Santa Cruz County will have 4th of July events galore, so no matter where you live, you will not be too far from parades, ...

Latinas in California's Santa Barbara, Santa Cruz and Ventura counties earn only 47–50 cents for every dollar earned by a non ...

Today’s column introduces guidelines for year-round gardening for herbaceous perennial plants that are native to a ...

Many Bay Area universities and community colleges expressed concerns over the proposed changes’ impact on low-income and ...

The Santa Cruz Diner stands as a beacon of affordable comfort food in a world of overpriced avocado toast and $15 smoothies.

Alumni Nicole Friedland (Merrill ’89, community studies) and Brett King (Crown ’92, chemistry) both spoke at the National ...

Two studies fill in gaps about the cosmos’s ordinary matter. One maps it all, even the “missing matter.” The other details one of its hiding spots.

A protester raises the U.S. flag after police use tear gas and flash-bangs at the Federal Building in Santa Ana, CA, on ...

Ryan P. Cruz is a homegrown journalist, born and raised in Santa Barbara. Since joining the Santa Barbara Independent in 2021, he has covered a broad range of topics, including city government, ...