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3 weeks ago | 
keyt.com | Ryder Christ |Andie Lopez Bornet
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — As more California seniors fall into poverty, many are struggling to get the nutrition they need. For 50 years, the state’s…
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2 months ago | 
keyt.com | Ryder Christ |Andie Lopez Bornet
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has designated eight Latin American groups, including one with a history in the Santa Maria Valley, as foreign terrorist organizations. The designation includes Tren de Aragua in Venezuela, MS-13 in El Salvador, and six Mexico-based groups.
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2 months ago | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — "It's our story, it's a journey, and women run right down the middle of it," Kevin Costner said as he walked the red carpet for
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Ryder Christ |Andie Lopez Bornet
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara News-Press is set to begin a new chapter under nonprofit leadership after years of financial struggles and controversy. Following its bankruptcy filing in 2023, the paper’s assets and archives have been secured by local philanthropists and organizations dedicated to preserving its historical and journalistic legacy. This transition follows a turbulent period for the paper and its former owner, Wendy McCaw, who was found in contempt of court in July 2024.
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Jan 18, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
ISLA VISTA, Calif.- Santa Barbara County is taking steps toward improving living conditions in Isla Vista. Supervisors approved a plan to create a housing inspection program in the college town. Leaks, mold, delayed repairs and even crumbling balconies have spurred supervisors into action. The housing inspection program would allow the Planning and Development Department to inspect properties that renters say are unsafe.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
New today at 8:03 pm Published January 16, 2025 8:10 pm SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - In November voters voted to pass Measure P, an extension of Measure V which passed in 2008. This impacts homeowners, raising the tax back to the maximum of $8.50 until 2061 per $100,000 of a home's assessed value. Thursday night applicants who applied to be on the Santa Barbara City College Measure P Bond Oversight Committee delivered two-minute speeches in hope of being selected.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
New Published January 15, 2025 9:00 pm SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The historic Italian Stone Pine trees will be protected as the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to keep them on the 300 to 800 blocks of East Anapamu Street. “For the council members to say ‘okay we have these issues city wide, but these are landmark trees, these are important to the look and feel of Santa Barbara.’ That was very gratifying," said Preservationist, Richard Closson.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
Updated today at 2:02 pm Published January 15, 2025 9:00 pm SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The historic Italian Stone Pine trees will be protected as the Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-0 Tuesday night to keep them on the 300 to 800 blocks of East Anapamu Street. “For the council members to say ‘okay we have these issues city wide, but these are landmark trees, these are important to the look and feel of Santa Barbara.’ That was very gratifying," said Preservationist, Richard Closson.
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
Stearns Wharf known for its restaurants and fishing was interrupted Saturday when a catering van crashed into 10 vehicles, injuring several people. "I heard commotion, I saw a lot of people going, stop, stop, and you could hear a car going really fast and you then you hear a big smack," said Debbie Pech, Moby Dick's Assistant Manager. "My first thought was, New Orleans, I hate to say that, but that's because everything that's going on lately in the world." said Pech.
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Jan 11, 2025 | 
keyt.com | Andie Lopez Bornet
Within the building on the corner of East Canon Perdido street and North Quarantina street is a flood of memories dating back up to over 80 years. The boys and girls club of Santa Barbara was incorporated in 1938 and at the time was known as the Boys Club of Santa Barbara. "Oh, well, you know it brings back so many memories, you know and everybody's gone off and done different things, but this is like home for a lot of us," said Mark Alvarado, Boys and Girls Club Executive Director.
