UCSB Digitizes Long-Forgotten Carpinteria Newspaper
Copies of the ‘Carpinteria Chronicle’ reveal Depression-era attitudes and controversies.
Year: 2019
Review | ‘Watchmen’: Bizarre World Is Hauntingly Familiar
‘Watchmen’ may be full of masked heroes and supervillains, but it’s our country’s own fraught history and dubious morality that grinds the gears.
Last-Minute Deal Averts Hospital Crisis
A last-minute understanding was reached between Cottage Health and the insurance giant Anthem Blue Cross, allowing the two parties to
A Das Nod
I’m not surprised that the Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee, like the Sierra Club, County Firefighters, and the Deputy Sheriff’s Association, has just endorsed Das Williams.
For Whom the Cat Meows
Neighborhood website not immune to incivility over a cat.
Kelly Mcdonald, Garden Guardian
He keeps the Independent’s office looking green and healthy.
Trust but Verify?
Why is a county generally notorious for its indifference to the painfully drawn out permitting process for local businesses so eager to speed up cannabis applications?
Charles Donelan’s Favorite Stories of 2019
The Year in Review with Our Executive Arts Editor
Cottage Plays Chicken with Anthem Blue Cross
[Update] Santa Barbara’s only hospital successfully negotiated deal ahead of New Year’s expiration date.
‘Divorce Coach’ in Your Corner?
Pro guides aim to pave rough road to Splitsville.