same time last year. The TOT or bed tax is…
Continue ReadingWhen you crunch the October numbers, Santa Barbara’s Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) is up from the same time last year. The TOT or bed tax is…
Continue ReadingUC Santa Barbara sophomore Max Heidegger (Malibu, Calif./Oaks Christian HS) collected his first career Big West Men’s Basketball Player of the…
Continue ReadingGround and pound. Dos Pueblos head coach Nate Mendoza won a CIF title as a hard-nosed linebacker at Lompoc in 2002 and his Chargers team is a…
Continue ReadingThis coming Saturday night is shaping up to be a day to remember in Santa Maria. A series of events are lined up to take place that will draw in…
Continue ReadingConstruction on a sidewalk and crosswalk safety project in Lompoc has begun and is expected to take 35 working days to complete. The project, which…
Continue ReadingThe Gallagher family from Atascadero has a little more to be thankful for this holiday season. Dennis and Tammy Gallagher have four biological…
Continue ReadingSource: City of Santa Barbara news release The City of Santa Barbara collected over $1.7 million in Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) for the month of…
Continue ReadingSanta Barbara police are seeking community help to identify two suspects as they investigate two separate crimes that occurred within the city of…
Continue ReadingUPDATE: 11/27/2017 3:46 p.m. A shark attack victim is still in the hospital as he awaits another surgery. Grigor Azatian and his father were…
Continue ReadingSan Luis Obispo police are investigating a package theft that occurred in the 2500 block of Augusta Street on Nov. 27 and are hoping the community…
Continue ReadingArchaeologists have unearthed a perfectly intact 300-pound plaster Egyptian sphinx at the Guadalupe-Nipomo Dunes — part of Cecil B.…
Continue ReadingA multi-vehicle crash sent one person to the hospital Tuesday morning. The California Highway Patrol said the initial call for help came in around…
Continue ReadingA moment of silence was held at the Monday luncheon of the Northern Santa Barbara County Athletic Round Table in memory of the organization’s…
Continue ReadingRep. Salud Carbajal hosted a tax reform forum at the University of California, Santa Barbara on Monday night. The Santa Barbara Democrat told…
Continue ReadingFire crews responded to a vegetation fire on US 101 in Goleta Monday evening. The fire was first reported at around 6:35 p.m. near the Hollister…
Continue ReadingJohn Harris was an easy choice for Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Male Athlete of the Week. The senior star running back for Bishop Diego High…
Continue ReadingSansum Clinic announced on Monday that it secured a contract with Blue Shield of California to offer individual health insurance plans offered…
Continue ReadingA fossil of an extinct species of sea cow known as Sirenians was recently discovered on Santa Rosa Island. The fossil is estimated to be between…
Continue ReadingSan Luis Obispo County will soon open a nationwide search for a new Health Agency director following the announced resignation of current director…
Continue ReadingAn area about one mile west of Arroyo Burro Beach was roped off while hand crews with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department worked to clear nearby…
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