Opinion
Whether Trump or Harris wins, U.S. conditions of winner-take-all elections and deeply divided parties mean there’s a strong chance of political violence. Our job is not to panic.
Travel & Experiences
With its happening bookstore-cafe, home-decor shops and farm-fresh food, Summerland makes for a low-key, charming and easily accessible SoCal jaunt.
Within three hours of L.A., there are locales to satisfy every type of autumn yearning, whether it’s for the desert, beach or mountains.
California
Hours after his swan-song speech at the Democratic convention, President Biden was relaxing on a serene, sunny vineyard thousands of miles away in California.
A whale-watching tour got the photo opportunity of a lifetime when they spotted a rare white shark feeding from an elephant seal about 30 miles west of Santa Barbara.
Watch L.A.
UC Santa Barbara officials had sent a message to the group, the UCSB Liberated Zone, that the encampment violated university policies.
Climate & Environment
Santa Barbara County has spent a total of $15,000 eradicating local populations of red imported fire ants to prevent the invasive species from spreading.
For anyone fascinated by great estates, robber barons, generational wealth or just human psychology, visiting Bellosguardo is a chance to see territory that’s been off limits for decades.
Entertainment & Arts
Barbara Walters through the years