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Amid the highest food insecurity rates in nearly a decade, proposed federal changes threaten to deepen hunger across Santa ...

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County shares the potential impact on its services after the USDA ...

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Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Can you spell the word gamut? What about the word tacitly? The winners of this year’s countywide ...

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Panelists spoke about recovery efforts, as well as what needs to be done to help recovery for the critically endangered fish.

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Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, called Los Prietos, was initiated today at 9:30 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. The prescribed fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

Read more on our AI policy here. A new prescribed burn, named Painted Cave, was initiated today at 9:45 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. The prescribed fire has been burning on private land.