Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has unanimously adopted odor-control regulations for commercial cannabis, ...

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments ... around 750 acres to ...

“If we don’t do something different,” UC Santa Barbara adjunct ... others might require new zoning laws or force homeowners to relocate. The Times created a map showing a hypothetical ...

Zoning allows a maximum density of 35 units ... Its owners changed its name fourteen years later to the Plantation Country Club. Santa Barbara, California, developer Will Gustafson and his company ...

The County Fire Department has released its new wildfire protection plan for Santa Barbara foothill areas to identify ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County shares the potential impact on its services after the USDA announced major budget cuts. The Department of Agriculture has halted $500 ...

Since Santa Barbara Foothills Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a mouthful it is being referred to as the CWPP. The ...

Starting on March 24th depending on weather and air quality conditions prescribed burns will take place in Twin Ridge in the ...

Currently, there are no details on the extent of land burned or the size of the crew involved in executing the prescribed ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA (March 10, 2025)- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships ...