Modoc Road-area residents huddle around a tree targeted for removal as part of Santa Barbara County’s proposed multiuse path near the Modoc Preserve. Neighbors have gathered more than 1,600 signatures ...
Wearing a black “805” hat, a green Modoc Preserve shirt and a camera around his neck, Thomas knows the history of the area like the back of his hand. He recites stories of the Chumash who once lived ...