Take your pick of conventional wisdom about the national political impact of newly-sworn U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's...

Recently published stories about the steep rate of poverty in Santa Barbara County were painful to read, but revealed a crucial fact:...

In the local 2018 election, a previously low-profile contest for the City College board has become ground-zero for the debate over Santa...

As we enter the last weeks before the Nov. 6 election, the race for the Santa Barbara school board has become more competitive and...

The Newsmakers TV panel is back, with Josh, Kathryn, Laura and Nick diving into a couple of big local scoops, plus two big stories about...

When he signs a bill, Jerry Brown often writes a characteristically thoughtful, if unconventional, statement to explain his thinking. The...

With more than $20,000 cash on hand, Kate Ford is leading the fundraising race in the campaign for SB school board, according to new...

The Newsmakers TV panel is back with behind-the-scenes stuff about the latest dust-up at the SB City Council, as Josh Molina explains...

An intriguing and competitive campaign is quietly being waged over a city-based district seat on the Santa Barbara City College board,...

In her new memoir, Lois Capps has achieved a remarkable feat for American political literature in this grim era: the words “Donald Trump”...

It was a privilege to be among California environmental leaders at Governor Brown's recent Global Climate Action Summit, uniting for the...

One “B,” one “C,” one “Incomplete” and one “Standard Not Met.” Those are the grades assigned to SB Unified School District Superintendent...

Newsmaker's vast Department of Multi-Platform Media and Impoverished Public Access TV fully deployed on Wednesday night to produce the...

Four days before sending the FBI a confidential and anonymous #MeToo letter that has roiled the Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett...

Tanned, rested and heady, the denizens of Newsmakers TV returned to the city desk on Thursday for our new (4th!) fall season, offering...

Pumped from Pilates class, Hannah-Beth Jackson showed up for a coffee date on Coast Village Road sporting a tan shirt that read “Well...

In Santa Barbara on Sunday, Senator Dianne Feinstein warned that U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh’s legal beliefs could shield...

(Updated) In 2016, exactly three candidates -- 3, count 'em, 3 -signed up to run for three open seats on the Santa Barbara Unified School...

Six months ago, Marshall Tuck was booed off the stage at the California Democratic Party convention. “I go onstage, and I didn’t get a...

Deadline fast approaches to cast your votes in the Independent’s “Best of Santa Barbara 2018 Readers Poll." Your participation can help...