Santa Barbara County’s Emergency Management Chief Abruptly Resigns
Kelly Hubbard stepped down after county officials rejected Grand Jury recommendations to increase the department’s authority and staffing.
Year: 2026
The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association’s “What’s Happening Downtown” Update
The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) invites residents and visitors to experience the energy of downtown this week. From
MOXI brings Central Coast Insights to International Stage
Robin Gose, Ed.D., President and CEO of MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation, has been (re)elected to a
Cancer Foundation Awards $95,000 to Local Pediatric Cancer Programs
This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the Cancer Foundation of Santa Barbara highlights two grants it awarded earlier this year to
Poetry Connection: Connecting with Paintings by Patricia Chidlaw
“Blue Room” gathers poems written in response to the Santa Barbara artist’s paintings.
Gabe Grandcolas Named President of the Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table Board of Directors
The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table (SBART) is pleased to announce that Santa Barbara native Gabe Grandcolas has been named president of
Santa Barbara’s Waters Are Sacred
The Department of the Interior has proposed a new five-year program that would open federal waters along the entire California coast to oil leasing. We should all be worried about what comes next.
Correction, Please
I’d like to correct the piece by George Thurlow about the history of the Independent, back to its beginnings as the News & Review.
A Labor Day Question: Is Elon Musk Really Worse than Jay Gould?
Today, the top CEO makes 281 times more than the average worker.
Full Belly Files: Hot Dog and Mayonnaise Cocktails at The Mullet?
How did an April Fool’s Day joke wind up as reality on Edhat.com? Plus, stories you may have missed.
