Santa Barbara’s governing document, its Charter, is at a crossroads. The City Council is considering options for ballot measures to be...

It didn’t take long for home girl Kelsey Brugger to start breaking news in her brand-new Beltway gig: Days after arriving in Our Nation’s...

Edhat owner and publisher Lauren Bray joins the panel in the latest episode of “Newsmakers TV,” offering some up-close-and-personal...

It was SRO in the Harding Elementary School library on Wednesday night, as 80 Westside residents leaned against bookshelves or sat in...

Editor's Note: On July 22, 2019, Superintendent Cary Matsuoka was questioned under oath in a deposition stemming from litigation former...

On May 15, the county Board of Supervisors will consider amending the county zoning ordinance to streamline and speed the gargantuan task...

Santa Barbara's school board on Monday authorized Superintendent Cary Matsuoka to begin the process of implementing a district elections...

On Wednesday (April 18 aka "tomorrow," at press time) Santa Barbara's League of Women Voters is sponsoring a community forum titled "Fake...

A huge majority of Californians are concerned about the threat of a mass shooting at their local school, but differ sharply on partisan...

“Go very light on the vices,” the legendary Satchel Paige famously advised. “The social ramble ain’t restful.” Our admiration for the...

In the latest installment of Newsmakers TV, Nick Welsh details City Attorney Ariel Callone’s righteous legal crusade against Dario Pini...

Kelsey Brugger, a talented young journalist upon whose reporting Santa Barbara Independent readers have come to rely, is leaving town –...

Santa Barbara public schools chief Cary Matsuoka went to San Marcos High on Monday night to ask parents what qualities they want in their...

Behind-the-scenes, the grassroots group that ended citywide city council voting in Santa Barbara has met with superintendents throughout...

In the first stop of her Farewell Road Trip, 2nd District Supervisor Janet Wolf sat down for a half-hour, one-on-one conversation on...

Longtime Montecito resident Bill Macfadyen, publisher and founder of Noozhawk, joins the panel this week for some first-hand perspective...

Last week, the owners of a one-story home on Santa Elena Lane sought preliminary approval from the Montecito Board of Architectural...

Laura Capps, the only Santa Barbara school board member who opposed the unpopular demotion of San Marcos High School Principal Ed...

In their first public comments on the matter, the two top leaders of SB's school board sidestepped questions about an evolving campaign...

Kate Parker, the longest serving board member of the Santa Barbara Unified School District, confirmed to Newsmakers this week that she...