“We found that plants don’t respond to water stress in a simple, straight-line way,” said senior author Kelly Caylor, a professor at UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management. “Instead, ...

A California law took effect in 2020 that dropped the statute of limitations for filing lawsuits, provided a three-year window for victims to file claims, and otherwise made it easier for them to sue ...

The cocktail lineup includes Shaker Mill’s most renowned Margarita, Jaguar Moon, with St. George’s Chile Vodka, as well as a ...

Elderly residents at the Battistone Foundation's Edgerly and Palm Tree properties tell their stories as their homes go on the ...

National Guard and ICE agents seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Oxnard Thursday morning.

Michael Hiltzik was such a newcomer, arriving in California from New York in 1981. He describes himself as “single, in my ...

Santa Barbara and Ventura County artists still have the chance to submit artwork for the ‘Symbiosis or Schism: The AI Human ...

Wednesday morning, on the sidewalks around Cottage Hospital, three men dressed in dark clothing, armed with tripods and ...

A three-run homer by Xavier Esquer in the bottom of the fifth inning lifted the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 5-2 victory over the SLO Blues on Wednesday at Eddie Mathews Field. Esquer’s go-ahead home ...

That’s the draw of Indy Hops, the summertime showcase of Santa Barbara’s breweries and brewpubs that the Independent started ...

The potential use of part of Mission Historical Park for redesigned roadway or redesigned driveway purposes, as well as possible widening of East Los Olivos Street in this area, would require a vote ...

Among the highlights of this awesome show were live accompaniment to two silent short films (Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid and ...