California voters will decide on 14 statewide policy proposals come November, including the high-stakes billionaire tax, an ...

The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is among hundreds of food banks that will receive an “egg payout” as part of the ...

As we celebrate our 250th anniversary of independence, the best birthday gift we can give ourselves is to change how Supreme ...

A proposed $12 billion bond measure to fund scientific and medical research in California missed the deadline to qualify for ...

Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers reached a final budget deal that largely relies on AI revenue projections and new taxes ...

Aside from Measure A, a second, hidden tax is being extracted from us daily as Highway 101 is widened: the cost of our time.

A new California law gives just more flexibility to keep defendants in jail rather than releasing them to community-based mental health treatment programs.

The Santa Barbara Chamber Players invite the community to an afternoon of chamber music during their Summer Fundraising ...

The state budget cut $5.5 million for school libraries. That money pays online fees for student research materials.

Project Goes Before City’s Design Review Board on July 14 for Conceptual and Preliminary Review ...

After a brief hiatus to get her degree, Callie Fausey returned to her hometown in 2022 to work for the Santa Barbara Independent and now covers the two big E’s: education and environment. Although her ...

More than 300 guests gathered at the Santa Ynez Valley Polo Club on Saturday, June 27, for a sold-out 2026 Santa Ynez Valley ...