Housing affordability continues to be a challenge in the fourth quarter for South Coast residents, the latest data revealed.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce will host the 2025 State of the County on Thursday, August 28, from 3:00 to ...

Each year, the city contracts local economics consulting firm Robert D. Niehuas Inc. to collect data on rent prices for a given month of the year. This year, the firm looked at prices across the South ...