Department of Justice officers, eradicating an illegal marijuana growing operation on federal land outside of Ojai, Ca., prepare for a swinging helicopter ride to the remote site.
Protesters return to State Street calling for an end to the war in Iraq as well as the George W. Bush presidency. (Aug. 29, 2004)
CHP officer James Richards investigates the scenes where a multi-agency chase ended with the suspects vehicle overturned on Mountain Drive. (Oct. 29, 2003)
The statue of Santa Claus is removed from its decades-long beachfront building perch on the namesake lane in Carpinteria. (Jan. 29, 2003)
A small plane that made an emergency landing on the 101 freeway, after running out of fuel on the way to the Santa Barbara Airport, caused an accident with a vehicle and snarled traffic for miles but only resulted in minor injuries for all parties. (Aug. 23, 2009)
The Conception Dive Boat Tragedy Vigil at Chase Palm Park. (September 6, 2019)
The first ring netting installation in San Ysidro Canyon using a helicopter to deliver two sections of heavy duty mesh to two workers on the support cables making an initial attachment with a full securing happening over the next day or two.
The first ring netting installation in San Ysidro Canyon using a helicopter to deliver two sections of heavy duty mesh to two workers on the support cables making an initial attachment with a full securing happening over the next day or two.
Jonathan Ortega (left) and Alberto Martinez secure the netting to the cables
The Sears store, an anchor at La Cumbre Plaza since the shopping center first opened in 1967, closed its doors for the last time on Sunday afternoon. (Jan. 27, 2019)
Adelanto ICE Processing Center
Adelanto ICE Processing Center
Adelanto ICE Processing Center
Adelanto Detention Facility East for women
March for Science 2017
March for Science 2017
A Falcon 9 launch as seen from the Lompoc Airport (Jan.14, 2017)
A jackknifed semi blocked two lanes of southbound traffic in heavy rains on the 101 just before the Garden Street exit. (Jan. 5, 2014)
PETA supporters Lora Lee, Meggan Anderson, and Christina Cho pose for photos on Earth Day wearing little more than body paint. (April 22, 2016)
Imam Yama Niazi hugs Rabbi Arthur Gross-Schaefer, of the Community Shul of Montecito and Santa Barbara (center) at a “Not in Our Name” candlelight peace walk and vigil to honor the San Bernardino Shooting victims. (Dec. 14, 2015)
The Blood Moon eclipse Sunday night. (Sept. 26, 2015)
101 freeway at Hot Springs (Sept. 30, 2014)
An estimated 750,000 people flood the greater downtown Los Angeles area for the 2017 Women’s March
Jane Fonda and Lilly Tomblin hold the left and right sides of a “Rise Against banner at the front of the march.
An ICE protester arrested at a special Santa Maria City Council meeting
Hundreds gather to march in protest to Donald Trump’s election (Nov. 12, 2016)
Hundreds gather to march in protest to Donald Trump’s election (Nov. 12, 2016)
Emily Rorden at the Montecito/Yannonali bridge on a morning run with her two-and-a-half-year-old son Jace. (Jan. 29, 2014)
Veterans for Peace 10 year anniversary and possible last setup of the Arlington West crosses, a dedication soldiers that lost their lives in the Iraq war, started by Stephen Sherrill (Nov.10, 2013)
Pictured: Robert Groom, a former Sgt in 101 Airborne Division, E company that has been in three armed conflicts; Grenada in ’83, Operation Just Cause where dictator Manuel Noriega was deposed, and Desert Shield in 1990 where he was injured lits candles at the Arlington West crosses
Veterans for Peace 10 year anniversary and possible last setup of the Arlington West crosses, a dedication soldiers that lost their lives in the Iraq war, started by Stephen Sherrill (Nov.10, 2013)
Stephen Joseph, representing the Save the Plastic Bag Coalition, at the Santa Barbara City Council hearing where it was decided to move forward with a city-wide plastic bag ban (Oct. 10, 2013)
Daily traffic of Highway 101
Artist Manuel Unzuerta in the remains of his Eastside studio where a fire consumed 50 years of art in 15 minutes
SBPD’s first female motorcycle police officer Tiffany Keller goes through testing (Feb. 12, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Low water levels at Cachuma Lake (July 12, 2016)
Low water levels at Cachuma Lake (July 12, 2016)
While water gets released from Cachuma Lake members of the Department Fish and Wildlife, COMB, and Pacific State Marine Fisheries capture endangered Steelhead Trout for relocation.
