Former 2nd District Planning Commissioner Doreen Farr picked up a big endorsement in her quest for Santa Barbara County's 3rd District seat, receiving the endorsement of the Sierra Club's Los Padres chapter .

Santa Barbara County fire officials are calling a fire of an unused building south of the City of Santa Barbara "suspicious in nature." The fire, which ignited around 3:30 a.m. Thursday, engulfed the ...

In the first installment of the semi-regular "Behind the Scenes a Independent.com " series - ' which will take readers into our newsroom to hear from the writers themselves - ' The Santa Barbara Independent 's ...