A slew of state laws meant to spur new housing projects in California has had a marginal impact on development, while other ...

There’s something magical about Santa Barbara on a weekend morning. The light hits the red-tiled rooftops just right, the ocean breeze drifts through the palm trees, and the scent of espresso and ...

Amid the highest food insecurity rates in nearly a decade, proposed federal changes threaten to deepen hunger across Santa ...

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is preparing for funding cuts to federal programs that help the agency obtain fresh food ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County shares the potential impact on its services after the USDA ...

Sea lions on the California coast are displaying strange behavior likely due to a harmful algae bloom impacting the region, ...

Notice of In-Custody Death . March 29, 2025 – Santa Maria, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office officials report an incarcerated individual has died at the Northern Bran ...

California’s cannabis industry has hit a few potholes. Public Health Institute Senior Advisor, Dr. Lynn Silver, says the ...

A man accused of killing his ex-wife who refused to reconcile has pleaded guilty, California prosecutors say. Josefino ...

Author Sameer Pandya crafts a gripping literary thriller set against the complexities of Indian American identity, privilege, ...

Platform law firm Excello Law has marked its US debut with the launch of an office in Santa Barbara. The UK-founded firm has brought on litigator J Paul Gignac from Rimon to lead the new office, which ...