"You never want to let a serious crisis go to waste." Rahm Emanuel, former President Obama's first chief of staff, famously said during...

The Newsmakers TV gang is back with.all the latest on this week's top local news stories in Santa Barbara: Jade Martinez-Pogue updates...

Sheila Lodge wrote the book -- literally -- about the history of planning policy in Santa Barbara, and she doesn't mince words about the...

In a new episode of Newsmakers TV, our All-Star lineup of A-list local journalists plunges into this week's top Santa Barbara news...

When Randy Rowse first joined the Santa Barbara City Council a decade ago, conservative Republicans were on the rise -- in sharp contrast...

Rising star reporter Jade Martinez-Pogue joins the Newsmakers TV gang this week with a full update on how Santa Barbara County appears to...

By Melinda Burns Greg and Marllus Gandrud, who are suing five cannabis greenhouse operations on Foothill Road in Carpinteria, have fled...

Santa Barbara City Council member Mike Jordan disclosed on Wednesday that he is supporting commercial developer Barrett Reed's challenge...

It was seven days ago when digital links to an explosive magazine story started landing in email boxes across Santa Barbara, igniting a...

SB Independent columnist Nick Welsh on Wednesday knocked down a critical assertion in the Los Angeles Magazine piece that has roiled City...

Ed St. George, Santa Barbara's most outspoken and high-profile developer, believes that City Council members should serve full-time with...

In a swift and politically savvy move, Interim Chief Barney Melekian on Monday ordered an independent investigation of allegations...

Memo to hardcore political junkies: The three Democrats running for mayor, along with the three district city council members seeking...

The legendary press baron Joseph Pulitzer, when asked to define "news," famously said it was, "that which is apt to be talked about." By...

One year after Covid-19 began its deadly passage through America, killing more than half-a-million, shutting down businesses and...

Eastside City Council member Alejandra Gutierrez pulled off a nice piece of legislative handiwork this week, brokering a compromise in...

Randy Rowse's decision to run for Mayor of Santa Barbara instantly reshapes the race, installing a widely-known candidate whose...

As she seeks a five-year second term, Mayor Cathy Murillo said in an interview that her decade of City Council experience merits her...

Nick Welsh, the Independent's executive editor and Santa Barbara's top columnist (you could look it up) drops by for an in-depth...

In the Before Times, no education issue generated more controversy and conflict in California than the big-bucks effort by reformers to...