Santa Barbara CA

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office is warning residents about a new scam in the area. Scammers are asking people to download a banking app, often from a bank they don’t use, and deposit cash into an ATM using the mobile or tap feature. They may also claim that you need to move your money to “protect”...

A body believed to be that of a man in his fifties was recovered Tuesday morning from the beach below the Mesa neighborhood, Santa Barbara police said. At approximately 9:52 a.m. on February 24, Santa Barbara Police Dispatch received a report of a body found near the 1800 block of El Camino De La Luz, according to a...

After Danielle and Shawn Gerber spend hours baking and decorating a cake, they must safely transport it to its destination. For Central Coast parties from Santa Ynez to San Luis Obispo, that often means a scenic barn or vineyard, creating their biggest delivery challenge—the road less traveled. For any...

The county supervisors voted in favor of a six-month test program to ramp up health enforcement actions against the growing number of off-the-grid food vendors sprouting up at well-traveled intersections throughout the county. Under the new measure, county environmental health inspectors — accompanied by public works...

The temporary ordinance halts rent increases as the city works toward a permanent rent stabilization plan.

Good morning! Here are the top stories from Daybreak: $9.5 Million in energy incentives available: 3C-REN says those across...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Local author and herbalist Lanny Kaufer is pleased to announce that he is now in his 50th year of leading Herb Walks in Ojai, Santa Barbara, and the surrounding area. He is celebrating the anniversary all year, beginning with an Herb Walk on...

Authorities have identified the man fatally shot at Bohnett Park on Santa Barbara’s Westside as 29-year-old Luiz “Louie” Terrazas. Police say no suspect has been identified or arrested. Santa Barbara Police said officers were dispatched to Bohnett Park, 1251 San Pascual Street, at about 1:31 a.m. on...

More than 200 people are sleeping in their vehicles each night in Goleta — and only about 50 of them are accessing homelessness services. That gap was a central focus of a virtual public meeting Monday hosted by the City of Goleta and SBACT (Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation), where city leaders...

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a weapons assault that injured a man on the campus of Santa Barbara City College.