Concern for Safety During These Turbulent Times
The violent death of Renee Good is the tragedy that I feared and that no one wanted to see happen.
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Quemas controladas en la zona de Camino Cielo Ridge comenzarán este mes
CONDADO DE SANTA BÁRBARA, California — El Servicio Forestal de Estados Unidos, a cargo del Bosque Nacional Los Padres, ha
Prescribed Burning in Camino Cielo Ridge Area to Start this Month
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning to
Community Environmental Council Recruits Winter Class of Climate Stewards
SANTA BARBARA, Calif (January 13, 2026) – The Community Environmental Council (CEC) opened enrollment for the next session of its
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Named a Clean California Community
SANTA YNEZ, CA – January 13, 2026 – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians has been named a “Clean
Deltopia: Highlighting the Inherent Inequality of Being Unincorporated
While I recognize the strain that Deltopia places on county medical resources, the proposed ordinance update is not the solution.
Attend an Upcoming Community Response Training
Our partners on the ground report that at least 1,430 community members that have been kidnapped across Santa Barbara, Ventura, San Luis
Santa Barbara Channelkeeper Celebrates 25 Years of Protecting the Santa Barbara Channel and Local Creeks, Rivers, and Wetlands
Santa Barbara, Calif. — January 13, 2026 — Santa Barbara Channelkeeper is pleased to announce the kickoff of a year-long
The ‘Santa Barbara Independent’ Celebrates 40 Years!
Celebrate your 40th birthday and business milestones.
Housing Advocates Are More Than One Voice
In today’s housing debate, the term “housing advocate” is often used as shorthand for tenant organizations. Tenant voices are important and deserve to be heard, but equating housing advocacy with a single viewpoint misunderstands how housing actually works. A housing advocate is anyone who works to improve housing outcomes. That includes renters seeking stability, but it also includes homeowners, housing providers, builders, lenders, planners, and those helping families purchase their first home. Housing is not a single-interest issue. It is a system.
