Jennifer Best

One of Suzanne Levy’s pet peeves is not being invited on lunch dates because people think she’s too busy to be available.

'I felt like I needed to be involved and do what I could and effect change...'

Facing state reporting deadlines, an avalanche of housing law demands, potential fines as well as the added confusion of two council member recusals, the

Local farmers faced off against farmworkers before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday to protest a suggested $26 minimum wage for the sector.

Santa Barbara County Supervisors this week celebrated what they called a successful cleanup of more than 100 homeless encampments in the Santa Maria River bed as the result of a year-long, two-county, multi-agency effort.

A mandated second reading of updates to the city’s zoning ordinance didn’t get any less confusing for Solvang City Council members Monday, but they got the job done before the city’s changing of the guard.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has cleared the way for campground development on agricultural lands after more than eight years of analysis and discussion.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors gave preliminary approval to the formation of a Santa Barbara County Wine Improvement District on Tuesday , an idea first floated by Santa Barbara Vintners Association in 2019.

Santa Barbara County supervisors on Tuesday directed Sheriff Bill Brown to keep them appraised of any "alarming" changes in the department’s working relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement as

Santa Barbara County supervisors on Tuesday directed Sheriff Bill Brown to keep them appraised of any "alarming" changes in the department’s working relationship with U.S.