Juliet Lemar

1 day ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

Following years of debate, the proposed 250-unit hotel development at 101 Garden Street in Santa Barbara’s Funk Zone has received approval from the California Coastal Commission. The commission dismissed the most recent appeal filed by Keep The Funk Inc. and Santa Barbara resident Steven Johnson, who argued the impact of onsite soil and groundwater contamination would be exacerbated by the project location's vulnerability to flooding.

5 days ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

After adopting a rabbit for his children, Dan Zaida started volunteering at BUNS. BUNS, which stands for Bunnies Urgently Needing Shelter, is an all volunteer non-profit organization that cares for stray and abandoned rabbits in Santa Barbara County. "What it boiled down to is I didn't know how to take care of a rabbit, so I started volunteering here and I've never left," Zaida says. That was 28 years ago. Now, Zaida takes care of all types of rescued rabbits each week. "We get owner surrenders.

6 days ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

Last week, the California Coastal Commission fined oil company Sable Offshore Corp. $18 million for its refusal to abide by the Coastal Act. Now, the Environmental Defense Center is taking legal action against the state. Earlier this week, the Environmental Defense Center filed a lawsuit in Santa Barbara County courts challenging waivers granted to Sable. The State Fire Marshal's waivers allow the restart of a defective oil pipeline off the Central Coast.

1 week ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

Colleen Rayburn is one of many shoppers who tells KSBY rising food prices have put a strain on their wallets. "I always buy the same stuff. And every week I notice that what I paid last week is lower than what I'm going to pay this week," said Rayburn. Grocery prices have been on the rise for the past five years at a rate of 3% year-over-year, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. So if you’re buying less, you want that food to last, which brings us to sell-by dates.

1 week ago | ksby.com | Juliet Lemar

The phones at Nicholson and Schwartz CPA office in Santa Barbara have been ringing off the hook since Monday in a last-minute rush before taxes are due. "We got used to these extended deadlines with the Thomas Fire and Covid and everything got pushed out to October, so last year was the first year we really went back to April 15 and we forgot how hard it was to get done by April 15," said CPA partner Tony Vallejo.