Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-Since Santa Barbara Foothills Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a mouthful it is being ...

Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA (March 10, 2025)- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

Partly cloudy with a high of 59 °F (15 °C) and a 54% chance of precipitation. Winds from W to WNW at 14 to 17 mph (22.5 to 27.4 kph). Night - Partly cloudy with a 58% chance of precipitation. Winds ...

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments ... around 750 acres to ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department presented to the Board on Tuesday highlighting the precarious conditions under which some street foods are prepared and sold, including photos of ...

A third would, according to supporters and opponents alike, ‘end single-family zoning as we know it ... professor Chris Elmendorf and UC Santa Barbara professor Clayton Nall: “The ...

The report shows an increase in housing in 2024, but indicates the county is still behind the state-mandated levels. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo Santa Barbara County added 400 housing ...

That's why Salt Lake City is looking to completely rewrite its zoning map, trimming 26 existing mixed-use and commercial zones, differentiated by height, into six more distinctive zones.

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps moderated the session put together by the League of Women Voters. Several groups and government leaders who are working closely on immigration topics ...