Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Letters By Marcos Vargas | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 4:24pm

Why I Choose to Stand with Workers During Commencement

Marcos Vargas, executive director of the Fund for Santa Barbara, explains why he declines to deliver a commencement speech at UCSB.

News By Blanca Garcia | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 3:41pm

A quiet has settled over Old Town Goleta after at least five people were grabbed by ICE and vanished without warning.

News By Jean Yamamura | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 3:25pm

Tip led to bank robber James Hayes, who’d hit four Santa Barbara County banks, and six others.

News By Indy Staff | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 12:42pm

Property owners wishing to rebuild must avoid flooding from 100-year storms.

Film & TV By Athena Tan | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 11:26am

The film creates an eerie mood but falls short on plot.

Letters By Rep. Salud Carbajal | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 9:52am

This policy of splitting up families must stop immediately.

Letters By Don Thorn, Carpinteria | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 7:02am

Governor Jerry Brown and company have once again passed more draconian laws.

Adoptable Pets By Lisa Acho Remorenko | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 12:00am

Sweet cat needs a quiet home

Briefs By Indy Staff | Fri Jun 15, 2018 | 12:00am

Man accused of using a stolen credit card to buy thousands of dollars’ worth of computer goods.

Letters By Carmen Lodise, Barra de Navidad, Mexico | Thu Jun 14, 2018 | 5:23pm

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