Santa Barbara CA

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif., September 17, 2025 – With one in two families struggling with diaper need, many parents are forced to skip meals or delay changing diapers to extend their supply. Fortunately, Santa Barbara County and partner nonprofits...

We made it to Friday! Here is a look at our top stories from Daybreak this morning: Inmates earn job certifications...

A vehicle has rolled over on Highway 154 causing traffic delays Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol reports at 6:54 a.m., a white van flipped over on the curve heading westbound on Highway 154, just west of Maria Ygnacia Lane near San Antonio Creek Road. The westbound lane is currently...

SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning after two reschedules due to weather. Rain, thunderstorms, and the potential for lightning over the Central Coast due to Tropical Storm Mario led the originally scheduled Wednesday launch to be delayed by two days. On...

Homeowners have already started raking in big money and big savings with the program. Officials offer residents cash rebates for crucial yard upgrades: 'Customers can save money' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Noteworthy new listings…. “Enclave” is like “eatery,” one of those stuffy words that people never actually say, but it aptly describes fabulous El Caserio, east of Garden Street and north of Canon Perdido. There are just nine homes, all unique, and if you’ve never strolled through, you should. Unit #F, which came on...

SANTA MARIA, CA — September 11, 2025 — A tense standoff outside Santa Maria stretched on for hours on the morning of September 9th before deputies finally took a machete-wielding man into custody. According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Raquel Zick, the trouble began...

Jesus Moises Martinez Chavira, 46, has been charged with one felony count of murder in connection with a car collision on State Route 246 earlier this month that killed one person and injured another. It is further alleged that Martinez Chavira was under the influence of alcohol when involved in...

With the close of the 2025 legislative session, Assemblymember Gregg Hart is sending six bills to the Governor’s desk, including landmark legislation to protect the Central Coast from future oil spills. Hart’s legislative package advances solutions to pressing issues in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties...

(SANTA BARBARA, CA, September 17, 2025) — The highly anticipated Masq(p)arade! performance progressive returns to downtown Santa Barbara for its fifth year on Friday, October 3, 2025, presenting piano-based performances every fifteen minutes from 5:30pm to 8:00pm. Kicking off the annual Pianos on State installation,...