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Short-term rental owners are responsible for permits and collecting and remitting transient occupancy taxes The County of ...

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

Residents recall the 1969 oil catastrophe off Santa Barbara and have little trust in oil company's pledge to keep the waters ...

For the Santa Barbara North segment, crews will take geotechnical borings to gather information for engineering design in the shoulder areas of southbound Hwy 101 between Cabrillo Blvd and Olive ...

I find all these constructions very interesting, and this latest one is very interesting as well.” Supermazes would inhabit ...

Thaddeus Lowe, who once worked for President Lincoln doing aerial reconnaissance work, eventually came to Pasadena to ...

Things like cellphones and social media were designed to connect us, but it seems they are disconnecting us from the people ...

Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.

Community entities have begun preparing for Deltopia, where the Restorative Justice Program will be suspended like last year, ...

California health officials are warning the public not to eat sport-harvested shellfish from San Diego County due to high ...