La Goleta Gas Storage Questions Answered
SoCal Gas Company officials detail elements of the proposal to expand the field near Goleta Beach.
Ballantyne Property Again Sparks Outcry
Gaviota Coast Conservancy fights against bid to build barn.
City Taking Control of State Route 225
Caltrans relinquishes the route that includes Cliff Drive and Las Positas Road.
Expanding Goleta’s Natural Gas Cellar
Residents are worried about the Gas Company's plans for an underground storage field.
Mental Health Services Deemed Disconnected and Dysfunctional
Two reports take the county department to task, but glimmers of hope also shine through.
Channel Island Foxes Back in Action
Recovery effort deemed a wild success.
Santa Barbara Teachers Association Elects New Union Boss
John Houchin will soon find himself at the bargaining table.
Rainbow Girls Release The Sound of Light
The Santa Barbara band plays a CD-release show this Sunday, May 26, at SOhO.
2013 Independent Theater Awards
The Independent presented its annual theater awards on Monday, May 20, at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.
Guns, Congress, and the Commander-in-Chief
Overlooked in the debate over the Second Amendment is a very important ...
KDB Reports: Dancing to Paul Simon
101 Widening and the 2013 Indy Awards
Chris Meagher discusses widening 101 through Montecito and Charles Donelan breaks down The Indy Theater Awards, with some words from our winners.
Which freeway widening project do you favor?
New Funded Safety and Enforcement Patrols on Highway 166
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Issues Urgent Appeal
Sixty Young Eagles A Different Point of View
Veterans for Peace of Santa Barbara Press Release
Media Neuroscience Lab at UCSB
Bragg Health Institute Installs Greenhouse at San Marcos High School
Minuteman III Test Missile Launches From Vandenberg
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Expanding Goleta's Natural Gas Cellar
Residents are worried about the Gas Company's plans for an underground storage ...
Mental Health Services Deemed Disconnected and Dysfunctional
Two reports take the county department to task, but glimmers of hope ...
Which Way to Widen 101?
The state is squabbling with locals over how to best fix Montecito’s ...
Santa Barbara Teachers Association Elects New Union Boss
John Houchin will soon find himself at the bargaining table.
New Funded Safety and Enforcement Patrols on Highway 166
This Memorial Day weekend the California Highway Patrol will begin new Measure A funded safety and enforcement ...
Review of Nathaniel Rich’s Novel Odds Against Tomorrow
A fine example of literature turning to climate change with humor and cautious optimism.
Sixty Young Eagles A Different Point of View
General Aviation was alive and well May 18 as 60 teenagers took the controls of an airplane ...
Photo Gallery: John Mayall at SOhO Restaurant & Music Club
The British bluesman played Santa Barbara on Wednesday, May 22.
Mobb Deep at Velvet Jones
The East Coast hip-hop duo delivered a refreshingly honest and lengthy set on Tuesday, May 21.
Media Neuroscience Lab at UCSB
Headed by Prof. René Weber (Ph.D, M.D.), researchers from the Department of Communication have founded the Media ...
Bragg Health Institute Installs Greenhouse at San Marcos High School
Dr. Patricia Bragg, CEO/President of Bragg Live Food Products and Founder of Bragg Health Institute, along with ...
Stage 4 of the Amgen Tour rolls through Santa Barbara
UCSB Dance Company’s Spring Show
The 13-member group will perform a mixed bill at Center Stage Theater on May 29 and 30.
Madonna Inn’s 'Zip, Sip & Stay' Package
Themed hotel rooms, wine-tasting, and zip-lining in San Luis Obispo.
Isabella Gourmet Foods Opens
A gourmet bodega has it all on Figueroa Street.
Amgen Wrap-Up
Cyclists blaze through S.B. during Stage 4 of the 750-mile tour.






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