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The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance ...

The city held an open house about the proposed ordinance and is accepting public comments on it until March 10.

In a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a new service agreement between ambulance provider AMR and the county despite major pushback from firefighters.

A new Business Improvement District is in the works for downtown Santa Barbara. The funds raised will improve safety and cleanliness.

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There's trouble in paradise. A 52-unit apartment complex two blocks from the beach in Santa Barbara is at the center of a ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

In recent years, that has compelled the city to buy $10,000 in advertising just to list an extensive set of building-code ...

WITH gleaming Porsches and Aston Martins lining its immaculate streets, the North London enclave of Highgate village is one ...

Santa Barbara's most famous avenue, State Street cuts through downtown for 10 blocks and leads right onto Stearns Wharf. It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and ...