The SART Cottage Relocation Project will include wraparound services for survivors with advanced forensic and recording technology to provide the “next generation” of trauma-informed care.
While Santa Barbara celebrated Fiesta, two ‘Independent’ reporters explored the annual music festival at Golden Gate Park.1q
The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ interviewed Death Cab for Cutie at Outside Lands 2026 in San Francisco.
A public comment period is now open on the proposed rule change that would allow logging and roadbuilding on National Forest land — including 635,000 acres of Los Padres National Forest.
Proposals to strengthen and expand the state’s MPA network get support from California’s Ocean Protection Council after the state’s Department of Fish and Wildlife recommends denial.
Teachers and administrators welcome the step back from screens on campus, while some students express mixed feelings on the first day of school.
The pair were airlifted out of the ocean after their kayak overturned about a half mile off Arch Rock.
The zoo’s female capybara, Poppy, was put down following the discovery of an “inoperable mass” in her throat; the male, Antonio, is being treated for a rare type of blood cancer
The City Council approves the final Housing Plan program environmental impact report to streamline the city’s review process.
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Bob Nelson and Solvang Mayor David Brown are among 50 California elected officials pushing to keep the Central Coast plant running until 2045.
