Two Santa Barbara organizations have launched dueling petitions asking for community members to weigh in on one of the city’s biggest questions: whether to keep State Street closed to cars or to ...

The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation (SBTHP) will present Santa Barbara 1925-2025: A Portrait in Maps, a new exhibit at Casa de la Guerra, 15 E. De la Guerra St., Santa Barbara. Santa ...

The City of Santa Barbara was hit hard by the latest storm. “Was a creek going down the center. Like, State Street was no longer a street. It was a river,” said Julie Zackrison, the tasting room ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation is pleased to announce a new exhibit at Casa de la ...

The city is one of ten selected worldwide by Bloomberg for an asphalt art initiative aimed at improving safety and walkability in urban areas. Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The transformation of downtown Santa Barbara's main gathering spot into the hub of activities for Old Spanish Days has begun. Parking restrictions for the next week are in ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Whether it's perception or reality, the number of traffic-related collisions and injuries on Santa Barbara streets could be going up. One of the more common crashes this ...

As a news side intern from UC Santa Barbara, she accompanied me to — where else? — a rodeo, where I watched as she effortlessly interviewed the mom of Noozhawk’s lucky mutton bustin’ rider. There was ...

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