4+ day, 41+ min ago   (296+ words) Meet The Woman Behind Our Newest Real Estate Column Welcome to Good Bones, my new column in the Santa Barbara Independent. You might be asking, “Who are you, and why do you have a column in the Indy Real Estate…...

4+ day, 5+ hour ago   (1726+ words) Local Organizations Work to Support Survivors and Protect Vulnerable Youth It is the early 2000s, and Alia Azariah is a runaway teen. Drawn to downtown Santa Barbara, Azariah gathers with other homeless youth among the shops and tourists. There, her friends…...

5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (526+ words) Jon Boogz and Malaena Eagle Used Film, Dance, and Storytelling to Help Students Explore Their Experiences — and Their Possibilities Lompoc High School set a bold, meaningful example in addressing mental health and inspiring young people through a recent artist residency…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (476+ words) Grateful, but More Than a Little Nervous It started raining this morning. Just a sprinkle. Wasn’t on the weather app. But it sure felt like rain all day. I heard that it rained pretty hard briefly across town. In the…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (589+ words) Democrats Are Pushing a Last-Minute Bill to Ban Federal Agents from Using Electric Shock Gloves Following Reports That Immigration and Customs Enforcement Is Making Moves to Buy and Use Them Democratic California lawmakers are pushing a last-minute bill to ban…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (583+ words) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center has announced the addition of four local leaders to its Board of Directors as the organization prepares to enter its 80th year of service... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center has…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (319+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent A Heat Advisory is in effect until 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 25th with temperatures up to 107 expected. An Extreme Heat Watch will be in effect from Tuesday morning, August 25th through Friday evening, August 28th with dangerously hot conditions expected and…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (161+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent Santa Barbara pediatrician Dr. Daniel Brennan, MD, FAAP, has been named California’s 2026 The award recognizes individuals who go above and beyond to promote and foster In 2014, Brennan founded Strive for 95, a community immunization initiative bringing together…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (378+ words) Numerous Agencies Engage with the Vulnerable to Block Exploitation, but Gaps Exist Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle inebriated himself with strangers and slept through a revolution of social and structural change. There are those who can and those who cannot…...