Sarah Stephens, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Homeless By Sarah Stephens | Fri Jun 03, 2022 | 4:18pm

City Net Organizes Job Fair to Combat Homelessness

Dozens attend to hear about and partake of Santa Barbara resources for jobs.

Health By Sarah Stephens | Thu Jun 02, 2022 | 9:34am

Sheriff Bill Brown organizes coalition of community partners in Project Opioid to combat deaths by fentanyl.

Courts & Crime By Sarah Stephens | Wed Jun 01, 2022 | 5:07pm

Multiple social media posts flew around the campus community before suspect was apprehended.

Coronavirus News By Jean Yamamura & Sarah Stephens | Sat May 28, 2022 | 12:23pm

Santa Barbara County cases sail up and down the charts; new outbreak at the jail; UCSB ends school year masked up indoors.

Health By Sarah Stephens | Tue May 17, 2022 | 2:38pm

Supply is limited on local retailers’ shelves but not at crisis level amid Abbott Nutrition recall.

Courts & Crime By Sarah Stephens | Mon May 16, 2022 | 4:42pm

Bernardo Rojas Ruiz was arrested for illegal massages at a Westside party supply store.

Community By Sarah Stephens | Sun May 15, 2022 | 5:53am

Goats are eating flammable vegetation in a Santa Barbara neighborhood to mitigate fire risk.

Coronavirus News By Sarah Stephens & Jean Yamamura | Fri May 06, 2022 | 10:18am

Case counts and hospitalizations are slowly rising, as are deaths.

Housing By Sarah Stephens | Mon May 02, 2022 | 4:59pm

Rental assistance through the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and the federal government will be open through June 1.

Community By Sarah Stephens | Sun May 01, 2022 | 9:00am

Alina Tupchyk is fundraising for transportation that can move disabled refugees from bomb-cratered cities.