Sheriff’s Investigation Thwarts School Threat, Explosive Devices Recovered
The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office Behavioral Sciences Unit (BSU) Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT), working with Sheriff’s detectives, have thwarted a
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Dianne Vapnek, Dancing Queen
Paying tribute to a Santa Barbara dance legend.
The Maoist Collective That Changed Santa Barbara Media
The beginning, end, and enduring legacy of the “Santa Barbara News & Review,” which birthed the “Santa Barbara Independent.”
Tenants and Landlords
It isn’t easy making it in Santa Barbara. It has always been that way.
Meta to Pay $17 Billion — and Limit ‘Likes’ for Teens — in Social Media Settlement with States
California will get over $2 billion from Meta as part of a proposed settlement in a 47-state social media addiction case. The trial kicked off just last week in a federal court in Oakland.
Richelle’s ‘Indy’ Origin and Highlights
This week, our editor and overseer of this staff and community highlight, Marketing & Events Manager Richelle Boyd, shares her
Dolly
Musicians all wanted ownership of our songs and our sound, and Dolly showed how to do it.
Superior Court Judges Elect Stephen Dunkle as Assistant to Presiding Judge
Santa Barbara, California, August 25, 2026 – The Judges of the Superior Court of California, County of Santa Barbara elected
The Western States and the Story of Women’s Right to Vote
Sue Lean discusses how the western states were key to women’s right to vote.
Unlocking Student Potential: Mathnasium Opens New Center in Santa Barbara, CA
Mathnasium Learning Centers, an internationally known franchise with over 1,300 math-tutoring centers worldwide, has opened a new center in Santa
