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Lynn Montgomery: Mothers in our midst An ode to the moms, both near and far, this Mother’s Day. by Lynn Montgomery May 9, 2026May 9, 2026
Investigation: ICE arrests at county jails far more frequent than official reports show by Lillian Perlmutter • Santa Barbara News-Press April 2, 2026April 6, 2026
Feel the boom: More and bigger SpaceX launches are coming to Santa Barbara County by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press February 8, 2026May 7, 2026
The fight between Santa Barbara County and Sable oil: What happens next? by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press March 18, 2026April 25, 2026
Santa Barbara County Supervisors to greenhouse pot growers: ‘Enough is enough’ by Melinda Burns • Special for the Santa Barbara News-Press March 11, 2026May 7, 2026
Blue Man Group brings sensory spectacle to the Granada Theatre by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press May 6, 2026May 6, 2026
‘A Night with Janis Joplin’: Where blues and rock collide by Daisy Scott • VoiceSB.com April 11, 2026April 13, 2026
Montecito’s Charlie Puth lights up the stage at the Santa Barbara Bowl by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press April 29, 2026April 29, 2026
Royal Pride Foundation’s Royal Ball raises $250,000 to support San Marcos High School students by Michele Voigt April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
The next El Niño could lock Earth into a hotter climate by Bob Berwyn • Inside Climate News April 30, 2026
Montecito Sanitary District rebuffs water board’s takeover bid by Melinda Burns • Special for the Santa Barbara News-Press April 27, 2026April 27, 2026
Santa Barbara Earth Day Festival runs Saturday and Sunday at Alameda Park by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press April 25, 2026April 25, 2026
Santa Barbara’s State Street: The time for bold action is still now by Carrie Kelly • Special for the Santa Barbara News-Press May 3, 2026May 3, 2026
Who is Indivisible SB? Meet the team behind Saturday’s No Kings 3 rally in Santa Barbara by Patricia Stark • Special for the News-Press March 25, 2026May 7, 2026
Disclosure opens Santa Barbara Bowl season with a full-capacity dance floor by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
Forward march: Santa Barbara Unified to turn Armory into modern career-tech space by Aston Smith • Special for the News-Press April 9, 2026April 9, 2026
New affordable housing for people with developmental or mental health disabilities headed to Santa Barbara by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press April 22, 2026April 23, 2026
Immigration crackdown could force hundreds of Santa Barbara County families from subsidized housing by Tom Schultz • Santa Barbara News-Press March 16, 2026March 16, 2026
Newsmakers with JR: UC Santa Barbara professors argue over rent control by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press February 24, 2026February 24, 2026
Community La Casa de la Raza, a Santa Barbara landmark, sees a price cut but not a buyer by Chris Woodyard • Santa Barbara News-Press May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
Politics Santa Barbara County mails 250,000 ballots to registered voters ahead of election by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press May 5, 2026May 5, 2026
Politics Podcast: Melinda Greene and Joe Holland talk battle for Santa Barbara County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press May 4, 2026May 4, 2026
Community Santa Barbara Foundation honors Largay, Carty as 83rd Persons of the Year by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press May 1, 2026May 7, 2026
Arts and Culture First-ever Santa Barbara Literary Festival spotlights women, ‘romantasy’ and storytelling across genres by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press April 30, 2026April 30, 2026
