In an attempt to reduce the chance of wildfire, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to strengthen enforcement along Montecito’s Hot Springs Trail. Since 2020, the trail has ...

The county is attempting to work with homeowners to remove rocks and other landscaping that has been placed in the public right-of-way near the Hot Springs Trail. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. "I usually get one of these 15-gallon bags full per week from this parking area," said Timothy Kirshtner with ...

Though the hot springs in Montecito have existed since geologic time, they became a worldwide phenomenon during the pandemic when social media laid breadcrumbs to their exact location, past gated ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A hiker was rescued off of Hot Springs Trail by Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Monday afternoon. On May 26, around 3:42 p.m. a joint response by Santa Barbara ...

MONTECITO, Calif. — Hikers may face restrictions on parking and access to the Hot Springs Trail in Montecito during specific fire and rain conditions. The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors ...

Santa Barbara County finally scored a win over the rocks and landscaping along East Mountain Drive in a Court of Appeal ruling last week that allows Public Works to clear the right-of-way along the ...

The parking issue near the beloved trailhead first boiled over in 2022, when locals took it upon themselves to put boulders, ...