The pristine white-sand beach at the foot of Ocean Avenue slopes gently into the Pacific, creating one of California’s most dog-friendly shores. Restaurants tucked into cottages and garden courtyards ...

The team behind popular restaurant Barbareño is back to bless your taste buds. Chef Julian Martinez and Jesse Gaddy will open Bistro Amasa on Friday at the historic Upham Hotel in Santa Barbara. “The ...

A car is helped out of a flooded intersection in downtown Santa Barbara Saturday night after a major downpour. Credit: John Palminteri / KEYT News photo A surprise downpour Saturday night turned parts ...

Add independent.com on Google Add the SB Independent as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year, El Encanto Hotel in Santa Barbara invites guests to celebrate ...

VENTURA, Calif. Residents and businesses in the Pierpont area by the beach in Ventura can use their water again for drinking, ...

California's real estate market continues to reach new heights, with certain neighborhoods commanding prices that seem almost ...

What Southern California lacks in snow it more than makes up for with glittering holiday displays. Here's our 2025 list of ...

Unrelenting rain is expected to persist in the Bay Area as two back-to-back storm systems close in on the region this week, accompanied by up to 60 mph wind gusts, possible thunderstorms, landslides ...

From domestic hidden gems to the Northern Lights, to dreamy island resorts, here are 30 of the most insanely cheap Black ...

Where to go in 2026, according to Travel + Leisure editors—for the food, culture, nature, adventure, and more.

One of Southern California’s stormiest Novembers on record has delivered remarkable rainfall totals, as one storm after ...

Four people were caught illegally harvesting 93 undersized clams in Pismo Beach on Oct. 31, 2025. All four were cited for possessing undersized clams, and three for clamming without a license. Pismo ...