Headed nowhere for spring break this year? Us, too. Many of my kids’ friends are bound for the mountains or the desert, flying over to Maui or down to Cabo, or jetting off someplace even farther away.

But here in Santa Barbara, the season arrives differently. It doesn’t roar in with neon tank tops and thumping bass; it drifts in on marine layer and the soft shuffle of families pushing strollers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Crowds amass at Santa Barbara's Deltopia, a yearly unsanctioned bachannal. (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office) The future of ...