Trump Effect: The Surge to Citizenship
Immigration crackdown drives many Santa Barbarans to become Americans.
Year: 2017
Santa Barbara Landlords, Tenants Reach Hard-Fought Compromise
Task force recommends mandatory leases, but stops short of just-cause eviction.
More Homeless People are Dying Across Santa Barbara County
The tally rose to 44 last year.
Santa Barbara Squeezing In Affordable Housing
Officials recommend that at least 10 percent of high-density developments target “moderate”-income renters.
Santa Barbara’s Local Heroes of 2017
The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ presents its annual ode to some of the amazing people who make up our community.
‘Food Fight’ over Dario Pini
Banks dragged into crackdown on embattled landlord.
A Conversation with Zadie Smith
UCSB’s Arts & Lectures presents the award-winning author in conversation with Pico Iyer.
John Nava Brings Painting and Tapestry to Sullivan Goss
On display is the artist’s masterpiece of contemporary tapestry.
An Irish Christmas at the Granada
A night of traditional dancing and music from the Emerald Isle.
The Monkey Cage
Don’t believe in evolution? Visit the monkey cage.
