Heritage Ranch, CA Municipal and More

Heritage Ranch

See all locations

Customize your news

Clear

74°F

Heritage Ranch, CA · Municipal

Lompoc Record

website

Lompoc Chamber salutes community leaders at annual awards banquet

Lompoc Chamber of Commerce paid tribute to local business and community leaders Friday during its annual awards banquet themed "Rooted in Community, Growing Together." Members of the community gathered at the Dewees Center to honor 'Man of the Year' Christopher Ladwig, 'Woman of the Year' Susan Hott and Small Business Award recipient Eye on I, owned and operated by Heather Hovey.

Lompoc, CA · 21d

syvnews.com

website

Lompoc council to consider a second extension for Space Base California developer

The developer behind Space Base California says investor interest is rising, yet it still needs an additional year to line up financing and finish the project paperwork required by its lease with Lompoc. Council is set to review a second extension for Pale Blue Dot Ventures during Tuesday’s meeting. The...

Lompoc, CA · 21d

thechannels.org

website

State Street Master Plan opponents exceed petition goal

Opponents of Santa Barbara’s State Street Master Plan, backed by the SIMA Corporation, submitted over 6,000 petition signatures forcing Santa Barbara’s City Council to either repeal the $96 million master plan or let voters decide. For weeks, gathered signatures targeting Ordinance No. 2026-6235, which amended Code Title 31...

Santa Barbara, CA · 21d

Santa Barbara Independent

website

No Kings Rally in Santa Barbara Pays a Visit to a Ballot Box

An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 people attended Saturday’s No Kings: Vote Early rally in downtown Santa Barbara. The rally — one of nearly 3,000 events attended by millions across the U.S. that day, according to organizers — asserted the importance of voting in the midterm election on November 3, which will decide the composition of the U.S. House and Senate.

Santa Barbara, CA · 22d

Santa Barbara Independent

website

Will The Muse Light the Fuse for Downtown Santa Barbara?

Young kids were singing and celebratory champagne flutes were getting tipped last Thursday evening as five ceremonially hard-hatted movers and shakers with the Music Academy of West leaned forward for the cameras and turned their silver-plated shovels full of dirt as part of the official groundbreaking for what will soon become a humming musical hot spot at the longtime vacant corner of State and Canon Perdido streets.

Santa Barbara, CA · 20d

San Luis Obispo Tribune

partner publisher · 15.9K followers

Starving seabirds are washing up on SLO County beaches. Here's why

Swaddled in a towel, a small and stout tuxedoed seabird sat on an exam table waiting for blood work on Oct. 12. By then, this once-emaciated common murre had been receiving treatment from Pacific Wildlife Care for more than a week, and he was almost healthy enough to be returned to the wild. From Sept. 1 to Monday, the nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation clinic Pacific Wildlife Care admitted 867 common murres for care — more than ever before, development coordinator Kelley Boland said. “It’s the biggest influx of common murres we’ve ever seen,” she said. Most of those seabirds arrive at the clinic emaciated as part of what seems to be a mass starvation event off the Central Coast, Boland said. But the murre getting his blood work done on Oct. 12 had finally recovered, and he weighed a whole 1 kilogram. “He’s very fat,” rehabilitation technician Sophie Swan said with pride before drawing his blood. Murres resemble penguins with dense, waterproof feathers that look like a tuxedo and function like a wetsuit — trapping a layer of air against their skin to keep them warm and dry, Boland said. They spend most of their lives at sea, then during the

Santa Barbara County, CA · 19d

The Inertia

website

California Protects Two New Marine Areas, But Rejects Others

The California Fish and Game Commission voted on a slew of petitions to protect marine environments. While the commission shot down most of the proposals, it approved two new marine conservation areas in Carpinteria and Point Sal. The Carpinteria reserve, known as Mishopshno State Marine Conservation Area, protects 26.2-square-miles of...

California · 20d

KSBY News

partner publisher · 39.4K followers

Prescribed burn planned for Tepusquet Canyon area near Santa Maria

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is planning a prescribed burn in Tepusquet Canyon east of Santa Maria later this month or early November.

Santa Maria, CA · 20d

Daily Mail

partner publisher · 2.2M followers

California professor sues university for shortchanging $3M... as male colleague landed promotion

University of California, Santa Barbara professor Edwina Barvosa was underpaid by nearly $3 million while a less experienced, male colleague cashed in, according to a lawsuit.

Santa Barbara, CA · 21d

Coastal View

website

Water district to hold Oct. 28 hearing on CAPP charges

The Carpinteria Valley Water District (CVWD) will hold a public hearing Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 5:30 p.m. to consider placing capital charges for the Carpinteria Advanced Purification Project (CAPP) on customers’ monthly water bills beginning Jan. 1, 2027. The hearing will take place in the Carpinteria City Council Chambers...

Carpinteria, CA · 19d

KSBY News

partner publisher · 39.4K followers

New mental health and sobering facilities open in Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara facilities expand access to mental health support and substance use stabilization services.

Santa Barbara, CA · 21d

News Channel 312

partner publisher · 38.6K followers

A Leaking Wading Pool Inspires Ideas For New Chumash Cultural Element at West Beach

New ideas are coming forward for the West Beach wading pool which has been closed due to a leak. Changes could include Chumash historical elements. The post A Leaking Wading Pool Inspires Ideas For New Chumash Cultural Element at West Beach appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Santa Barbara, CA · 21d

The Cool Down

partner publisher · 249.5K followers

In California, expanded rebates add free help for EVs, chargers, heat pumps, and farm equipment

"Our programs help people take practical next steps."

California · 21d

nationalfisherman.com

website

Holding fishing grounds: Lessons learned in California

Fishermen facing the Blue Economy are frequently fighting turf battles with wind farms, aquaculture, Marine Protected Areas (MPAs), and more. The 2026 Pacific Marine Expo is offering several valuable educational programs, including a panel discussion titled “Save the Catch & Hold Our Ground.”. “We’ll be looking at lessons learned,...

California · 21d

Santa Barbara Independent

website

U.S. 101 Intermittent Full Closures for Rock Scaling Operation in Gaviota

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Travelers on northbound US Highway 101 will encounter traffic control north of the Gaviota Tunnel on Thursday, Oct. 22 and Friday, Oct. 23 from 9 am until 3 pm for a rock scaling operation to enhance public safety, weather permitting. The California Highway Patrol (CHP)...

Santa Barbara County, CA · 21d

santaynezvalleystar.com

website

City of Solvang, Teamsters 986 reach tentative agreement to end strike

Reveal of contract details, consideration, and ratification to take place at City Council meeting on Oct. 26. The City of Solvang and Teamsters Local 986 announced today that they have reached a tentative agreement, resolving the dispute that led to the recent work stoppage. A city press release stated the parties reached.

Solvang, CA · 22d

News Channel 312

partner publisher · 38.6K followers

Two Weeks Away from General Election; Thousands of Ballots Still Out

Ballot counting is underway for the November 3 election. The deadline is two weeks away. The post Two Weeks Away from General Election; Thousands of Ballots Still Out appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Santa Barbara County, CA · 20d

Santa Barbara Independent

website

Santa Barbara Needs Leaders Who Listen and Deliver

As a longtime Santa Barbara resident and former president of the Eucalyptus Hill Improvement Association, I have spent years working on emergency preparedness, wildfire prevention, traffic safety, and neighborhood concerns. That experience taught me that leadership is measured not by promises or résumés, but by whether elected officials listen, respond, and deliver.

Santa Barbara, CA · 21d