Q: Marsha, I desperately need a larger rental. Twice I’ve almost been duped by rental scams on Craigslist. Why is this so prevalent? A: The internet seems to have ratcheted up the fraudsters. All ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. In just 9 months, the Short-Term Rental Enforcement Pilot Program has busted 151 illegal short-term rentals in ...

A sign along Braemar Drive in Santa Barbara urges vacation rental owners and their guests to keep down their noise. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo Santa Barbara is ramping up efforts to shut ...

SANTA CRUZ (CBS SF) – A Santa Cruz County sheriff's deputy on Monday arrested a woman accused of defrauding would-be home renters over Craigslist, sheriff's officials said. Ann Howard allegedly posted ...

The city of Santa Barbara lost a five-year legal battle over its ban on short-term vacation rentals in the coastal zone. Joshua Molina Noozhawk.com The owner of Paradise Retreats on Tuesday won a five ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The City of Santa Barbara has worked out an interim policy for short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone area. The policy will be called The Coastal Zone Short Term ...