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This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. Moving can be expensive; the cost of furniture and household goods — everything from beds and bedding to pots and pans...

The Ventura County Board of Supervisors, during their regular meeting on Tuesday, March 3, unanimously approved the acceptance of a $250,000 donation from the Ventura Friends of the Library (VFOL) to support the E.P. Foster Library Building Forward Grant Project. The donation will help meet required local matching...

Santa Maria police are investigating a pair of shootings that took place in the northern Santa Barbara County city on Tuesday. Shortly before 1 p.m. a Santa Maria Police Department School Resource Officer assigned to Santa Maria High School reported several gunshots coming from the area of Lincoln Street and Park...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Near to slightly above normal temperatures are expected Wednesday through Friday. Temperatures will be more mild Thursday and Friday as well, before warming further for the weekend. A big topic of discussion for Wednesday is wind speeds that will pick in the evening lasting until Thursday....

Santa Barbara Police are surrounding a truck parked in Santa Barbara’s Westside neighborhood. I noticed one patrol vehicle around 8:00 a.m. today (Weds., Mar. 4) looking into an older model gray truck that was parked on W. Islay Street near Villa Ave. Around 9:30 a.m. I checked again and...

A Ventura man is in custody for multiple charges after a Ventura Police Officer conducting proactive patrols pulled over Efrain Heredia for a moving violation on Tuesday, March 3, 2026. The officer was patrolling the area of Bristol Rd and Johnson Dr during the nighttime hours when he pulled over...

SANTA BARBARA, CA — March 2, 2026. A Santa Barbara couple has been arrested and now face 68 felony counts pursuant to a years- long financial scheme that drained more than $2 million from a local woman unlucky enough to. have been their neighbor. According to Santa Barbara County...

On February 19, the Santa Barbara City College Board of Trustees created an ad hoc committee to explore potential uses for the $13 million that remains of philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s $20 million gift to the college. Scott made the donation — the largest in the school’s history — in 2021. The SBCC Foundation...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara County, CA — MOVE Santa Barbara County is pleased to announce the appointment of Sarah Iannarone as its new Executive Director following a rigorous national search. Sarah joins MOVE at a pivotal moment for transportation, safety,...

Thirty-one newly renovated studio apartments for the chronically homeless or formerly homeless in Santa Barbara are nearly complete. Next comes furnishing them. "You're talking about everything from a shower mat to a bed. And so we're looking to not only the business community, but also the private community to help...