2025 - Page 86 of 624 - The Santa Barbara Independent

Visual Arts By Debra Herrick, UCSB’s ’The Current'

‘Big Bang Beat L.A.’ at UC Santa Barbara Art, Design & Architecture Museum

Exhibition chronicles environmental communications and the city as a canvas.

Community By Christina McDermott

Local nonprofits and organizations are stepping up to fill the gap left by a lack of SNAP benefits distributed by the federal government this month.

Books By Sonia Fernandez, UCSB’s ’The Current'

Michael Gurven challenges a youth-obsessed culture in ‘Seven Decades: How We Evolved to Live Longer.’

Music By Josef Woodard

Veteran gospel heroes Blind Boys of Alabama fire Campbell Hall up with spirit, Cory Henry on the side.

Election 2025 By Jean Yamamura

Latest legal action comes after California voters overwhelming approve a new congressional map to add Dems to the House.

Sports By Victor Bryant

The Gauchos will host San Jose State on Saturday at 1 p.m.

Environment By Nick Welsh & Ella Heydenfeldt

A pro-oil supervisor says Sable has gone too far.

Election 2025 By Jean Yamamura

Early voting results show a big win for California’s effort to add Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Letters By Gregory Ortiz, I.V.

This isn’t policy. It’s a large blue suit with a red tie swaggering around pretending cruelty is “governance.”

Letters By Kelly Peinado, S.B.

I want to thank and commend Kristian Blom for his article.