1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (578+ words) A new fund at UC Santa Barbara will help students transform ideas at the intersection of Indigenous studies and environmental action into projects with community impact. The Kenneth Robert Lincoln Indigenous Environmental Projects Fund will make grants of up to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (431+ words) Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Recovers Explosive Devices from Juvenile's Home Days After Unrelated School Shooting Threat Schools in Orcutt, an unincorporated town in the Santa Maria Valley, faced two unrelated threats in the same week, one of which turned out…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (712+ words) Goodland Guns Isn’t the Problem. Our Laws Are. Though a sophomore at San Marcos, for some reason I can no longer recall, I was visiting my father in Central Texas on April 20, 1999. It was characteristically too hot to go outside…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (408+ words) California Recently Lifted the Statute of Limitations On Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits, Leading to Many Cases Against Schools. A Bill Going to Gov. Gavin Newsom Would Raise the Standard for Evidence Schools and local governments facing crippling damages from lawsuits…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1513+ words) California Counties and School Districts Have Been Flooded Since 2019 with Lawsuits from People Who Say They Were Sexually Abused As Children In Schools, Foster Care, and Juvenile Detention Facilities California legislators this week are rushing to broker a compromise on…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (234+ words) Community members now have the exciting opportunity to be a part of the library’s past and future legacy through their love of reading and Goleta the Goodland in the newly unveiled design for the Goleta Valley Library donor wall! This…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (298+ words) Expands Access to in-person Personalized Math Instruction for Students Across the Community Mathnasium Learning Centers, an internationally known franchise with over 1,300 math-tutoring centers worldwide, has opened a new center in Santa Barbara at 8 E. De La Guerra St and is now…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (251+ words) The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has selected Mission Scholar David Esquivel Belmonte, a senior at Carpinteria High School, as a recipient of its prestigious Gates Scholarship. Belmonte will attend the University of Southern California on a full-ride scholarship, where he…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (186+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent Youthclusive Inc. will present the Tony Award-winning musical comedy The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee September 4–6, 2026, with four performances at Center Stage Theater in Santa Barbara. Directed by Chloe Voigt, choreographed by Caitlin Weber, and music…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (260+ words) Westmont awarded academic scholarships to 93% of incoming first-year and transfer students ranging from $15,000 to nearly $43,000. Additionally, first-year Augustinian Scholars earned scholarships ranging from $28,000 to nearly $43,000. This year’s new class enters with an impressive average GPA of 4.2. They’ve expressed the most…...