With a new year comes a new Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, including a new face. On Tuesday, Santa Barbara County ...

The Santa Barbara Supervisors swearing in ceremony featured two returning supervisors and a new one. Laura Capps is the new ...

Santa Barbara County may need to tighten its belt in a few years, as expenses are expected to outpace incoming revenue. A ...

He's a familiar name in Carpinteria but now he will be known countywide. Roy Lee takes his oath of office today to begin work ...

Santa Barbara County and City have entered 2025 with political shifts and renewed commitments, setting a progressive tone for ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will be meeting today, with several topics on its agenda. Most of the meeting will be designated towards the annual Transparent Review of Urgent ...

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Santa Barbara County supervisors on Tuesday directed Sheriff Bill Brown to keep them appraised of any "alarming" changes in the department’s working relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enfo ...

In a unanimous decision made last week, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has cleared a significant pathway for ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the County Board of Supervisors adopted the Agricultural Enterprise ...

SANTA CRUZ — It may have taken three ... At its meeting Tuesday, the county Board of Supervisors approved the first of two readings of housing rule changes that allow for ministerial — or ...