ONE TRIP INTO THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY... proves what horse-loving locals have long known: Equines, and the humans who adore them, and care for them, and work alongside them, are one of the hearts of the ...

WATERLOGGED: With cities and farmers across the state trying to secure water supplies in an age of climate change extremes, the expansion of Los Vaqueros Reservoir was supposed to be a slam dunk.

Charles ‘Tyke’ Minetti receives the 1972 Santa Barbara County Fair Champion Stock Horse Award – a hand-tooled saddle. (Photo courtesy of Tyke Minetti) The board of directors of the Santa Ynez Valley ...

The 37th Annual Vaquero Gala, Show and Sale, honoring the culture and equine skills of the California vaquero (cowboy), will take place Nov. 12-14 at the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum and ...

For nearly two decades, Los Vaqueros Reservoir — a sprawling lake in eastern Contra Costa County nearly 3 miles long and 170 feet deep — has been a popular spot for boating, fishing, hiking and a key ...

A new twist on the tradition of demonstrating vaquero roping skills brought out big crowds to an area off Faraday Street in Santa Ynez on Saturday, Nov. 12. Pat and Deb Puckett and Bruce Sandifer, ...

Reporting from East CountyReporting from East County — Randy Voepel, the 71st Assembly District representative, has a soft spot in his heart for horses. The former Santee mayor on Monday announced the ...

Six months after the collapse of a $1.5 billion plan to expand Los Vaqueros Reservoir in Contra Costa County, state officials began Wednesday to redistribute nearly half a billion dollars that had ...

The $17 billion Delta twin tunnels project is a dud, and even if it wasn’t, it will be tied up in courts for years to come as environmentalists fight Southern California and Central Valley interests ...

ONE TRIP INTO THE SANTA YNEZ VALLEY... proves what horse-loving locals have long known: Equines, and the humans who adore them, and care for them, and work alongside them, are one of the hearts of the ...