Santa Barbara, CA –12/22/25– This holiday season, United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County (UBGC) served more than 1,000 kids and
The President has the authority to conduct military operations for a limited time without explicit congressional approval.
The inescapable irony of the juxtaposition of the lead articles in last week’s Independent, page 7, can no longer be ignored.
At last, a homelessness “solution” so bold it required a federal judge to stop it.
The ‘Indy’ staff shares holiday traditions and wish you a joyous holiday season!
Santa Barbara County is facing an undeniable reality: we need more affordable housing, and we need to build it faster.
Week of December 25.
CARE Court was supposed to be a new way to help homeless Californians in the grip of psychosis. But people are still falling through the cracks.
Republicans and the Trump administration are hoping a panel of federal judges in Los Angeles will halt the new Prop. 50 maps from taking effect. But given the Supreme Court’s recent ruling greenlighting Texas’s redrawn maps, their odds are long.
There are sustainable, cost-effective, and comfortable ways for Californians to heat their homes through the winter.
