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Lake Fire Updates: Evacuations for more than 2,000 people in Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Lake Fire in Santa Barbara County has burned more than 34,000 acres as of Thursday. About 2,166 people are impacted by evacuation orders and warnings, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. It's the largest active wildfire in California and is 16%...
Arson Fire Reported at UCSB’s North Campus Open Space on Wednesday Afternoon
As Santa Barbara County firefighters are busy battling the largest wildfire currently burning in the state — the nearly 29,000-acre Lake Fire north of Los Olivos — UC Santa Barbara Police Department on Wednesday afternoon received a report of an arson fire at the North Campus Open Space west of Isla Vista.
A Delicious Reason to Go Downtown
The Grand Central Market in Los Angeles, Pike Place Market in Seattle, and the Santa Fe Railyard Market are famous epicenters for seasonal and year-round foods. Public food markets are colorful, densely populated hubs in city centers around the world. Can Santa Barbara create its own version, a magnet for locals and tourists?
Family’s Plan for Home on Hot Springs Road Parcel Sparks Opposition From Trails Group
A new fight has erupted in the hills above Montecito over the Hot Springs Trail. The Goerner family has proposed building a dream home and guesthouse, with a 4,000-foot-long driveway, on a 40-acre parcel at 1017 Hot Springs Road. The development would include building an 80-foot-long free span bridge over...
One805Live announces new batch of General Admission ticket sales Friday
Organizers of the upcoming One805Live fundraiser share new updates on its ticket sales. The post One805Live announces new batch of General Admission ticket sales Friday appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Vons in Goleta, Albertsons in Lompoc May Be Sold in Grocery Chain Merger
Local Vons and Albertsons stores may be closing in Santa Barbara County along with 61 other locations across the state. The Vons at 163 S. Turnpike Road in Goleta and the Albertsons at 1500 North H St. in Lompoc are among the locations set to be sold if a merger between Kroger and Albertsons goes through.
New projects and programs are on the way to Isla Vista, following a $3.7 million dollar settlement reached between Santa Barbara County and UC Santa Barbara.
ISLA VISTA, Calif.—Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps says the housing crisis in Isla Vista has had far reaching effects. “There hasn't been student housing on campus. And so then students live in Isla Vista or even in Goleta, and they take the lower income apartments that were going to families… They're pushing them out because The post New projects and programs are on the way to Isla Vista, following a $3.7 million dollar settlement reached between Santa Barbara County and UC Santa Barbara. appeared first on News Channel 3-12.
Lake Fire burns more than 38,000 acres, Nipomo base camp remains open
Noelle Berg and her husband evacuated from their Santa Ynez Valley home on their own initiative as they saw helicopters drop retardant on the spreading Lake Fire, Berg told New Times on July 8, three days after the fire started. “We encouraged all of our friends to get out, but...
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