New tenant protections coming to Goleta
GOLETA, Calif.—City Council Member James Kyriaco is hopeful about the new changes the city is planning to implement to protect tenants. “We're really trying to address the homelessness crisis. We're seeing a sharp uptick in homelessness, particularly people that are living in their vehicles Because of the high cost...
Sheriff’s Office Accepting Applications for Community Academy
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is now accepting applications for our upcoming Community Academy, an engaging, behind-the-scenes look at law enforcement in Santa Barbara County. The Community Academy offers...
Supermaket chain helps get food to those in need in Santa Barbara County by...
A non-profit organization which feeds thousands of people in need on the Central and South Coasts has a new way to pick up and deliver food. The Whole Foods Market chain donated a refrigerated delivery van to the Santa Barbara-based Unity Shoppe. You may notice it on the road, because it's covered with colorful...
Update: Driver Arrested for DUI in Fatal Crash on Highway 246 Near Buellton
A driver was arrested for DUI following a two-vehicle crash that killed one person and injured two other on Highway 246 near Buellton Friday night. At 6:54 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters and California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a collision on East Highway 246 at Dominguez Road. Crews discovered...
REVIEW: Modest Mouse and Flaming Lips take on Santa Barbara Bowl
The crowd roared when colored lights illuminated the stage as alternative indie bands Modest Mouse and The Flaming Lips captured audiences on Friday, Sept. 5 at the Santa Barbara Bowl. Fans of all ages came out on the cool, clear evening to enjoy a brilliant display of alternative throwbacks, punk-like...
Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons
Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real Marketplace reported that suspects had fled the store with stolen cologne and perfume in a red sedan...
Two Santa Barbara City Firefighters Complete Ventura’s Memorial Stair Climb
Two Santa Barbara City Firefighters completed Ventura’s Memorial Stair Climb on Sunday in honor of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001. Hosted by the Ventura Fire Department Honor Guard the event invites first responders and community members to join in the 9/11 remembrance event. The Memorial...
Space Vandenberg secures $9.5 million state grant, launches Central Coast into space economy future
REACH and its regional coalition partners have been awarded $9.5 million from the State of California to launch Space Vandenberg, a sweeping initiative to strengthen the Central Coast’s leadership in the global space economy while driving job creation, innovation and infrastructure development. “This is a catalytic...
Newsom to Curb Offshore Oil in Exchange for Onshore Output
By Eliyahu Kamisher and Nathan Risser (Bloomberg) — Governor Gavin Newsom is seeking to impose further restrictions on California’s offshore oil industry, a setback to Sable Offshore Corp. and its controversial project off the coast of Santa Barbara County. The legislative package Newsom is proposing would see...
Boy Scout Troop Rescues ‘Struggling’ 78-Year-Old Man Lost in the Wilderness: ‘Literally Couldn’t Walk...
A Boy Scout troop is being recognized after helping rescue a 78-year-old man who was lost in California’s wilderness. Troop 26, based in Santa Barbara, was on the fourth day of a six-night trek in the High Sierra north of Yosemite when they discovered the man alone near Long Lake in the Emigrant Wilderness on […]
