Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Brother Michael Lamm O.F.M., a Franciscan friar, stands on the steps of the earthquake-damaged Mission Santa Barbara. This photo ...

Santa Barbara County is blessed with a diversity of vital nonprofit organizations dedicated to improving the health, well-being, growth, civic leadership and compassion of our community. Charitable ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The bells of Old Mission Santa Barbara rang out Sunday morning to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1925 earthquake that devastated the city and killed at least 11 people. A ...

Project Fiesta! revisits a century’s worth of Santa Barbara’s traditional Fiesta celebrations and consists of two galleries filled with the largest collection of Fiesta artifacts. The centerpiece, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Echoes of singing voices filled the walls of Old Mission Santa Barbara as Saint Barbara Parish celebrated a centennial milestone. Rich in history dating back 100 years, Saint ...

One hundred years ago today, downtown Santa Barbara was devastated by an earthquake centered just offshore. The main commercial district, State Street, was in ruins. Some buildings completely ...