Roy Lee this week nailed down Santa Barbara County's most stunning political victory in decades, ousting entrenched Supervisor Das...

The presidential race that voters didn’t want, a match-up between the antediluvian Democrat and the Republican autocrat, has begun. Last...

Roy Lee clung to a 510 vote lead over Das Williams in the too-close-to-call First District Board of Supervisors race on Friday, as Santa...

President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Thursday night at times resembled a campaign or convention speech, but Rep. Salud...

Newsmakers’ editorial operation is based in Santa Barbara County’s First District, so our interest in the campaign for its seat on the...

With most of the drama drained from next week's election, the city Planning Commission rushed in this week to fulfill Santa Barbara's...

Last week, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled, in a case involving in vitro fertilization, that frozen embryos are children, due all the...

By Cheri Rae “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that...

In a 2024 campaign surprise, the Santa Barbara Independent declined to endorse the re-election of Das Williams this week, after...

(Editor's note: This commentary first appeared on the media criticism site "Press Watch" and is reprinted with permission). By Dan...

Supervisor Das Williams sent a warm and fuzzy, full-color campaign mailer to his neighbors in Carpinteria this week, portraying himself...

As stalled contract talks move to mediation, the Santa Barbara Teachers Association staged a large, long and noisy protest march this...

Three icons of Santa Barbara's public safety clan endorsed Roy Lee over Das Williams in the First District Board of Supervisors race this...

The greatest braggarts are usually the biggest cowards. - Jean-Jacques Rousseau At 7:58 p.m. on Thursday, Supervisor Das Williams sent a...

Vicki Riskin recalls a town meeting on Martha's Vineyard a few years ago, when a crew of middle-school kids convinced their elected...

The annual Point-in-Time count of the unhoused rolled out before dawn on Wednesday, as more than 400 volunteers fanned out to tally the...

Hiding in plain sight, an extraordinary transformation of the space industry is emerging in Santa Barbara County - as private companies...

To the surprise of no one, Donald Trump won the Republican Iowa Caucuses on Monday night, officially opening a presidential primary...

The right-wing pundit diaspora of Santa Barbara's forsaken, bankrupt, and deceased daily newspaper has re-connected to produce a...

Frank T. Troise, a rich and savvy whiz in the ravening realm of global business, is now running for the Santa Barbara County Board of...