As the child of a Kansas insurance salesman and church singer, Annette Bening didn’t seem like the type of person born for ...

IT’S EASY to shorthand Los Angeles as a dream factory, a place populated solely by movie stars, award shows, influencers, and ...

A proposal is on the table to increase the salaries of members of the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors by $56,000 to about $171,000 annually. The ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance ...

Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be ...

“The past, present, and future of fire are key in understanding humanity’s power to upend the world”, Obi Kaufmann Please join Santa Barbara Permaculture Network ... Why California Burns. From the ...

There's trouble in paradise. A 52-unit apartment complex two blocks from the beach in Santa Barbara is at the center of a ...

UC Irvine makes 44.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 3.0 percentage points higher than UCSB has allowed to its opponents (41.7%). UCSB averages 9.9 made 3-point ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. OAKLAND — As part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced filing a ...

Incumbent Jeff Rosen, left, is holding a strong lead in the race for Santa Clara County district attorney. Former prosecutor Daniel Chung, center, and public defender Sajid Khan, right ...

The director Charles Burnett’s deeply humane, singular film from 1999, starring James Earl Jones, is finally receiving a theatrical release. By Manohla Dargis Miles Teller and Anya Taylor-Joy ...