The Santa Barbara City Council is getting ready to appoint a new Poet Laureate. George Yatchisin is slated to be appointed by ...

The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the 2025 State of the City Luncheon on Friday, April 11, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., at the Hilton Santa ...

Participants must reside within the City of Santa Barbara. If you live in an apartment or condo, check with your property manager or landlord before signing up to participate. For more information or ...

The City of Santa Barbara collected $1.9 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for February 2025, the eighth month in ...

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

Instead of holding a demonstration or rally on Cesar Chavez Day, activists organized a candlelight vigil Monday to honor the ...

The city of Carpinteria will host two free Advanced Care Directive workshops, presented by Hospice of Santa Barbara on April 10 and April 17.

The resumption of negotiations followed the approval, without comment or similar contention, of a new contract for the Santa Maria Police ... protests in front of City Hall last year.

Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...

Womanhood’s latest project uses augmented reality works to honor 20 Santa Clara County women including Iris Chang, Margaret Jenkins and Inez Jackson.

Santa Barbara ... and the Santa Barbara Harbor, 95 miles northwest of Los Angeles. It’s where Hollywood stars and L.A. tycoons buy a house when they want to get away from the city.