Santa Barbara CA

The Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic is bringing free dental care for children in the community on Wednesday, February 25, during its sixth annual Give Kids A Smile (GKAS) event. The event provides children, ages 12 and under, with free dental work, including exams, cleanings, along with oral health education...

Tenants want a good place to live, and property owners want a good place to rent. That shared interest is fundamental to how the Isla Vista housing market works. Good intentions alone, however, do not make good public policy. Policy should be judged by outcomes, not intentions. The Isla Vista Pilot Inspection...

Authorities are trying to identify the person responsible for spray painting graffiti on a building at a Solvang hotel development.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's idyllic life in Montecito could be disrupted as the neighborhood's residents have been issued a warning. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex moved to the California neighborhood after leaving the royal family in 2020. They've made a life for themselves in Montecito and currently live there...

Meet Mia, a 2-year-old Siberian Husky with the spirit of a wild animal and the heart of a true free soul. With her piercing eyes and striking coat, she has a way of turning heads wherever her paws take her — and she knows it. Brimming with energy, confidence...

Tanya Spears Guiliacci was the first Black Santa Barbara native I ever met, five years into living in this city. We met through my job at the Independent, the only two Black people working in our office. This experience of isolation in Santa Barbara is something I, and many other Black folks, have long been...

It might only happen once every several years. A steelhead trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus, leaves its ocean realm, and forges an aquatic path up a river mouth, then navigates a flood plain, and eventually swims up a boulder-choked creek to lay its eggs in a pool of loose, sandy soil, the gentle ebb and flow of...

Boatyard Pub:Jim Friery, 4-6 p.m.; Bluegrass Jam, 6:30-9 p.m. The Canyon:Höllywood Crüe and Screaming for Priest (Mötley Crüe and Judas Priest tributes), 7 p.m. Copper Blues: Banda and Grupo Night, 7 p.m. Deer Lodge:Modern Moment, 6 p.m. The Grape:Collins/Rollins Group, 5-7 p.m.; Bevan Manson Quartet feat....

After the installation and construction period of the student parking lot solar panels, parking has been much more abundant. However, the circle lot, intended for staff, visitors, and parents, remains full of student cars. Recently, there’s been an influx of students parking in the staff lot, so much so that staff...

Looking into the background of the park on Poli St. Cemetery Memorial Park, first established in 1862 by the Catholic Diocese of Monterey Los Angeles, sits on Poli St. and overlooks the ocean with a view of the city. “I love Cemetery Park. I enjoy going there with my friends...