In addition to spotting wildlife, visitors come to these islands to savor the great outdoors with plentiful hiking trails, ...

What's more, it's considered one of the best California beaches home to some of the best Santa Barbara hotels. The shoreline may still fill up more on the weekends, but East Beach is a bit more ...

“Today, rockfishing was very slow,” said skipper Rodney Armstrong, of Santa Cruz ... in Capitola and Santa Cruz. The timing ties in nicely with a current influx of California halibut, moving ...