One Small Step to Liven Up Downtown
Santa Barbara businesses will no longer be charged for putting tables and chairs on city sidewalks.
Year: 2019
Our Blue & Green Adventure Guide 2019
The “Santa Barbara Independent” presents its 21th annual ode to the great outdoors.
Santa Barbara Planning Commission Greenlights Another Cannabis Operation
Santa Barbara Planning Commission approves another cannabis greenhouse, but critics plan to appeal.
Anonymous Gun Buyback Faces Donation Shortage
The Coalition Against Gun Violence looks to the community after losing Earl Warren Showgrounds sponsorship.
Evictions Begin at Pini Properties
The question has always been where tenants will live during extensive repairs; the answer is “elsewhere.”
Are Healthy Soils Our Salvation?
We need “carbon farming,” “carbon ranching,” and “carbon gardening” to draw down the destabilizing emissions already in the atmosphere.
Former UCSB Women’s Basketball Coach Joins Cleveland Cavaliers
Lindsay Gottlieb becomes second active female assistant coach in the NBA.
UCSB Arts & Lectures Announces 2019-20 Season
Ambitious season opens with Kristin Chenoweth at the Granada.
City Council Endorsements Are Purely Partisan
The Dems’ early endorsements advance their long-term strategy.
Santa Barbara Dog Owner Gets 20 Days in Jail
John Paullin pleaded guilty after ignoring an order to muzzle his Rottweiler in public, resulting in two attacks on other dogs.
