The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department announced Thursday that it was closing two beaches in the county indefinitely, after waterways were contaminated by thousands of gallons of sewage ...

Due to emergency storm response and beach nourishment operations, Santa Barbara County will close the eastern end of Goleta Beach Park and Goleta Pier beginning Feb. 20. Two aerial views of Goleta ...

Goleta Beach 2.0, a plan to address erosion at the popular Goleta Beach Park, goes back before the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday for a discussion on moving forward with an ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. On February 16, more than one million gallons of untreated sewage spilled near Goleta Beach, but it wasn’t ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (Santa Barbara, Calif.) – Due to emergency storm response and beach nourishment operations, Santa Barbara County will close ...

There are certain bird sightings that are so outstanding that they will be talked about and relived for years to come. On July 19, local birder Eunice Schroeder was checking out the resting gulls on ...

GOLETA, Calif. — According to the Santa Barbara County Public Works Department, the Beach Park and Pier are set to close for repairs Tuesday, February 20th. Repairs on that day will add sediment onto ...

In January 1981, a memorable event occurred in the annals of Santa Barbara County and Goleta history. This report was contributed by Lompoc resident Justin M. Ruhge. References: Gunpowder and Canvas, ...

With serene trails, a wonderfully walkable Old Town and a slate of buzzy new businesses, there's a reason Goleta's nickname "the Good Land" endures.

Two Santa Barbara County beaches are still closed after hundreds of thousands of gallons of sewage spilled into waterways following a recent rainstorm. Beach closure notices for Miramar and Goleta ...

Due to emergency storm response and beach nourishment operations, Santa Barbara County officials say they will close the eastern end of Goleta Beach Park and Goleta Pier beginning Feb. 20. Public ...