1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (776+ words) More Than 560 People Still Face Death Sentences in California, Despite a Longstanding Moratorium on Executions In 2019, California Gov. Gavin Newsom called the state’s death penalty system a failure and issued an executive order halting executions. His order — and the sight…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (335+ words) Rule Change — Which Takes Effect on September 14 — Could Impact Santa Barbara County’s Endangered Species, Environmentalists Warn After the Trump administration introduced a new rule to weaken the Endangered Species Act (ESA), California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (9+ words) I appreciated Hannah-Beth Jackson’s moving remembrance of Gloria Steinem....

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (477+ words) Kelly Hubbard Steps Down After County Officials Rejected Grand Jury Recommendations to Increase Department’s Authority and Staffing Kelly Hubbard, director of Santa Barbara County’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), abruptly resigned this week after the Board of Supervisors rejected a…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (429+ words) Today, the Top CEO Makes 281 Times More Than the Average Worker SURVIVAL OF THE RICHEST: History, it turns out, does not repeat itself. It stutters. Mark Twain did not say that. I did. It’s stuttering right now. Over Labor Day. Every…...

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (645+ words) The Santa Barbara Independent We lost two of America’s most iconic women during the past weeks. First, Dolly Parton, whose unique blend of femininity, business acumen, and generosity modeled female economic independence when women’s financial autonomy was virtually nonexistent in…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (968+ words) City Council Candidates Ian Baucke, James Zurlinden, and Cevin Cathell Battle for Eric Friedman’s Soon-to-Be-Vacant Seat With current Santa Barbara City Council District 5 representative Eric Friedman making a run for mayor, three candidates have joined the race to fill his…...

5+ day, 14+ hour ago   (815+ words) After 10 Years at Helm of City’s Housing Authority, Fredericks Announces He’s Stepping Down at End of 2027 This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (476+ words) Grateful, but More Than a Little Nervous It started raining this morning. Just a sprinkle. Wasn’t on the weather app. But it sure felt like rain all day. I heard that it rained pretty hard briefly across town. In the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1327+ words) Who’s Supporting the Candidates, and What Issues Will Come to the Forefront this Election? With less than two months left until Election Day, the race to become the next mayor of Santa Barbara is ramping up, with the frontrunning candidates…...