In a first, recently retired Santa Barbara County Fire Marshal Rob Hazard spoke out against a housing development last month, countering the findings of county planners and warning of fire risks. It ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A 38-year-old man fell 50 feet from the Painted Cave area hillside at around 9:45 p.m. on Saturday night, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department (SBCFD). The man ...

Santa Barbara County Planning Commissioner C. Michael Cooney says during Wednesday's meeting that he could not support plans for two new homes in the Painted Cave community. He proposed giving more ...

A housing development in Santa Barbara’s Painted Cave community got a rare second chance on Wednesday. Neighborhood protests that the project — two new homes on Painted Cave Road next to Laurel ...

With two homes proposed for adjacent lots along Painted Cave Road, neighbors say adding new people to the small community will make it harder to evacuate and will increase the risk of fire. Credit: ...

From Santa Barbara, take U.S. Route 101 north, then turn onto State Route 154 toward Los Padres National Forest. From there, snake your way up Painted Cave Road, a treacherous strip of asphalt lacking ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a diver whose remains were recovered from the water near Painted Cave Preserve on Santa Cruz Island. Sheriff's officials say ...