National and California experts say Trump’s mass deportation plans make filling out the federal financial aid application for college a risk to students with undocumented parents. California’s own application has more safeguards.
I just drove by the cutest office that’s decorated perfectly for Christmas
When the Harris family’s real estate agent unexpectedly disclosed the presence of Gaviota tarplant, a federally endangered plant, on the property of their potential dream farm back in 2021, they had to make a choice: should they look elsewhere or embrace it?
The nation’s most linguistically diverse state has a tortured history with bilingual education in public schools. The Education Department can’t — and the Legislature won’t — do what it takes to repair the damage.
The headline contains the nickname of the Santa Barbara downtown Ralph’s store.
For nearly 20 years, I’ve had the privilege of opening my home and serving as a host parent to international students studying English at EF International Language Campus on Chapala Street.
Dorrance Dance’s ‘The Nutcracker Suite’ brings visions of sugar rum pa pa pum to Santa Barbara.
“We were just living our lives,” we’ll say. “We didn’t mean for it to get so bad.”
With gratitude, I write to the S.B. Independent to praise Hugh Ranson’s November 16 “Birding your own patch” article, thank Santa Barbara Audubon Society volunteers, partners, members, and grantors who work determinedly to protect area birdlife and habitat and connect people with birds through education, conservation, and science, and welcome the greater Independent community to join us.
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