Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.

As part of programming for the Santa Barbara Museum of Art (SBMA) exhibit Friends and Lovers, artist Joey Terrill will join ...

A 53-year-old man from Bakersfield died when the big rig he was driving went off Highway 101 south of Orcutt. The crash ...

Midland School, a trailblazing leader in sustainability education and environmental stewardship, has been awarded a $25,000 ...

Noesi, Ph.D., will be the featured speaker at the Raising Liberated Black Youth workshop Jan. 22. A new program designed to ...

After a national search, Boys & Girls Clubs of Mid Central Coast (BGCMCC) has appointed Deb Jeffers as its new chief advancement officer. Jeffers ...

Emergency crews undertook a pair of separate trail rescues Saturday near Montecito.  The first occurred just after 10 a.m. when crews responded to Hot ...

Anthony Atzel Ayala, age 13, has been recognized as the 2024 Blue Card recipient for his exceptional commitment to the United Boys & Girls Clubs of ...

Orcutt student Janeth Ruiz is a familiar face at Marian Regional Medical Center. This sixth-grade student at Joe Nightingale Elementary School has been ...

Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice, the 66th U.S. secretary of state, will speak at the 20th annual President’s Breakfast, 7-9 a.m. Friday, Feb.

With seconds left before liftoff Sunday morning, the SpaceX team scrubbed a Falcon 9 rocket launch countdown at Vandenberg Space Force Base due to a ...

The U.S. Department of Justice has reached a settlement agreement with County, finding the county made “significant strides” ...