Indy Staff, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Voices By Steve Kruft | Mon Aug 18, 2025 | 6:06pm

Appeaser In Chief

At the end of the day, the only winner at the summit in Anchorage was Vladimir Putin.

Letters By David Mellinger, Woodland Hills | Mon Aug 18, 2025 | 5:10pm

The “Fight the Trump Takeover” rally lined State Street for as far as the eye could see.

Letters By Peter Sadowski, S.B. | Mon Aug 18, 2025 | 3:38pm

The Angry Poodle reaches for Goebbels as if a slur were an argument.

Announcement By County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness | Mon Aug 18, 2025 | 9:39am

(SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness is announcing the opening of the application period

Announcement By Santa Barbara County Office of the District Attorney | Mon Aug 18, 2025 | 9:36am

Re: People v. Central Coast Agriculture, Inc. et al.Santa Barbara Superior Court, Case No. 25CV04499 BUELLTON, Calif., August 15, 2025

Letters By Denice Spangler Adams, Montecito | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | 12:04pm

Why do constituents elect and pay local representatives?

Letters By Ernie Tamminga, Goleta | Sat Aug 16, 2025 | 7:01am

Loved this line in the article about senior housing:

Letters By Kevin McKiernan, S.B. | Fri Aug 15, 2025 | 5:00pm

More journalists have been killed in Gaza than in both world wars, the Vietnam War, the wars in Yugoslavia, and the U.S. war in Afghanistan combined.

Letters By Peter Melnick, S.B. | Fri Aug 15, 2025 | 4:58pm

The people of Gaza face the imminent threat of starvation. It is preventable, and in the name of humanity, the war between Israel and Hamas must end.

Theater By Hailey Edmonds | Fri Aug 15, 2025 | 3:04pm

Rubicon Theatre has an impressive lineup stretching through September 20.