A large sand berm is being built up on the Santa Barbara West Beach section where the 4th of July fireworks show will be held ...

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In California, where the next “Big One” is an always-looming threat, some lessons learned from the 1925 Santa Barbara quake ...

The Gaviota Coast is a natural jewel — internationally renowned for its beauty, biodiversity, and unspoiled character, but for many, it remains something ...

On the 100th anniversary of the quake that changed the city forever, the clock is ticking for the next Big One.

Long Beach is one of the most diverse cities in the country. It’s known for its midcentury architecture, its musical history ...

GOLETA, Calif. - Redwire in Goleta has completed a key solar component system capable of orbiting the moon as a power source ...

The coastal, beach town is known by many as surfing legend Kelly Slater’s hometown, a spring break destination and the ...

Did you know that Goleta Beach once had two piers at the same time? They didn’t last for long. The pier on the left was only ...

The latest work of historical non-fiction from Meg Waite Clayton, 'Typewriter Beach,' looks at the hurdles women face in ...