Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. "We’re all just human, and we all just need a little bit of help sometimes," says Lauren Beltran, Doctors ...

Barbara Andersen quietly delivered an unlikely one-two punch — part good news, part bad news — when speaking before the Santa Barbara City Council this Tuesday. The city’s de facto homeless czar, ...

According to Santa Barbara County officials more than 2,400 are homeless in the county. The County Public Defender’s Office is now accepting donations to help the homeless this winter. The office has ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Public Defender's Offices are accepting donations for a sleeping bag drive for the homeless. More than 2,100 people are experiencing homelessness in ...

Under the gathering sky of the longest night of the year, about 75 people gathered beneath the archway of the Santa Barbara County Courthouse to call out the names of 69 homeless people who died in ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Six local groups are working together to recognize World Homeless Day in Santa Barbara County. They’ve launched a campaign called “Everyone Has A Story” in order to share the ...

Homeless people who live along public waterways and in other public spaces in Santa Barbara County will have less time to remove their belongings once notified, and less storage time in county hands.

Santa Barbara plans to issue a request for proposals for a new operator of the FARO Center, which offers homeless day services at its Chapala Street location. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo ...

Santa Barbara Rescue Mission volunteers prepare and serve food for Wednesday's Thanksgiving meal for homeless residents. Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo For those who may not have a home to ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Defender's offices in Santa Maria and Lompoc will host a sleeping bag distribution event for the homeless on Friday, Dec. 6.