The Central Coast needs to build upon its unique assets while looking to create additional jobs, Brookings Institution Senior ...

The surf is not up for two downtown Santa Barbara clothing stores. Billabong at 631 State St. and Volcom at 625 State St. are closing their doors this ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA YNEZ, CA – January 31, 2025 – To assist Santa Barbara County schools that are struggling to meet the classroom ...

not evictions," said Stanley Tzankov with the Santa Barbara Tenants Union. "What's been totally heart-wrenching for me to witness is that this seems to be like a 52-unit apartment building of long ...

Roger Durling can’t conceal his excitement for the 40 th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The SBIFF director sees the need for a celebration of art as Los Angeles ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Stephan D. Swenson had 20 points in UCSB's 85-54 win over Long Beach State on Saturday night.

Skylar Burke picked a perfect day to snap her five-game single-digit-scoring streak and did so in a big way, dropping a career-high 25 points in a double-double that led her UC Santa Barbara Women ...

A long-time resident of Goleta, Justin moved to the area in 2000 to attend the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) and stayed in Goleta to raise his family. He said, “Most of the special ...

The best way to get around Santa Barbara is on foot. Most of the main attractions, shops and restaurants are all located within a 3-mile radius in the downtown area. Santa Barbara is also known ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 8 mph (6.4 to 12.9 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 2 to 6 mph (3.2 to 9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 45 ...

When Liberty Crest Apartments in Fairfax County, Va., came up in her online search, she was intrigued. “I checked it out and fell in love — the brick, the concrete floors — it was so ...