Christofferson, a graduate student at UCSB and former Rapid City resident, is helping lead “Echoes of Earth: From Sea to ...

As we celebrate our newspaper’s 40th anniversary, here’s how I started at the 'Santa Barbara Independent' back in 1999; plus, ...

In Santa Barbara County, where being a billionaire isn’t held against you, reformed billionaire and climate change crusader ...

On Saturday, June 6, 2026, Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) will join animal shelters across California in ...

Juneteenth Santa Barbara welcomes the community to the ninth annual Juneteenth celebration in South Santa Barbara County!

Conner Mitchell and his partners face large fines and are prohibited from owning or operating commercial fishing boats.

Art at the Lugo will present Ancestral Sketches, a new body of work by Santa Barbara artist Raul Audelo, during Downtown Santa ...

As our Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll opens today, we caught up with one of our advertising representatives, Bryce ...

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The 2026 edition of the Santa Barbara Foresters will have plenty of star power as the summer progresses, but it could take ...

A much-amended bill proposed by Assemblymember Gregg Hart to give county supervisors statewide the potential for greater ...

adrenaline-filled encounter with a shark just a month ago, recently had an intimate run-in with a mother gray whale and her ...