The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors faces a major decision on Tuesday: What size jail system should the county have ...

Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

In a historic vote this week, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously adopted what may be the toughest odor ...

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

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 ...

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Five years after the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a global pandemic, Dr. Sara Cody — the Santa Clara County public health officer who led the Bay Area’s regional ...

Cal Fire added over 1.2 million acres in Central California to its fire hazard severity zones. New maps for Southern ...

The Duke of Sussex showed his support for victims of the devastating LA wildfires on Saturday night by attending a charity concert in Santa Barbara to ... team from the LA County Fire Department ...

A significant winter storm expected to hit Southern California this Wednesday has triggered a flood watch for Santa Barbara County from the National Weather Service. The flood watch is in effect from ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has filed new charges in a case involving a father and son from Santa Maria who were arrested Tuesday for lewd acts ...

Since January, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services has issued 137 citations to illegal food vendors who operate on sidewalks or the side of the road. But the citations don’t do much, ...