Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Announcement By Rotary Club of Montecito | Mon Jun 30, 2025 | 9:49am

Sese Ntem Named President of Rotary Club of Montecito

MONTECITO, California – Sese Ntem, a community leader with over a decade of service experience and a global outlook, will take the

Science & Tech By Debra Herrick for UCSB’s ’The Current' | Mon Jun 30, 2025 | 9:27am

UCSB Researchers Develop Curiosity-Building App

How personality can shift through small daily actions — there’s an app for that!

Voices By Supervisor Joan Hartmann, Goleta Councilmember Stuart Kasdin, and the Santa Barbara County Trails Council | Sat Jun 28, 2025 | 5:11pm

Make the Bill Wallace Trail a Priority

For over 30 years, the Bill Wallace Trail off El Capitan has been a dream. Now, we have a chance to make it real — but only if the public speaks up.

Voices By Ron Robertson Jr. | Sat Jun 28, 2025 | 2:12pm

Immediate Action Needed to Reopen State Street

The five-year promenade experiment has proven unsuccessful, and continued inaction is causing enduring damage to our retail businesses and property owners.

Letters By Meegan Clarke, Lompoc | Sat Jun 28, 2025 | 2:07pm

Rembering Lyndon Lambeth

The first time I sat In Lambeth’s chair, I said, “I am a dentist’s daughter. Do you have a treasure chest of freebies?”

Letters By Michael Vilkin, S.B. | Sat Jun 28, 2025 | 1:51pm

Monstrosity Behind the Mission

If that building is built, it will destroy the view of the Mission, which is one of the draws for tourists visiting our city.

Letters By Henry J. Ohrtman, Ventura | Fri Jun 27, 2025 | 5:19pm

Area 51

Venus and Mars were one morning found / Facing each other inextricably bound,

Announcement By Leading From Within | Fri Jun 27, 2025 | 4:02pm

Leading From Within Announces Michael Medel as New Board President

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (June 2025) – Leading From Within, a Santa Barbara-based nonprofit organization committed to empowering and connecting community