Santa Ynez Valley News

01/16/2025

Dan Walters: If disasters are unavoidable in California, we need to accept that fact and adopt Pete Wilson’s preventive approach, rather than merely reacting after the fact.

01/16/2025

If any good is to come from the devastation and heartbreak of the L.A. wildfires, perhaps it is the reminder of how dependent and interdependent we are on each other and the ...

If any good is to come from the devastation and heartbreak of the L.A. wildfires, perhaps it is the reminder of how dependent and interdependent we are on each other

01/16/2025

The Santa Maria girls soccer team maintained a clean slate in the Sunset League, winning 2-0 at Cabrillo Tuesday.

01/16/2025

I figured I could use some leftover chile verde and turn my “risotto” from Italian to Mexican ...

01/16/2025

Elizabeth Johnson keeps piling up the double-doubles.

01/16/2025

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a proposal requiring the use of state-of-the-art odor-control technology at each of the cannabis greenhouses of the Carpinteria Valley, a mecca for the industry since the county opene…

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a proposal requiring the use of state-of-the-art odor-control technology at each of the cannabis greenhouses of the Carpinteria Valley, a

01/16/2025

The Santa Maria boys basketball team moved to 2-0 in league play with a 91-86 win over Orcutt Academy in a high scoring Ocean League game at Orcutt Academy Tuesday night.

The Santa Maria boys basketball team moved to 2-0 in league play with a 91-86 win over Orcutt Academy in a high scoring Ocean League game at Orcutt Academy Tuesday

01/16/2025

Nearly one in six adults and one in five children in Santa Barbara County are living at, near, or below the poverty line, reality that is hard to see because of the county's affluent image.

Nearly one in six adults and one in five children in Santa Barbara County are living at, near, or below the poverty line, reality that is hard to see because

01/16/2025

The Righetti and Pioneer Valley boys soccer teams entered their crosstown rivalry game against each other Tuesday night tied for first place in the Mountain League.

01/15/2025

Amaya gets along with other dogs and comes from a Spanish-speaking household.

01/15/2025

A new bill would remove the right of California’s female transgender athletes in to participate in high school sports teams that match their gender identity.

01/15/2025

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 signed a law allowing California to manufacture its own insulin, an effort to bring down the cost of the drug. The project is years away from delivering medicine to anyone, although prices have fallen for other reasons..

Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2020 signed a law allowing California to manufacture its own insulin, an effort to bring down the cost of the drug. The project is years away

01/15/2025

Key moisture measurements are only 2% to 5% of average, leaving dusty soils. And the recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record. This combination of climatic conditions crossed into a danger zone, priming much of Southern Calif…

Key moisture measurements are only 2% to 5% of average, leaving dusty soils. And the recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record. This combination

01/15/2025

California Nature Art Museum of Solvang will debut its newest — and oversized — Thomas Dambo troll art installation to the public on Saturday, Feb. 1.

01/15/2025

Dan Walters: When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and witch hunts by those with ulterior motives.

Dan Walters: When catastrophe strikes, its victims understandably want to know how and why — but their curiosity often morphs into snap judgments and witch hunts by those with ulterior

01/15/2025

Thomas Elias: It’s essentially a license for the insurance industry to take more money from every property owner in California, and it now appears those insurance consumers will have no legal defense against it, even though the new regulations were …

Thomas Elias: It’s essentially a license for the insurance industry to take more money from every property owner in California, and it now appears those insurance consumers will have no

01/15/2025

St. Joseph retained its top spot in the latest Central Coast Athletic Association (CCAA)) girls basketball top 10. Meanwhile, Lompoc moved into the top 10, at the No. 10 spot.

01/15/2025

Allan Hancock College will expand and strengthen its cybersecurity capabilities using a recently awarded grant from the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.