OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Former congresswoman Barbara Lee says the results are clear: she is Oakland's new mayor. In her first remarks since winning the election, she reminded voters that she ...

Woods, 33, spent the last two seasons with the Texans. He had 20 receptions for 203 yards in 2024 under Bobby Slowik. Woods is a 6-foot, 193-pound wide receiver who has played in the NFL for over ...

While the Santa Barbara Independent continues to cover how these actions are impacting local agencies and institutions that rely on federal support, we’re also asking our readers to share how they are ...

But Trump isn’t the only one who’s been busy these past few months. Here in Santa Barbara, community members and local organizations have risen to the moment, organizing, resisting, and adapting to ...

In Santa Barbara Unified, the county’s largest school district, $11,754,628 in federally funded programs are at risk. It’s like a case study of how school programs could evaporate under the current ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The death of Pope Francis, 88, on the day after Easter is on the minds of many Catholics. Many are attending events to honor him before the Conclave to choose the next ...

Some conservative, some liberal. But always 50/50 in number. That may be a tough pill for towns like Santa Barbara and Montecito to swallow, but it just may increase readership (the lifeblood of the ...

Grant honed his farming strategy on serving the Santa Barbara farmers’ markets every week since 2002. “By serving the same community gathering week upon week, I feel success is a relationship that we ...

Among the employees who’ve already lost their jobs with NOAA were two involved in whale strike research in the Santa Barbara Channel. Douglas McCauley is a professor in marine ecology at UC Santa ...

Day 2 of the 2025 NFL draft kept the drama running in high gear. While the stakes are inherently lower with the overwhelming bulk of top players already accounted for, Friday's action in Green Bay ...

A passenger in a passing vehicle expresses his support for protesters in Santa Barbara on Wednesday opposing cuts to Social Security. Nearly 100 people gathered at the Social Security ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — More than 200 protesters lined both sides of the street outside the Social Security Administration office in downtown Santa Barbara on Wednesday, joining a nationwide ...