Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — January 10, 2025 — The Santa Barbara Symphony is thrilled to announce the launch of a groundbreaking ...

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A first in California, Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office's new Care Alert program is a voluntary database with information on residents with mental health challenges to better help first responders.

A report released by Santa Barbara County Adult & Aging Network highlights the county’s shifting demographics and provides recommendations to ensure practices and policies that enable residents ...

26, the forecast at the Santa Barbara Zoo calls for snow, sledding ... The Snow Leopard Festival is free with regular paid admission or Zoo membership, and there is an additional fee for sledding ...

Trump Directly Calls for U.S.A.I.D. to Be Shut Down The ousted director of federal prisons contests her firing, citing civil service rules. Vance calls for reinstatement of DOGE worker who ...

Presented by Santa Monica College (SMC) and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Westside Coalition, the free event will take place at 11 a.m. in the John Adams Middle School (JAMS) Performing Arts ...

Santa Anita has called off racing Saturday and Sunday after the overnight expansion of wildfires devastating Los Angeles County. The announcement came in a message sent to horsemen at 7:23 a.m ...

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"Any comment against this bill — or anyone from Colorado?" Rep. Linda Serrato, D-Santa Fe, the committee chair, asked jokingly before the unanimous vote in support of House Bill 172.

U.S. News Insider Tip: Rent an e-bike at one of the shops on the Santa Monica Pier and spend the afternoon riding 3 miles (one way) along the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to Venice Beach. Stop for ...