Tenants who are evicted for a renovation will have the right to return to their homes at no more than a 10% increase in rent, ...

Call it blind luck. Or fate. Or divine intervention. Whatever was at work, it’s amazing that no one was seriously injured the ...

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps’ Office says roughly one third of county employees commute dozens of miles just ...

The City of Santa Barbara did not offer a lease agreement to Cookie Plug after its sublease was terminated by Metropolitan Theatre.

A 16.5-million-year-old "unusually complete" baleen whale fossil was found off the Santa Barbara Coast. While discovering the ...

Longtime ‘Independent’ contributor joins a “League of Laureates” that includes Melinda Palacio, Emma Trelles, Laure-Anne ...

This year’s theme ‘Our Power, Our Planet’ with CEC Honoring Environmental Heroes Dr. Leah Stokes and Charlie Eckberg ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - San Marcos boys volleyball was not in the sharing mood. After dropping a lopsided first set at Santa Barbara, the Royals won the ...

Stars have been everywhere this week, from Justin Bieber flashing a smile in Palm Springs to Prince Harry arriving for a ...

On the heels of successful seasons of sold out shows and continued community interest, Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) has ...

On Saturday, volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together to ...