Into the Blue: Exploring the Marine Abundance of the Santa Barbara Channel Through the...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — The Santa Barbara Maritime Museum (SBMM) is proud to welcome Adam Ernster, wildlife cameraman and naturalist, to its Maritime Distinguished Speaker Series on Thursday, August 21, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. His talk, titled “Marine...
Inside the Skog House, a Brutalist Santa Barbara Manse With 1970s Swagger
Santa Barbara is brimming with Spanish Colonial Revival-style homes and Mediterranean-inspired architecture, making one newly listed Brutalist abode a true standout. This Barely Driven 1993 Ford Muscle Truck Is Now up for Grabs Named after the doctor who originally owned the home, Skog House has a dark, angular, and...
Man molests 12-year-old and tells her ‘age is just a number,’ CA officials say
A man accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl and telling her “age is just a number” has been convicted, California prosecutors say. A jury found Fabian Manzo, 25, guilty of “ eight felony counts of child molestation ,” the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office said in a July 17 news release. An attorney for...
Carpinteria City Council to Support Immigrant Community with $10,000 in Emergency Funding
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – During their emergency meeting on July 10th, Carpinteria City Council approved the one-time appropriation of $10,000 to help fund non-profit organizations offering emergency assistance to families directly affected by the recent immigration enforcement throughout the city. The meeting was...
Santa Barbara County Law Enforcement Leaders Weigh In On Recent Federal Raid
Santa Barbara County residents are asking for protection against federal immigration agents. Local law enforcement officials say their hands are tied. On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors held a lengthy hearing to address recent federal raids, including one at a Carpinteria cannabis facility,...
This Old-School Steakhouse In California Serves Up The Best Breakfast You’ll Ever Taste
There’s a place in Santa Barbara where time stands still, where the coffee’s always hot, and where breakfast isn’t just a meal—it’s practically a religious experience. Joe’s Cafe, with its iconic red awning and vintage signage on State Street, has been serving up hearty American...
Warmer Friday, tracking rain chances
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Our warming trend continues Friday with sunny skies north and thunderstorm chances in our south. Ventura County has the highest rain chances at 20 percent, 10 percent for Santa Barbara on Friday. The south coast may not see rainfall but will likely experience a misty...
‘This Is an Emergency’: Emotions Run High at Santa Barbara Town Hall
Smoke and Mirrors: Fallout from Federal Raids at Glass House Farms. Primitiva Hernandez, 805 UndocuFund executive director, was exhausted by the time she sat down for the City of Santa Barbara’s Emergency Town Hall meeting at the Franklin Neighborhood Center Tuesday evening. She had been working nonstop since last...
Old Spanish Days Fiesta Announces 2025 Historical Parade Route
As Santa Barbara’s Old Spanish Days organization readies for its 101st Fiesta, El Presidente Fritz Olenberger announced a slightly altered parade route today. In what could be the largest parade ever, said Olenberger, the Friday Historical Parade will stretch from Pershing Park to Calle Cesar Chavez along Cabrillo...
Final funding to complete construction of Santa Barbara corridor of 101 Freeway is secured
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.—The California Transportation Commission just awarded a $134 million dollar check to Caltrans and the Santa Barbara County Association of Governments. The Santa Barbara portion of the Highway 101 project adds carpool lanes in both directions, reconstructs the Cabrillo Boulevard...