James Ray Spahn and his wife, Carolyn, have moved into the newly opened Soltara Apartments in downtown Santa Barbara. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo James Ray Spahn was living in a vacation ...

A "now renting" sign in Santa Barbara. As of Aug. 1, the rental increase cap in Santa Barbara is 8.8%. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Earlier this month, Santa Barbara County renters may ...

Santa Barbara City Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon and Wendy Santamaria filed a two-person memo on Monday, September 29, officially requesting that the City Council agendize a discussion on rent ...

The organization CAUSE says workers, including teachers and healthcare professionals, are being priced out of the Santa Barbara housing market.

Santa Barbara took another step towards addressing the city’s housing crisis at this week’s city council meeting.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – New research from InMyArea.com found that Santa Barbara has the nation's fourth most expensive college housing. According to the statistics, a bedroom has an average monthly ...

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Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. Since September 2023, the tenants and property owners of 215 Bath Street in Santa Barbara have been in a ...