While water gets released from Cachuma Lake members of the Department Fish and Wildlife, COMB, and Pacific State Marine Fisheries capture endangered Steelhead Trout by applying a light electrical charge to the water to stun the fish.
Lights out at 8 p.m. sharp starting Quiet Time until 4:30 a.m. during which no loud talking or cell phone use is allowed. All residents required to leave the Warming Center by 6 a.m. (Nov. 28, 2018)
Day two of Central Coast Collaborative on Homelessness (C3H) & Common Ground Santa Barbara 2nd biannual “Registry Week” a volunteer-staffed, county-wide vulnerability index survey. (Jan. 22, 2013)
Pictured: SB County Housing Authority Lewanda Croft (case manager) Victor Honma (inspector)
A City worker drives by person sleeping in Plaza de Vera Cruz in the early morning.
February storms in 2017 brought down this historic Italian stone pine on Anapumu Street
As the Point Conception Lighthouse’s historic 12-foot-tall, six-foot-wide lens is dismantled by experts, to be reassembled and put on display at the Santa Barbara Maritime museum, the contemporary fixture gets a simple bulb change. (June 10, 2013)
Point Conception Lighthouse (June 10, 2013)
Drugg family is Sandra & Bruce (mom and dad) Mark (son) and TK Lora Crimson (daughter)
Point Conception Lighthouse (June 10, 2013)
Drugg family is Sandra & Bruce (mom and dad) Mark (son) and TK Lora Crimson (daughter)
Low water levels at Cachuma Lake Nov. 1, 2018.
Farm workers in Guadalupe, CA. (May 15, 2015)
The historic Greyhound bus station in Santa Barbara getting dismantled in 2012
A homless man slleps on an MTD bench in 2006
Protester take to State Street denouncing the Santa Barbara NewsPress for continued use of the term ÒIllegalsÓ when referring to undocumented migrants. (May 31, 2021)
Two men sitting outside the Fiesta 5 Theatre “Denver” (left) and “Michigan” stay at the warming centers when open and would very much appreciate the services of a day center. “The hardest part about living on the streets is there’s no safe place to store luggage”. “It’s an eyesore” to the general public but you run the risk of theft if you stash it somewhere. (Feb. 2, 2016)
A fallen historic Italian Stone pine tree crushes two vehicles on Anapumu Street
Isla Vista voters
Highway 101 Southbound traffic shutdown from massive mudslides on Montecito. (Jan. 9, 2017).
First responders clear mud and debris in the Sycamore Canyon/192 area. (Jan. 9, 2017).
First responders clear mud and debris in the Sycamore Canyon/192 area. (Jan. 9, 2017).
First responders clear mud and debris in the Sycamore Canyon/192 area. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Debris flow in Montecito caused by the first winter storm in the burn area of the Thomas Fire (Jan. 9, 2017).
Highway 101 covered in mud as seen looking East from the Olive Mill Road overpass. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Debris flow in Montecito caused by the first winter storm in the burn area of the Thomas Fire (Jan. 9, 2017).
Debris flow in Montecito caused by the first winter storm in the burn area of the Thomas Fire (Jan. 9, 2017).
Wrecked cars and mud along Olive Mill Road. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Mud water and debris on Coast Village Road. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Jason Copus (left) and Mark Olson help Steve Wrolstae through thick mud on Coast Village Road. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Mud water and debris on Coast Village Road. (Jan. 9, 2017).
Massive mudslides on Montecito caused by the first winter storm in the burn area of the Thomas Fire (Jan. 9, 2017).
Santa Barbara Sherif’s along with SB City Police, CHP, AMR, and Santa Barbara County Fire respond to San Marcos High School during a lockdown following reports of a person with a hand gun in the area. The incident turned out to be a motorist repairing a vehicle holding a section of hose.
The Sears store, an anchor at La Cumbre Plaza since the shopping center first opened in 1967, closed its doors for the last time on Sunday afternoon. (Jan. 27, 2019)
Dorothy Wallstein joins hundreds gathered at the intersection of State and Anapamu in Santa Barbara to protest President Trump’s Zero-Tolerance policy that has separated more than 2,000 children from their parents found crossing the U.S/Mexico border without documentation.
