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Carbajal Denounces Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran

5 days ago | independent.com | Nick Welsh

Carbajal Denounces Trump’s Decision to Bomb Iran Santa Barbara Congressmember Says ‘President Trump Must Be Held Accountable’ Add to Favorites Salud Carbajal | Credit: Courtesy Santa Barbara’s Congressional representative Salud Carbajal denounced President Donald Trump’s decision to launch multiple bombing runs targeting three of the four underground sites in Iran where United States, Israeli, and international intelligence agencies contend the Iranian government is producing weapons-grade...
Foresters Extend Winning Streak to Six Games With 14-3 Victory Over San Diego Waves

6 days ago | independent.com | Victor Bryant

Foresters Extend Winning Streak to Six Games With 14-3 Victory Over San Diego Waves The Foresters are 9-1 Overall This Season By Victor Bryant Sat Jun 21, 2025 | 9:28am Add to Favorites An offensive explosion boosted the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 14-3 victory over the visiting San Diego Waves on Friday afternoon and extended their winning streak to six games Coming into the season offense was a question mark for the Foresters, but the team quickly found an identity at the plate. “We found...
Emma Myall Named Head Coach of UC Santa Barbara Women's Water Polo

1 week ago | independent.com | Victor Bryant

Emma Myall Named Head Coach of UC Santa Barbara Women’s Water Polo Myall Served as Interim head Coach for the 2025 Season By Victor Bryant Fri Jun 20, 2025 | 1:40pm Add to Favorites UC Santa Barbara women’s water polo Emma Myall | Credit: Derrick Tuskan/ UC Santa Barbara Athletics UC Santa Barbara has named Emma Myall the permanent head coach of its women’s water polo program, removing the interim title she held during the 2025 season. The announcement was made Wednesday by Director of...
Button, Lady Grey, and SETI

1 week ago | independent.com | Lisa Acho Remorenko

Credit: CourtesyButtonHere is a sweet male abyssinian guinea pig with a lush black and white swirly coat. He is quite gentle, interactive, and thoroughly enjoys cuddle time on a lap, especially if there are greens and some carrot for refreshment! Button is sociable and might make a good companion for another single male Credit: CourtesyIf you are fan of the mini-lop rabbits then don’t delay in coming to see the lovely Lady Grey.
It’s a Wild, Wild World, And We ALL Get to Play in It

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

It’s a Wild, Wild World, And We ALL Get to Play in ItSanta Barbara’s Annual Summer Solstice Festivities Are BackBy Leslie Dinaberg | Photos by Ingrid BostromJune 19, 2025A sign beacons volunteers to the Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Workshop 2025 | Photo: Ingrid BostromWhen the Solstice Celebration theme of “Wild World” was selected back in 2024, “I don’t think anybody could have predicted how appropriate that would be in 2025,” said Santa Barbara Summer Solstice Board President Justin Gunn.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Cannabis Enforcement Team Is Disbanded

1 week ago | independent.com | Melinda Burns

The team of four Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies and a sergeant that busted dozens of illegal pot operations and confiscated tens of millions of dollars’ worth of marijuana, beginning in 2018, has been broken up. The move was made official on Tuesday at a county Board of Supervisors hearing on the budget for the coming fiscal year. Cannabis tax revenues have dropped from a high of $15.7 million in 2020-21 to $5.4 million in 2024-25.
Santa Barbara’s Black History in Brief

1 week ago | independent.com | Nick Welsh

Few times in American history have the whipsaws of change induced such violent whiplash — politically and culturally — as the five-year span between the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and now. What passes for political debate has careened from “defund the police” to today’s bare-fanged clash of cultures in which diversity, equity, and inclusion have become four-letter words to be fled from by the educational exemplars running, among many others, the UC system.
Santa Barbara Poets Come Together to Celebrate ‘Women in a Golden State’

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Santa Barbara Poets Come Together to Celebrate ‘Women in a Golden State’ New Poetry Anthology Celebration is June 24 at Chaucer’s By Leslie Dinaberg Wed Jun 18, 2025 | 2:02pm Add to Favorites 'Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond' | Photo: Courtesy A veritable who’s who of the Santa Barbara poetry community will be reading at Chaucer’s Books on Tuesday night to celebrate the release of Women in a Golden State: California Poets at 60 and Beyond, a new anthology published...
Capturing Santa Barbara’s Culinary Connection Through Poetry

1 week ago | independent.com | Leslie Dinaberg

Capturing Santa Barbara’s Culinary Connection Through Poetry Submissions Now Open for New Anthology Focused on What We Grow, Prepare, and Share By Leslie Dinaberg Wed Jun 18, 2025 | 1:52pm Add to Favorites Submissions are now open for poems about food & drink | Photo: Courtesy Variety is indeed the spice of life when it comes to the interests of Santa Barbara Poet Laureate George Yatchisin. An all-around renaissance man, and double-decade contributor to the Santa Barbara Independent’s pages,...
All Booked | Eavesdropping in on the Fascinating World of Elizabeth Strout

1 week ago | independent.com | Tessa Reeg |Leslie Dinaberg

The original version of this newsletter was sent out on Tuesday, June 17. In some exciting news, All Booked is collaborating with William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins, to spotlight some of the incredible books they will be releasing in 2025.