So, the Coastal Commission fined Sable $18 million for twice blowing off cease-and-desist orders issued by the agency’s ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

Tribute band Queen Nation is scheduled to perform at the Santa Barbara County Fair this summer. The group will take the ...

Sable Offshore Corp. has restarted offshore oil production 10 years after the operation was shuttered following a major oil ...

Captain Jay Snodgrass of Santa Barbara County Fire received the Sean Misner Memorial Firefighter of the Year Award from the ...

Both Celebrate the Spirit of Santa Barbara’s Beloved Tradition The 2025 edition of Santa Barbara’s Fiesta poster and pin were unveiled at the Old Spanish Days La Primavera celebration at The Carriage ...

A new Loop shuttle begins in Santa Barbara. It will have three golf cart-style carts and move from the waterfront to Victorial Street.

As of May 7, the federal government began enforcing the REAL ID Act, which requires travelers aged 18 and over to present a ...

It’s a sun-splashed morning in Santa Barbara, where the Pacific kisses the shore with a lover’s tenderness and the scent of bougainvillea wafts through ...

It’s also where you’ll find some of the best Santa Barbara hotels. There are four major beaches in Santa Barbara: Leadbetter, Arroyo Burro, West and East. While Leadbetter has the harbor ...

Phyllis de Picciotto, who founded the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has died. She was 84. Daughter Lionie de Picciotto said her mother died April 14 but did not provide other details.

The 6-foot-3 guard is headed to UC Santa Barbara in the Big West, per Jon Rothstein. UConn transfer Aidan Mahaney tells me that he has committed to UC Santa Barbara. Significant Big West News. Mahaney ...