1+ hour, 15+ min ago  (286+ words) American Riviera Bank established its first full-service branch in Ventura County. The bank purchased 1220 S. Victoria Ave. , continuing its expansion along the California Coast and in Ventura. "This location gives us the opportunity to create a permanent home in Ventura that…...

1+ hour, 20+ min ago  (223+ words) In these "interesting" times, the challenges to the framework set out by our predecessors and the subsequent Constitution are as robust as ever. While the intent was the de-centralization of power and protections laid out about the "checks and balances…...

18+ hour ago  (1783+ words) The 2028 Democratic presidential primary is already a mess, months before the race actually starts. Consider that "everyone and their mother" could run, per 2024 alum Quentin Fulks, leading to a field of more than 20 candidates. And that nobody knows what to…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (371+ words) This is how the old man kept the Fourth every year " by thundering freedom into the hollows. That old man's name was Edward "Neddy" Williams, and he was my fourth-great-grandfather. After the Colonies defeated the British, Edward married, bought land,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (491+ words) The U. S. is currently the world's top oil and gas producer and largest net exporter of petroleum. Why then, has the Federal Government insisted on opening up 850, 000 new acres on the Central Coast to oil and gas drilling? The answer is…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (369+ words) The Santa Barbara News-Press has hired Angel Corzo as its third full-time reporter. Corzo graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo in June, with a bachelor's degree in journalism. He joins Julianna Lozada and Tom Schultz as the first full-time…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (743+ words) A new electric car dealership is on its way to a Santa Barbara Airport property near Goleta, though it could reignite tension between the two cities. Rivian, an all-electric car manufacturer, proposed a 33, 445-square-foot building at 6210-6290 Hollister Avenue. The project…...

2+ day, 56+ min ago  (217+ words) We're in the homestretch! We only have until June 30 to raise $10, 000. Will you chip in to support us during a critical election year? The motorcyclist killed in a crash on Highway 101 Monday was a 22-year-old Goleta man who recently graduated…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (479+ words) We're in the homestretch! We only have until June 30 to raise $10, 000. Will you chip in to support us during a critical election year? The Supreme Court ruled on June 25 that federal law protects Monsanto from tens of thousands of lawsuits…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (978+ words) We're in the homestretch! We only have until June 30 to raise $10, 000. Will you chip in to support us during a critical election year? The bicycles win, 5-2. It wasn't quite as thrilling as a World Cup knockout round game, but Santa…...