Out of Work and In the Dark, Biltmore Staff Plan to Protest
More than 450 employees, many with decades of service, have been in limbo for five months.
Year: 2020
Goleta Super 8 May Become New Homeless Digs
Business owners protest move to place south Santa Barbara County COVID-control housing in Old Town.
Review | ‘The Old Guard’
While the fight scenes are fascinating and heart pounding, it’s the moments in between when the team questions their purpose that are heart wrenching.
Santa Barbara’s Unemployed in Limbo as COVID Relief Stalls in Senate
‘The house is burning,’ says Santa Barbara’s Rep. Salud Carbajal, but Republicans ignore the signs.
Attorney General Becerra Reminds Mortgage Servicers of Their Obligations to California Homeowners During COVID-19 Pandemic
SACRAMENTO – California Attorney General Xavier Becerra today sent a letter to 33 mortgage servicers reminding the companies of their obligations to
Santa Barbara County’s Medical Facilities Triage COVID Testing as Kits Dwindle, Cases Rise
The Independent recently surveyed the county’s major testing sites for an overview of the services they currently provide.
Santa Barbara County Set to Vote on ExxonMobil’s Proposal to Truck Oil on Highway 101 and Route 166
Exxon’s plan would resume operations at three offshore oil platforms and transport 70 truckfuls of crude daily.
Linda Vega Dance Studio Founder Retires
Legendary flamenco teacher hands the reins over to Maria Bermudez.
Montecito Film Mogul Tom Pollock Dies at 77
The onetime UC Santa Barbara film studies instructor had helmed Universal, MCA, and the American Film Institute.
‘Life Examined’ on KCRW
Santa Barbara–based radio program seeks meaning of life.
