Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. "We’re all just human, and we all just need a little bit of help sometimes," says Lauren Beltran, Doctors ...

The backpacks are powered by a built-in solar panel that can charge a device 2-3 times per charge. Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Zack Clark ...

Under the gathering sky of the longest night of the year, about 75 people gathered beneath the archway of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse to call out the names of 69 homeless people who died in ...

Andrew Velikanje, founder of Earthcomb, cleans up a pile of trash off of Channel Drive near the Santa Barbara Cemetery, not far from an area he lived when he was homeless. Through a partnership with ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Public Defender's Offices are accepting donations for a sleeping bag drive for the homeless. More than 2,100 people are experiencing homelessness in ...

Vanessa Trump, 48, shares breast cancer diagnosis. She's a part of a growing trend of younger people living with the disease. New Hilton and Marriott credit card offers — earn up to 175,000 points ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY - Wednesday morning, volunteers throughout Santa Barbara County took part in the 2025 Homeless Point-in-Time Count. This annual effort is crucial for ensuring adequate funding and ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to remove their belongings once notified, and less storage time in county hands.

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission volunteers prepare and serve food for Wednesday's Thanksgiving meal for homeless residents. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo For those who may not have a home to ...

The City of Santa Barbara is pleased to announce the appointment of Caroline “Carrie” Paine as the new Housing and Homeless Services Manager. This position, formerly titled Housing and Human Services ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Defender's offices in Santa Maria and Lompoc will host a sleeping bag distribution event for the homeless on Friday, Dec. 6.