Reverend Scott Claassen’s Spirituality and Surfing group goes out for the last session of the quarter TK. (June 6, 2018)
The old Becker well at Lookout Beach in Summerland gets capped by InterAct and Curtain Maritime
The old Becker well at Lookout Beach in Summerland gets capped by InterAct and Curtain Maritime
The old Becker well at Lookout Beach in Summerland gets capped by InterAct and Curtain Maritime
A shot looking down about 20 feet at the old Becker well at Lookout Beach in Summerland
Water release at Cachuma Lake (July 12, 2016)
More than 8,000 people from 120 countries take the oath to become an American citizen during the final naturalization ceremony of 2017.
Marña del Rosario Aguayo and Juan Aguilera join more than 8,000 people from 120 countries take the oath to become an American citizen during the final naturalization ceremony of 2017.
Marña del Rosario Aguayo and Juan Aguilera surrounded by family after a ceremony with than 8,000 people from 120 countries taking the oath to become an American citizen during the final naturalization ceremony of 2017.
Closed State Street storefronts
An R44 Robinson helicopter performed an emergency landing at La Cumbre Country Club. Three people evacuated with moderate injuries but an ensuing fire burned the aircraft and two parked vehicles just 10 feet from a fueling station.
Ginny Kuhn teaching yoga at the Santa Barbara County jail.
City Councilmembers Frank Hotchkiss and Bendy White listen to public comments during a hearing on RV parking.
Santa Barbara firefighters salute the procession for Ventura County Fire Fighter Ryan Osler.
A procession on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara fallen Ventura County Fire Fighter Ryan Osler. (Sept. 21, 2016)
A multi-vehicle accident on the highway 101 brought traffic to standstill for miles. (June 7, 2016)
Costs of Wars display at West Beach (April 3, 2016)
Election night at City Hall (Nov. 3, 2015)
Celso Lion-Garcia, a detainee who just finished serving 30 years for second-degree murder talks with media at the new U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Santa Maria where he awaits deportation. (Oct. 6, 2015)
Kayakers, surfers, and boaters head out to Platform Holly in the Santa Barbara Channel to protest oil drilling and unfurl a #crudeawakening banner. (Aug. 22, 2015)
Kayakers, surfers, and boaters head out to Platform Holly in the Santa Barbara Channel to protest oil drilling and unfurl a #crudeawakening banner. (Aug. 22, 2015)
Kayakers, surfers, and boaters head out to Platform Holly in the Santa Barbara Channel to protest oil drilling and unfurl a #crudeawakening banner. (Aug. 22, 2015)
Kayakers, surfers, and boaters head out to Platform Holly in the Santa Barbara Channel to protest oil drilling and unfurl a #crudeawakening banner. (Aug. 22, 2015)
In a 3-2 vote at the County Supervisors Jim Mosby was unsuccessful in getting his Lompoc recreation complex approved. (June 23, 2015)
County Council Jenna Richardson and Michael Ghizzoni. (June 23, 2015)
A few dozen gather at West Beach to protest oil production in the wake of the Plains All American oil spill on the Gaviota coast.
Tamarixia Radiata (Asian citrus cyllid) in Santa Barbara County
Deltopia (April. 3, 2015)
Low water levels at Gibraltar Dam (April. 3, 2015)
Emergency personal respond to the 2900 block of Gibraltar Road when a paraglider reportedly fell out of his rig from 1,000 feet to his death while flying tandem with his daughter who managed to land the craft with minor injuries. (Mar. 1, 2014)
The deceased victim has been identified as Dr. Ron Faoro
Leo Martinez and Barry Cappello at a party celebrating district elections. (March 16, 2014)
Belen Felix holds her one-year-old son Nathaniel Martinez while Medical Assistant Alejandra Cardenas Urbano administers a measles vaccination at the Franklin Health Care Center (Feb. 10, 2015)
The last service at the 113-year-old Grace Lutheran Church before closing its doors and donating the property to build Grace Village, a three-story structure with 60 rental apartments for low-income seniors. (Feb. 17, 2015)
Bici Centro new satellite bike station at SBCC (Feb. 7, 2015)
Common Ground Homeless Count volunteer Hannah Rael gives the survey to a woman living in an RV. (Jan. 28, 2015)
Tona Wakefield with the Homeless Inmate Jail Discharge Planning Program conducts the Common Ground survey March 3, 2011.
