May 23 – June 30, 2026: “SYV Pride” Returns to Solvang and Santa Ynez Valley Wine Country
May 18, 2026 – Solvang, CA – Santa Barbara County nonprofit, Santa Ynez Valley Pride (www.SYVPride.org), is planning for their
Year: 2026
Countywide Spanish-language Battle of the Books a celebration of reading and multilingualism
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Multilingual elementary and junior high students throughout Santa Barbara County competed in a battle of literary wit
Partisan Courts Sparked an Outbreak of Gerrymandering in the Confederacy. Democrats Should Still Be Optimistic about the Midterms.
An analysis of recent polling suggests the pro-democracy opposition to Trump’s kleptocracy remains well positioned to recapture at least the House — and possibly take control of the Senate too.
For Governor: Tom Steyer
An extended look at the ‘Santa Barbara Independent’s’ endorsement for Tom Steyer for governor.
Carpinteria Launches Beach Cleanup Stations
Several stations equipped with reusable baskets make it easy to collect garbage on the beach.
Judge Adams Earned Trust
Judge Adams has the wisdom, knowledge, and fortitude to continue to make the decisions we all come to court to receive.
Dealing from the Bottom
Trump is as consequential a president as were Warren G. Harding, Herbert Hoover, and Richard Nixon.
Renaming Calle Cesar Chavez with Purpose
As co-founder of United Farm Workers, Dolores Huerta is not a peripheral figure, but a principal strategist and negotiator whose work secured real gains in wages, safety, and dignity for farmworkers across California, including Santa Barbara.
Gauchos Rally Past UC Riverside, Secure No. 1 Seed in Big West Tournament
The Gauchos finish the regular season with a 37-16 overall record.
Stand With Your Neighbors
Any ordinance that extends law enforcement into massage work — and risks potentially criminalizing Asian-American immigrant women — directly reinforces the hardline anti-immigrant agenda of our current administration.
