A Workforce Housing Stabilization Program would be a coordinated strategy that pairs housing access tools with wage standards ...

In the Independent on March 26, 2026, I read an obituary that transported me back to an 18-year-old in 1963. I had Harold Kilminster as a teacher and we had a homework assignment to bring in a current ...

The exhibition featuring decades of cover stories will be on display in the downtown library through May 31, 2026.

For the first time in their 16-year history, Out of the Box Theatre Company is re-mounting a show from their production ...

The UC Santa Barbara softball team split a double header against visiting Hawaii on Saturday at Campus Diamond.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Business leaders, HR professionals and employees in Carpinteria, Santa Barbara, and Goleta are invited ...

In its effort to get rid of the "happy ending" massage in the city, the police are proposing an ordinance revision that will unfairly impact long time local massage therapists and kill off valuable ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (GOLETA, Calif.) – The First 5 Santa Barbara County Children and Families Commission is now accepting applications from county ...

This movement was first launched in Ecuador in 2008 when it established a framework of legal rights of nature: the rights of ...

Rent stabilization is not simply about setting a cap on rent increases. It requires a permanent administrative structure ...

Over the past several years, the Zoo has expanded its accessibility offerings to better support neurodiverse guests and their families. These efforts include sensory backpacks available for guest use, ...

A fire is currently burning near a Vandenberg space launch complex. The fire is about 13 miles from Lompoc.