This cozy enclave near Santa Barbara offers up a dash of star power
• This tiny SoCal neighborhood offers up quaint, low-key vibes, and it’s easy to access off the 101 North.• The new Godmothers Bookstore and Cafe…
How Rep. Barbara Lee tried to save the Oakland Athletics
After 57 years, the Athletics’ time in Oakland is down to three days. The final home series starts Tuesday.The A’s are moving: to Sacramento for…
Bianca Censori goes pantless in cheeky white bodysuit for dinner with Kanye West at upscale Santa Barbara restaurant
BIANCA Censori has switched up her look amid calls for her to be arrested, stepping out in a chic white bodysuit with Kanye West.The Australian…
Lake fire in Santa Barbara County grows to 37,000 acres
The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County, California’s largest so far this year, has grown to 37,742 acres, but firefighters have worked to contain the…
Barbara Boxer gives Biden two weeks to fix his ailing campaign
When Barbara Boxer arrived in the U.S. Senate, her image as a fiery liberal from Marin County — land of crystals, hot tubs and aging…
How Southern California piers, from Santa Barbara to San Diego, endure
Over and over again, they stretch out their spindly little matchstick fingers into the mighty Pacific, and over and over again, they get their knuckles…
Oregon eliminates UC Santa Barbara in NCAA baseball tournament
SANTA BARBARA — Kevin Seitter threw a complete-game four-hitter and Oregon eliminated No. 14 national seed UC Santa Barbara with a 3-0 victory Sunday night, winning…
Rep. Barbara Lee endorses Rep. Adam Schiff for Senate
Former rivals are working together again. After nearly a year of running against each another in California’s Senate race, Rep. Adam Schiff appeared alongside Rep.…
How to volunteer with native plants in L.A., Santa Barbara, OC
One of the easiest ways to learn about California native plants is volunteering to get your hands dirty. There are numerous nonprofit organizations devoted to…
Barbara Rush dead: ‘Peyton Place’ actor was 97
Barbara Rush, the Golden Globe-winning actor who starred in the sci-fi horror “It Came From Outer Space,” has died. She was 97. Claudia Cowan, Rush’s…
Barbara Lee won for Black women, even if she lost Senate run
I don’t know what I had expected from Barbara Lee when an aide handed her the phone, but the laughter I heard certainly wasn’t it.…
How Gaza ceasefire became a focal point in Barbara Lee’s US Senate campaign | Elections News
Washington, DC – Three days after the attacks on September 11, 2001, the United States House of Representatives convened to authorise a military response, with…
Senate candidate Barbara Lee’s hard route from Oakland to D.C.
OAKLAND — On a rainy January day, Rep. Barbara Lee wandered the campus of Mills College at Northeastern University pointing out sites from her historic past.…
Where to go deep-sea fishing near Santa Barbara
It felt like a Vegas casino at 3 a.m., except instead of full houses, people were flashing fish the color of fire. A voice blared…
Things to do on the ultimate weekend trip to Santa Barbara
It seems like everyone spent their summer vacation in Italy this year. Call it “The White Lotus” effect, lumped in with pent-up travel demand. Like…
Adam Schiff outpaces Barbara Lee, Katie Porter in fundraising for California Senate race
In the race to replace the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Rep. Adam B. Schiff continues to hold a strong lead over his rivals in fundraising,…
Volunteer with 340 merino sheep at a Santa Barbara preserve
On one side of a path in the idyllic hills of Santa Barbara, a dense clump of dried out mustard rises more than six feet.…
Barbara Lee on vote against the Afghanistan war, vindication
WASHINGTON — Twenty years ago, Rep. Barbara Lee stood before her House colleagues and pleaded with them not to give President Bush a blank check to…
Laphonza Butler, Barbara Lee test sisterhood of Black women
The U.S. House of Representatives was descending into uncharted depths of chaos, with one Republican even fretting that a debate over whether to oust Speaker…
Barbara Lee on Laphonza Butler: 'I wish her well'
Rep. Barbara Lee said Monday that she’s looking forward to working with Laphonza Butler as California’s newly appointed senator, but she’s still focused on winning…