In a landscape where neighborhoods meet wilderness within minutes, Santa Barbara’s Search and Rescue team is often the safety ...

I would like to commend Supervisors Lee, Capps, Nelson, and Hartmann for standing up to the cannabis industry by voting "no" to the growers requesting extensions to delay the installation of carbon ...

In celebration of International Women’s Day, Women’s Economic Ventures (WEV) brought together community leaders, ...

Leftists should support a new draft as it would bring back some better sampling of U.S. values into the military.

Earl Warren Showgrounds will be transformed once again this year for the Santa Barbara International Orchid Show, happening March 20-22. The 78th annual affair invites guests to e ...

Magdaleno “Leno” Rose-Avila, a long-time human rights activist and frequent visitor to Santa Barbara County, worked with UFW, immigrant rights, and with the NAACP in Georgia on voter registration in ...

Nominations are now open for the 2026 City of Santa Barbara Business in Art Award, which recognizes local businesses that support artists and strengthen the city’s cultural life. Community members are ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, Calif. – Channel Islands National Park is seeking proposals for a concession contract to provide guided water float ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of a challenge in L.T. et al. v.

The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) has announced the return of its signature event, the 24th Annual LIVE ...

Santa Barbara Saturday mornings can feel like a visual dopamine rush of vitality. Men, women, and children — young and old — walk the corridor of Carrillo Street in search of produce arranged beneath ...

Dr. Douglas E. Ney, a board-certified neurologist and neuro- oncologist, has joined the Cottage Neurosciences Clinic, expanding access to specialized neuro-oncology care for patients across the ...