Montecito Planning Commission approves the latest Miramar plans from Rick Caruso/Caruso Affiliated.
Commisioners (L to R) Joe Cole, Jack Overall, JÕAmy Brown, Michael Phillips, Sue Burrows
Andrew Rice sits with Chris Price 06
Chris Price talks with John Densmore 05
Matt Middlebrook Matt Middlebrook Executive Vice President, Development with Caruso Affiliated answers Planning Commission questions 08
The body of a homeless person found on Castillo Street in Santa Barbara
Freedom Warming Center opens at The Santa Barbara Unity Church’s Jefferson Hall where approximately TK 50 people were able to get out of the rain, get a meal, visit with Doctors Without Walls volunteers and sign up for affordable Health care
Freedom Warming Center opens at The Santa Barbara Unity Church’s Jefferson Hall where approximately TK 50 people were able to get out of the rain, get a meal, visit with Doctors Without Walls volunteers and sign up for affordable Health care
Santa Barbara protestors take to the streets reacting to Ferguson’s Grand Jury decision not to indict the police officer in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown. (Nov. 25, 2014)
Santa Barbara protestors take to the streets reacting to Ferguson’s Grand Jury decision not to indict the police officer in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown. (Nov. 25, 2014)
Santa Barbara protestors take to the streets reacting to Ferguson’s Grand Jury decision not to indict the police officer in the shooting death of unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown. (Nov. 25, 2014)
Media and cleanup volunteers hike in to a marijuana grow site with heavily armed law enforcement, more than a year after the original bust, plant eradication, and removal of more than 500 pounds of trash, that is still being cleaned up of its irrigation lines, refuse, and ecologically devastating fertilizers and pesticides. (Nov. 21, 2014)
City workers remove dying Italian Stone Pine trees on Anapumu Street
Pastor Frank Schaefer vigil at University Methodist Church (Oct. 16, 2014)
Sarah House resident Jamie Gardner plans to move out of the palliative care facility due to improved health from his stay. (July 28, 2014)
Cachuma Operation and Maintenance Board (COMB) engineer Iraj Vatankhah tours the Cachuma Lake intake tower as gate 5 (the lowest gate) prepared for use
Franklin School Principle Casey Kilgore kisses Snowball, a miniture vietnamise potbelly pig, as per her promise upon the schools API scores going up by 25 points (Apr. 25, 2013)
Franklin School Principle Casey Kilgore kisses Snowball, a miniture vietnamise potbelly pig, as per her promise upon the schools API scores going up by 25 points (Apr. 25, 2013)
A beached boat on East Beach after storms in 2014
It takes more than a flooded bike path to keep UCSB physics grad student Katharine Hyatt from going to class after heavy rains caused flooding in the Goleta slough, airport, and surrounding areas. (Feb. 28, 2014)
Heavy rains required a trench to be dug East of Goleta Beach to release flooding in the slough, airport, and surrounding areas. (Feb. 28, 2014)
Cachuma lake at 39 percent capacity leaving docks and Bradbury Dam high and dry (Jan.9, 2014)
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s armored vehicle is put to use during the Nicola Zeno Mollo Jr. standoff Jan 8-9, 2014
Danica Taber, UCSB biology greenhouse manager, stands next to the school’s Titan Arum aka corpse flower in full bloom (July 31, 2013)
Santa Barbara Mission opens its crypt for repairs to rusting metal (April 1, 2013)
Santa Barbara Mission opens its crypt for repairs to rusting metal (April 1, 2013)
SBPD’s first female motorcycle police officer Tiffany Keller goes through testing (Feb. 12, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Santa Barbara County Jail tour (Jan. 30, 2013)
Protestors, including Cindy Sheehan and Daniel Ellsberg, gathered at the main gate of Vandenberg Air Force Base and crossed the property line to get arrested in a show of civil disobedience to protest the test launch of an unarmed minuteman missile. (Feb. 24, 2012)
Occupy Santa Barbara protesters gathered at De La Guerra Plaza before marching through the streets making their case against the governments handling of financial institutions and corporate businesses. (Oct. 8, 2011)
A lone candle serves as a memorial at the location of the fatal hit & run accident that killed two people crossing Las Positas Road on Jan. 16, 2010
