Spencer the Gardener’s “Oreo”
Here’s a music video about a dead dog from the Mesa.
Recent Stories
Big Vote on Noleta’s Future
Planning Commission approves modified community plan; advisory committee chair resigns.
Eco-Terrorism, Evaluated
If a Tree Falls, Marshall Curry’s film about the Earth Liberation Front, comes to UCSB on November 29.
Hip-Hop Healing in Uganda
The new film Bouncing Cats, which premieres tonight on the Documentary Channel, shows how breakdancing brings hope to Africa.
Chumash Ask to be Excluded from Marine Protected Areas
Early next year when the state closes sections of the Santa Barbara County coast to fishing as Marine Protected Areas, or MPAs, there still might be a small number of people out there hunting for sea life, as the Santa Ynez Band of Mission Indians is petitioning this week before the state Fish and Game Commission to be exempted from the closures
Bye-Bye to Backcountry Fishing?
To save the endangered steelhead, environmentalists are working to shut down anglers on the Sespe and Sisquoc creeks.
New Protection Rules Proposed for Mobile-Home Owners
Mobile-home owners in Santa Barbara County are on edge as new rules are being proposed to protect them in the event that their landlords decide to sell the land beneath them.
Gathering of Garagistes
On November 12, a group of proudly small-time winemakers will share their hard-to-find stuff in Paso Robles.
What We’re Drinking and Why
Here are three bottles recently corked and enjoyed from The Santa Barbara Independent‘s wine cave.
Fight for Future of Noleta Farmland
Inside the debate between residents, developers, and county planners over what the next 20 years should look like in the Eastern Goleta Valley.
