-
1 month ago | 
independent.com | Margaux Lovely |Callie Fausey
What Does Trump’s Executive Order Seeking to End Education Dept. Mean for Santa Barbara Schools?
-
1 month ago | 
foodsafety.einnews.com | Callie Fausey |Victor Bryant |Ryan Cruz |Leslie Dinaberg
The number of bird flu infections has been dropping among poultry flocks, dairy herds, and dairy workers in California over the past several months, state officials reported on Wednesday to a joint meeting of state Senate agriculture and health committees. New reports continue to come from Southern California dairies, however, and then there’s the approach of spring.
-
Jan 15, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
Transitional Kindergarten Applications Opening at South Coast Schools Enrollment for Santa Barbara Unified and Hope School Districts Now Open; Goleta Unified Opens in February Credit: Courtesy Transitional kindergarten (TK) applications for 2025-26 on the South Coast are beginning to open, and parents are encouraged to get a head start. As the state’s universal TK program has gradually expanded since 2021, younger students have become eligible. This year, all children who turn 4 on or before...
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
Body Found at Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara Authorities Say the Decedent Is a Male in His Thirties or Forties Witnesses reported a dead body at Leadbetter Beach on Tuesday Morning.
-
Jan 14, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
The new K-9 recruits Obi and Draco with their handlers. | Credit: Courtesy The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office introduced their fluffiest new recruits to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors last Tuesday, January 7. Obi and Draco were walked in by their notably less-fluffy handlers, and the board room lit up.
-
Jan 10, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
Santa Barbara School to Host Free Camp for Children Affected by Los Angeles Fires Pop-Up Day Camp for Evacuated Kids Ages 6-16 at Cold Springs Elementary School Extended to Monday and Tuesday A free pop-up day camp for children affected by the L.A. fires was held at Cold Springs Elementary School on Friday and is being extended into next week. | Credit: @projectcampla As devastating fires burn through Los Angeles, Santa Barbara is offering a respite for the youngest of those affected by the...
-
Jan 9, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
Santa Barbara High Principal Fred Razo Retiring Again at End of School Year Rizo Came out of Retirement to Lead the School Two Years Ago, Following His Predecessor's Sudden Resignation Fred Razo | Credit: Santa Barbara Unified School District The search for a new principal of Santa Barbara High School is commencing immediately, following current principal Fred Razo’s announcement that he will be retiring by the end of the school year. This is Razo’s second time entering retirement. He came...
-
Jan 9, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
Cold Spring Canyon Bridge Named a Historic Landmark The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Granted the 60-Year-Old Bridge Its New Landmark Status on Tuesday The Cold Spring Canyon Arch Bridge.
-
Jan 9, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey
The Goleta coastline is the target of a new housing project. But it’s not for humans. This planned, underwater apartment complex will, ideally, host a community of two-spot octopi. The purpose? Restoring the historic kelp beds that once grew out of the bay’s sandy bottom. As one of his final actions before leaving office, former 1st District County Supervisor Das Williams secured a $10,000 grant for the kelp restoration project, which the City of Goleta is “matching” with a $5,000 contribution.
-
Jan 9, 2025 | 
independent.com | Callie Fausey |Nick Welsh |Jean Yamamura |Ryan Sabalow
Industrial agriculture has a bad reputation— making us sick and obese, polluting our waterways, causing widespread deforestation, reducing biodiversity, generating one-fourth of greenhouse gases, contaminating our soil with toxic chemicals, and creating large-scale animal suffering in dense feedlots. A UN report documents that big agriculture causes $3 trillion in damage to the global environment each year.
