Franklin is once again honored by U.S. News & World Report as one of the best elementary schools in the country. The rankings include more than 79,000 public elementary and middle schools.

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 26th Annual WaterWise High School Video Contest. Every year, students compete to create entertaining ...

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New ...

Vandenberg SFB will begin a study to inspect commercial vehicle procedures at the Lompoc Gate from February 10, 2025, to ...

The Environmental Defense Center works to prevent Sable restart of offshore oil drilling over safety and climate concerns.

Snow is virtually unheard of in sunny Santa Barbara — until now! The Santa Barbara Zoo presents its annual Snow Leopard Festival, fit out with 80 tons of snow, sledding, and learning about snow ...

OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the followed statement on a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S.

California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $7.4 billion settlement in ...

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As recovery efforts in the Palisades and Eaton fires begin, California’s Legislature passed a set of bills Thursday to expedite $2.5 billion in “bridge funding” intended to help state and local ...

An environmental attorney seeks political accountability amid the interlocking crises of wildfire, housing, and climate ...

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