SBCC Scrapping Remedial Class Requirement
A new state law is designed to boost graduation and transfer rates.
Pot Dispensary Hit with Stop Work Order
City claims construction was done without proper permits.
Santa Barbara Priests Named in New Abuse Reports
Twelve men accused of child molestation served in area parishes.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Far Higher than Projected
The county misses its target by a whopping 29 percentage points.
Toasts and Roasts for Wolf and Hart
There will be a changing of the guard for the second supervisorial district.
Music in the Making
Read about the folks creating lilting melodies that emanate from Santa Barbara in our annual music issue.
Thomas Fire & 1/9 Debris Flow – One Year Later
KCRW and the Independent have teamed up for a series of anniversary interviews.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Far Higher than Projected
The county misses its target by a whopping 29 percentage points.
Santa Barbara Priests Named in New Abuse Reports
Twelve men accused of child molestation served in area parishes.
Low-Income Housing Expands in Goleta
Under the watch of People's Self-Help Housing, Villa la Esperanza is fixed up and enlarged.
Championship Surf Title Decided in Hawai'i
Santa Barbara’s Lakey Peterson finishes world number two.
Maryland Wins College Cup
Akron Zips lose their zip in national soccer championships at UCSB’s Harder ...
Ulysses Jasz: Live at the James Joyce
Band celebrates playing music for 20 years at the James Joyce.
Historic Santa Barbara Images
Santa Barbara Public Library digitized more than 2,500 historic images.
“HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS” ANIMAL SERVICES OFFERS $25 ADOPTIONS
Panel Discussion: Unrealized Immigrant
Permit Burning
CACHUMA LAKE TROUT RELEASE May All Your Holiday Fishes Come True!
Apply for a City of Goleta Board or Commission!
Raising our Light: An Evening of Remembrance in Montecito
Chumash Charity Golf Classic Raises $40K for Domestic Violence Solutions
The BLM Bakersfield Field Office will lift fire restrictions on Friday
Public Informational Meeting for Prospective Commercial Cannabis Applicants
It's Not Too Late To Vaccinate
CHiPS for Kids Toy Drive
LVMC Moves Forward with Purchase of Sansum Lompoc Clinic
Storm Readiness Community Meetings
Public Workshop for the Draft City of Santa Barbara Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment
Five UCSB professors are named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
Homeless Emergency Aid Program ”Tiny Homes” Community Outreach Meeting
Introducing the New Isla Vista Community Resource Deputy Come Meet Sr. Deputy Schroeder at Pizza with a Cop
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan
UC Santa Barbara assistant professor David Patterson is one of the Packard Foundation’s 2018 Fellows
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The Remedy Outside Our Doors
I had just settled back in after the evacuation when heavy rains ...
Santa Ynez Pulls Away From Bishop Diego on Day One of the Jim Bashore Classic
Santa Ynez opens Jim Bashore Classic with 77-57 victory over Bishop Diego
Casa del Herrero Hosts Christmas at the Casa
Festive event raises funds for historic Montecito estate.
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