Meanwhile, Ecuador supplies a large share of our imported crude, and the toll on the Amazon is staggering. Since the 1970s, oil development in Ecuador has wiped out more than 1.6 million acres of ...

P.T. Anderson’s wily new film ‘One Battle After Another ‘balances the sinister and the satirical, to fascinating ends.

Jurgensen will screen and discuss the critically lauded film starring Leonard DiCaprio and Sean Penn and directed by Paul ...

San Marcos made the first big play of the game when sophomore Victoria Aldana intercepted a pass from her cornerback position and returned it to the Dos Pueblos ten-yard line. Three plays later Aldana ...

The U.S. government has shut down after Senators voted against both Republican and Democrat stopgap funding bills. Here’s what will, and will not, be affected.

A sailboat ran ashore near the Dangermond Preserve — requiring a multi-agency cleanup effort and pointing to a recurring problem.

Councilmembers Kristen Sneddon and Wendy Santamaria filed a two-person memo requesting the city agendized a meeting on rent stabilization.

This year, the standoff is shaped by Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” passed in July, which guts healthcare funding. Senate ...

District Attorney alleges that Christopher Van Vlack, 32, carried out the killing with premeditation and deliberation “while ...

Through this collaboration, they have highlighted what is currently about 250 qualifying public murals, mosaics, and sculptures. After a three week contest hosted by the Santa Barbara Independent, the ...

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On September 28, the Legal Aid Foundation of S.B. County (LAF) hosted its annual Taste for Justice Chowderfest to raise funds for the civil legal services it provides countywide to low-income and ...