Montecito News

First District County Supervisor Salud Carbajal, who is expected to breeze his way to re-election after his opponent dropped out of the race, decided to start spreading his ample campaign wealth by giving $10,000 to Doreen Farr on Monday.

She revealed earlier this week that she knew her best friend Drew Barrymore was getting married even before she did.

Restoring a rainbow sounds like a daunting task, but that's essentially what several groups in Santa Barbara are hoping to do.

Board of Trustees hears from parents proposing the creation of a charter school to serve seventh- and eighth-grade students Montecito Union School on San Ysidro Road is a basic aid-funded K-6 school that benefits from the high property tax revenues of the Montecito area.

This is how they introduced them, America's greatest surviving band: "Ladies and Gentlemen, from Hawthorne, California, The Beach Boys." During this three-hour High Mass of breathing nostalgia, they seemed more like Santa Barbara's house band, though.

Selling your home this summer? Cheap tweaks can pay off big-time. "And even when these don't equate to big dollars, they may help sell your property faster," says Adam Hade , an associate broker with Houlihan Lawrence in southeastern New York state.

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Annual fundraiser treats guests to the breathtaking views of three properties, followed by a wine reception at one of the featured homes Betty Stephens, center, whose hilltop estate served as the site of the grand finale and reception for the "Hidden Gardens of Hope Ranch" fundraising tour on May 6 benefiting the Community Arts Music Association, ... (more)

Caltrans has extended the deadline for public comment on the carpool-lane project from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara.

Red Flag Warnings in effect for much of Santa Barbara County, including the South Coast, through 6 AM Thursday for the combination of very strong winds and low relative humidities.

The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management is advising that a high wind advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for the Santa Ynez valley and the south coast slopes, with a focus on Montecito.

Do You Sudoku? - You can now play the Daily Sudoku on Edhat. How fast can you fill in the blanks? A duck walks into a pharmacy to pick up his prescription for chapstick.

The 2008 Tea Fire roared through the foothills above Montecito, engulfing more than 200 homes and injuring more than 20 people.

A popular Montecito post office, previously located in the shopping center on Coast Village Road next to Starbucks, has re-opened in temporary quarters nearby.

The Draft Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Assessment on the South Coast 101 HOV Lanes Project on U.S. Highway 101 is now available for public review in the following locations: - Caltrans District 5 Office, 50 Higuera Street in San Luis Obispo.

June 5 will be a critical day for local schools. Voters will decide whether to save the locally funded music, arts, math, science and technology programs that our community put in place four years ago.

Caltrans is poised to eliminate left hand ramps near the Cabrillo Boulevard interchange, potentially slinging more traffic onto Coast Village Road.

United Way of Santa Barbara County hosted its 89th Annual Awards Celebration at Four Seasons Resort the Biltmore in Montecito, on Wednesday, May 9, 2012.

The pregnant actress and fiance Will Kopelman threw a bash for 300 of their closest friends and family in Hell's Kitchen, New York, on Friday , to celebrate their upcoming wedding and the star provided Barrymore 2011 Pinot Grigio from her new label for the guests.

Firefighters responded late Monday night to a structure fire on Barker Pass Road, according to the Montecito Fire Protection District .