3+ hour, 23+ min ago   (852+ words) Many Californians have seen rising costs, less availability and are running into other issues with insurance — including delays and denials of their claims — in the past several years. As climate change increases the risk of wildfires and other disasters, it’s…...

2+ day, 10+ min ago   (418+ words) Despite ongoing concerns over affordability and opportunities for young adults, California is among the states where the youth face relatively lower risks, a new analysis has shown. California ranked 37th in the latest study by WalletHub that reported on states with…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago   (218+ words) The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office conducted a surprise bike and e-bike safety enforcement operation in Carpinteria earlier this week, resulting in six citations being issued to riders violating traffic and safety laws. The City of Carpinteria announced the enforcement…...

2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (771+ words) edhat - The MediKids Act would automatically enroll every child in comprehensive healthcare coverage from birth through age 26, regardless of income or immigration status. As millions of children remain uninsured or underinsured and congressional Republicans advance deep cuts to Medicaid, U.S. Senators…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (1007+ words) Sometimes fame isn’t recognizability, but impact. Systemic changes that establish someone as a fixture of a community, discipline or movement. That’s certainly the case for UC Santa Barbara’s Deborah Williams, whose tireless work has improved the welfare of Alaska’s residents,…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (502+ words) California is among states where high school students are least likely to report being threatened or injured with a weapon at school, but it ranks near the bottom half of a new nationwide list of overall school safety. A recent…...

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (880+ words) It’s not quite the “Mississippi Miracle,” but California’s reading scores have been inching upwards since the state poured billions into changing the way students learn to read. A shortage of literacy coaches, however, may be preventing students from improving even…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (311+ words) It is well known I am not a fan of the Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association, with their self-serving and wasteful ways. I have publicly questioned their close association with and sponsorship by Amazon. In my opinion—and according to…...

6+ day, 55+ min ago   (380+ words) Written by Keith Hamm Conceived by famed sociologist Paula England in the mid-1990s, the occupational devaluation theory helps explain why workers in occupations with more women get paid less than workers in occupations with more men. “The theory says that we…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (221+ words) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara-based nonprofit Organic Soup Kitchen says it has become one of California’s leading providers of medically tailored organic meals, offering more than 25 handcrafted SoupMeal varieties while expanding access to nutrition for people facing cancer, chronic illness,…...