When Alexander Payne’s wine-drenched dramedy “Sideways” first came out, Santa Ynez Valley didn’t have the luster of Napa or the breadth of the Russian River Valley. It still doesn’t match the ...

Whether you are a wine enthusiast looking to discover award-winning varietals, a foodie who appreciates the vast array of California’s farm-fresh goods, or simply looking to escape city life, there’s ...

Santa Ynez Community Services District invites all interested persons to attend two scheduled "draft-map" public hearings on Sept. 20, at 5:30 p.m. and Oct. 18, at 5:30 p.m., at the District Board ...

It was the hit film "Sideways" that put the Santa Ynez Valley on the map, said Francesca Angelini in The Times. Fifty years ago, this beautiful wine region two hours' drive north of Los Angeles was ...

Occupying a swath of Santa Barbara County, Santa Ynez Valley has evolved from rural ranching and vineyard hinterland, into a world class culinary and lodging destination that’s giving Sonoma and Napa ...

Santa Barbara County officials issued new evacuation orders Thursday due to the Lake Fire burning in the eastern Santa Ynez Valley. The county Air Pollution Control District also updated its ...

SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. - The recent rains have created many cascading waterfalls and a swollen Santa Ynez River, with more to come with the next round of stormy weather this winter. Already this ...

SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – Santa Ynez is getting some extra attention this week, now that President Joe Biden is in town. “The chatter’s just kind of like, oh, is it affected your business? Oh, you know, ...

Santa Ynez resident Steven Randall Nicholas, 63, was convicted this Wednesday for unlawfully causing the Caballo Fire in 2021, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced this ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA – February 13, 2025 — The Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum recently made a cultural return of four culturally significant artifacts to the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, ...

As part of its partnership with local experts to make strategic investments in water supply resilience projects across the state, the Department of Water Resources (DWR) presented a $5.5 million grant ...

Cal Fire firefighters from Camarillo gets ready to work as the Lake fire burns in Los Olivos on Tuesday. (David Swanson / AFP via Getty Images) The Lake fire in Santa Barbara County, California's ...