Joe Centeno, Former Santa Barbara County Supervisor, Dies at 86
Born in a boxcar, Santa Maria’s onetime police chief and mayor died of a heart attack late last Thursday.
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Lola Zinke Christens USS ‘Santa Barbara’
The wife of Donald Trump’s former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke performed the ceremonial bottle break over the bow of the combat ship named after her hometown.
Alisal Fire 50 Percent Contained
Fire expanded slightly to west on Friday; cool and wetter weather on the way.
Alisal Fire Update: Freeway 101 Opened and Train Service Restored
County landfill thrashed; trash will be hauled to Ventura.
Alisal Fire Evacuation Zones Expanded as Fire Grows to 16,801 Acres
As of Thursday morning, winds have calmed down but Santa Anas are coming.
Santa Barbara Sued for Waging ‘Eugenics’ Campaign Against the Poor
The “ugly beautification effort” was assailed.
New Evacuation Warning Issued for Alisal Fire
Update: Santa Barbara County fire reaches 9,000 acres, threatens refineries.
Please Mess with Texas: Julián Castro Talks Texas’s New Anti-Abortion Law
Arts & Lectures brings the former Democratic presidential candidate to UC Santa Barbara on Sunday.
Discussions with the Candidates: Santa Barbara City Mayor
‘Independent’ Executive Editor Nick Welsh chats with the city’s six mayoral hopefuls.
Who Are Santa Barbara’s Mayoral Candidates and What Do They Think?
An inside look into the lives and thoughts of the six men and women running for the job.
