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Santa Barbara Independent
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Since 1986.
Santa Barbara California
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Jan 10, 2023
    Scenes during the floods in Santa Barbara County include kayaking down the Eastside, a stray end table floating away, and debris rakers on Hutash Bridge. To catch up on our storm coverage, click on the link in our bio or visit independent.com/news.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Oct 16, 2021
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    In case you’ve ever wondered how air tankers fill up with water, here’s two of them at Lake Cachuma on Friday afternoon, continuing to fight the #AlisalFire. | Credit: Jim Kunkle
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Jan 9, 2023
    Reader Brian Peyton caught a glimpse of flooding at Toro Canyon Creek as Santa Barbara County orders an evacuation of homes along Montecito's waterways. For storm updates, visit independent.com/news.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Jan 12, 2023
    Reader Sarah Bacon captured footage of the crumbling road at Cold Spring Trailhead’s Mountain Drive following this week’s storm in Santa Barbara County. To catch up on our storm coverage, click on the link in our bio or visit independent.com/news.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Mar 16, 2022
    When @SBIFF’s campaign to raise funds for Direct Relief in Ukraine fell short of its $100,000 goal, Benedict Cumberbatch stepped in to finish the job.
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    Santa Barbara International Film Festival Thanks Benedict Cumberbatch for Gift to Direct Relief in...
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Feb 24, 2023
    The proof is in the video: it really does snow in Santa Barbara County! Reader Levi Durrer submitted these snowboarding videos from Painted Cave on Thursday. For more weather updates, visit independent.com/news.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Jan 10, 2023
    After record-setting rains, first responders reported no one had been killed by the storm, no one was missing, and no major injuries were sustained.
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    No One Dead, Missing, or Injured from Winter Storm in Santa Barbara
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Oct 28, 2021
    A consulting architect on UCSB’s Design Review Committee quit his post in protest over the university’s proposed Munger Hall project, calling the mostly-windowless dorm plan “unsupportable from my perspective as an architect, a parent, and a human being."
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    Architect Resigns in Protest over UCSB Mega-Dorm
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Jan 10, 2023
    Reader Billy Spencer shared scenes from Highway 101 at North Jamison as the storm in Santa Barbara rages on. For storm updates, visit independent.com/news.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Mar 5, 2022
    Q&A | Our Executive Arts Editor @IndyCharles spoke with Oscar nominee Kristen Stewart following a screening of 'Spencer' at the @SBIFF Riviera Theater in February.
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    Kristen Stewart to Receive American Riviera Award
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Feb 2, 2019
    #StormWatch | Current #flood conditions at Romero Canyon Road, north of Sheffield Drive. The debris basins at Romero and Cold Spring canyons spilled around around 9 a.m.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Feb 2, 2019
    Maeve Juarez with Montecito Fire said the debris basins at Romero and Cold Spring canyons spilled around around 9 a.m. and Ashley Road was impassable. In Montecito, there is an active debris flow in the E Valley Road and Oak Grove Road area.
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Mar 10, 2022
    Fandemonium was in full force as @SBIFF presented the Cinema Vanguard Award to Benedict Cumberbatch in Santa Barbara on March 9.
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    SBIFF Diary, March 9: Fandom Erupts as Benedict Cumberbatch Receives Cinema Vanguard Award
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    Santa Barbara Independent
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    Dec 9, 2023
    UC Santa Barbara Dining-Hall Workers to Form Union
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    UC Santa Barbara Dining-Hall Workers to Form Union
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