17+ hour, 41+ min ago   (790+ words) Even a decade ago, the horror stories behind some of the 13 children’s online protection bills Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Thursday seemed the stuff of fiction. An AI chatbot coaching a teenager to isolate himself from friends and family…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (9+ words) I appreciated Hannah-Beth Jackson’s moving remembrance of Gloria Steinem....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (429+ words) Today, the Top CEO Makes 281 Times More Than the Average Worker SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST: History, it turns out, does not repeat itself. It stutters. Mark Twain did not say that. I did. It’s stuttering right now. Over Labor Day. Every…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (385+ words) The Grove Pickleball expands access to everyone who wants to play on its’ State-of the-art Indoor courts The Picklr Santa Barbara announced today that it is becoming The Grove Pickleball, marking a new chapter for the indoor pickleball facility located…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (449+ words) Montectio’s Sake Spritz Brand Unveils Cara Cara Orange Creation on an Afternoon Cruise When Ysidro launched in 2021, the Montecito-based canned sake spritz brand came out with just one flavor. That was a bold move for founders Alex Dessouky and Monica…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (815+ words) After 10 Years at Helm of City’s Housing Authority, Fredericks Announces He’s Stepping Down at End of 2027 This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make…...

1+ week, 4+ hour ago   (476+ words) Grateful, but More Than a Little Nervous It started raining this morning. Just a sprinkle. Wasn’t on the weather app. But it sure felt like rain all day. I heard that it rained pretty hard briefly across town. In the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (461+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent Patterson Point started moving people into its studio apartments in April, said Andres Diaz, who manages the facility and got a thankful shoutout from one of the building’s new tenants, all of whom were formerly homeless,…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (488+ words) Retirement Reform Would Keep the Workforce Healthy, Prepared, and Supported The threats facing the fire service today are almost unrecognizable compared to even a decade ago. Each day our call volume is increasing, and our exposure to hazardous toxins is…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (223+ words) Proposed Regulations Would Apply to New Businesses but Not Existing Firearms Retailers Like One that Recently Relocated Next to Preschool Goleta’s cannabis license update a few years ago had also included buffer zones. While the consequences of a 1,000-foot buffer…...