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

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

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 ...

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 ...

The news of the abuse of women and children by César Chávez came as a shock to many, especially to those who had invested so much into the success of the United Farm Workers union (UFW). Faced with ...

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 ...

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

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.

City Council votes to apply for Sphere of Influence over Glen Annie Golf Course and South Patterson tracts, which the county recently rezoned as residential.

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Several blocks of the City of Santa Barbara’s main roadway across the Riviera is slated to close between Monday, March 23, through to the end of April while Public Works replaces a water main, weather ...