Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

The first exposure I had to the Palisades Fire came during my three hour poetry seminar. “Have you seen the fire?” my dad ...

Soil moisture levels across much of the region from Santa Barbara to San Diego hover between just 2% and 5% of average — ...

The UC San Diego men’s basketball team fell to UC Riverside Saturday 85-81, despite a 32-point performance from Aniwaniwa ...

Gusts of up to 70 mph are possible along the coast and valleys, and in the mountains, up to 100 mph, the National Weather ...

ORANGE, Calif. — The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency is offering $10 fares on the Amtrak® Pacific Surfliner® train service for travel anywhere on the LOSSAN ...

The Tigers will take on the San Diego Toreros on Jan. 17 at 2:00 p.m. CT and, the following day, the Gauchos of UC Santa ...

SpaceX is targeting Tuesday, January 14 for Falcon 9’s launch of the Transporter-12 mission to low-Earth orbit from ...

UCLA and other UC schools face complaints of antisemitism during protests; Office of Civil Rights to enforce policy reviews, ...

Jeffrey Alan Harmet Jeffrey Alan Harmet passed away on Jan. 11, 2025, in Rancho Santa Fe, California, at the age of 65 ...