Breaking Agreement with Campus Pride Group, Santa Ynez High Paints over Rainbow Crosswalks independent.com/2023/03/31/bre…

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Copenhagen Mayor Urges Solvang to Give ‘Full Support’ to LGBTQ Community independent.com/2023/04/18/cop…

Robert Clarke asked the Sheriff’s Office for extra protection. “These trans folks are pretty unpredictable,” he said. independent.com/2023/04/23/clo…

We were honored to publish this story by Rolf Geyling about emerging from personal loss and a shark attack in one piece. Here's how the CNPA judge described his writing: Epic and heart-wrenching story that is superbly communicated to the point of epiphany. independent.com/2022/10/26/sur…

After hearing from about 50 speakers — all intensely pro or con — the county supervisors voted unanimously to approve a contract that will result in the creation of a tiny-home community of 90 prefabricated cabins at 4500 Hollister Avenue. independent.com/2023/05/17/san…

Craig A. Case, Santa Barbara’s most recognizable private investigator and the host of a local food and wine program, sits behind bars after he was arrested Wednesday on charges of grand theft and fraud. independent.com/2023/07/17/cra…

Is Dormzilla dead in the water? 🧐 independent.com/2023/07/19/the…

Santa Barbara News-Press Files for Bankruptcy independent.com/2023/07/23/san…

Thanks for the callout, Rebecca, and for making clear the real reason this paper went under -- the arrogance and incompetence of its multimillionaire owner who didn't give a damn about Santa Barbara.

📢It's time to make sure you're prepared #SantaBarbaraCounty. 🗓️Local impacts of this storm could reach our area starting Sunday (8/20) evening through early next week. ⚠️Potential for heavy rains, winds, storm surge & dangerous ocean conditions. 🖱️readysbc.org/576/Storm-Read…

After only one year at the top spot, City Administrator Rebecca Bjork announces she's retiring. This is right after she and Mayor Randy Rowse hatched a sneak attack to eliminate downtown parklets. Nope, nothing to see here... independent.com/2023/08/09/in-…

I cooked some food that Finley actually ate.

Deputies are investigating a fatal hit and run on Storke Road between Bollay and Santa Felicia. One lane will be closed for the investigation- please consider an alternate route. Suspect has been located.

New: Santa Barbara police are recommending charges of trespassing, battery, and hate crime against Jeanne Umana, the person from this story. independent.com/2023/09/18/hun…

Santa Barbara Museum of Art Relinquishes $800,000 Drawing Stolen by Nazis independent.com/2023/09/21/san…

It was a few days before Summer Solstice 2022, and Kim Vandyk was a fugitive from justice. She’d skipped her arraignment on felony fraud charges and was instead pedaling down State Street in a pair of fairy wings to a Solstice Parade workshop... independent.com/2023/11/01/the…

Karen "Snakebite" Jones gets bit. independent.com/2023/12/19/kar…

The upcoming system IS an Atmospheric River, but there is a scale and for the Central Coast it is 1 out of 5. News media uses the term far too much, I think without explanation and perspective it is more of a fear than an information generator.

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