Santa Barbara City Council Doesn’t Budge on Budget Reserve Policy
After discussion over changes to the city reserve policy, the council agrees to maintain the status quo.
Year: 2023
Poetry Connection | The Power of Poetry
Our poetry columnist seeks — and finds — the answer to the age-old question of “why poetry?”
SB Yacht Club Regatta Benefits VNA Health
Fundraiser supports VNA’s generous charity care programs.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Express Gastrointestinal Displeasure over Jail Health-Care Contract
The board approves a $14.5 million contract to secure another seven months of health care for inmates at the county jail.
Lawsuit Against Santa Barbara Museum of Art over Nazi-Looted Drawing Dropped
The heirs of a Jewish cabaret singer and art collector killed in a concentration camp voluntarily dismiss their case for reasons still unclear.
Leslie’s Enlightening Entertainment
Leslie Dinaberg is the Arts, Culture, and Community Editor for the Santa Barbara Independent. What is something new in town
Book Review | ‘A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan’s Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them’ by Timothy Egan
How a con man became one of the most powerful people in 1920s America.
Esteemed Reporter to Be Inducted into Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Hall of Fame
John Zant shares some tales from a lifetime in sports writing.
State of the County: Newsom Robs Peter to Pay Paul
Santa Barbara County Executive Officer Mona Miyasato warns that governor’s $6.8 billion bond measure to house mentally ill homeless people could strip millions of dollars from county mental-health programs.
Full Belly Files | A Toast to Industrial Eats Visionary Jeff Olsson
Tributes pour in for the Santa Ynez Valley chef, who died on Saturday; plus, Local Harvest Delivery updates website, Heirloom Expo coming, and stories you may have missed.
