Since the start of Trump’s second term, Santa Barbara Independent reporters have been diligently covering his ...

In Santa Barbara Unified, $11,754,628 in Federally Funded Programs Are at Risk County’s Largest School District Relies on ...

Campaign launched in Santa Barbara County to save program for low-income families that Trump administration is seeking to ...

Trump’s Tariff War Has Santa Barbara Contractors on Alert Suppliers Warn of Potential for Higher Construction Costs By ...

Primitiva Hernandez, executive director of 805 UndocuFund, has emerged as one of the region’s most passionate advocates for ...

David Valentine, professor who discovered a DDT dumping ground in the Pacific, speaks out as UC Santa Barbara feels the ...

Here in Santa Barbara, community members and local organizations have risen to the moment, organizing, resisting, and ...

The Trump administration cuts off around $500,000 in Title X funding for Planned Parenthood and Santa Barbara Neighborhood ...

In the short term, Talkin said the Foodbank will have to drill down to figure out where the most pressing need is. With less ...

Trump has declared a trade war against much of the planet, imposing — and then retracting — stiff tariffs against both friend ...

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Sheriff’s detectives are sharing information from a child abuse investigation and seeking additional survivors. In August of ...