The robust plan to start rebuilding Lake Hodges dam has come to a screeching halt as a new cost analysis has just jumped from $275 million to between roughly $500 million and $700 million.

Santa Barbara County residents who own property in a former Recovery Map High  Hazard Area for flooding may no longer need permitting review.

"Our proposed map was created using traditional redistricting criteria, consistent with guidelines laid out by the California's Citizen Redistricting Commission," according to a cover letter from ...