The city of Goleta is has released the Public Review Draft Local Coastal Program (LCP) and the community has until Aug. 6 to submit comments. The LCP is the city’s planning and regulatory framework ...

The supplemental medical school program, established through a partnership between UC Santa Cruz and UC Davis, embeds ...

A bitter battle is brewing along California’s Central Coast as an Indigenous tribe pushes to create a protected ocean zone that could sharply limit fishing — sparking fears among local fishermen that ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, July 7, 2026 – The City of Goleta is pleased to announce the release of the Public Review Draft Local Coastal ...

Anybody coming here on a sunny beach day knows all too well the traffic jams on Highway 92, a very dangerous and antiquated ...

Two efforts to explore healthcare solutions in the region recently received funding in the California state budget.

As locals and visitors from across the globe flock to California's famous beaches this summer, a collaboration of marine and ...

The good news is that we will persist. Our original purpose to provide a forum for North Coast entities with coastal responsibilities and develop/disseminate outreach products will continue with or ...

For parents like Dawn Marie Anderson, the funding is a blessing that could've changed her son's life decades ago.

The Solano Resource Conservation District and Dixon Resource Conservation District have been recognized as a Clean California Community, a designation awarded through Caltrans’ Clean California ...

A federal judge in California has dealt a major setback to the Trump administration’s effort to tie billions of dollars in ...

Family physician jobs in California offer a mix of clinical variety, cultural richness, and community impact that is hard to ...