Remembering Transgender Victims of Violence
Dozens gather in Sunken Gardens to pay respects and raise awareness.
Year: 2011
Gang Injunction Blistered
Redundant, overarching, and too expensive, critics say.
The Scout Molestation Meritless Badge
A Santa Barbara family is suing the Boy Scouts of America because a top area Scout executive allegedly tried to stop a mother from reporting the abuse.
Anguish Spurs Action
Dozens attend second neighborhood meeting on Milpas traffic safety after 15-year-old’s death.
Mike Shobe Dies
Michael Shobe, the originator and muse of the annual, semi-underground acoustic music festival Shobefest, died Saturday, November 19, of liver failure.
Erin Packard
You’re looking at a classroom of young students in Dali, China, where Santa Barbara native Erin Packard has been living for two years with her boyfriend to teach these kids English.
By the Sweat of the Dog
If the County Supes can’t keep the poor out of sight, then they’ll keep them out of mind.
Hotel Occupancy Tax Revenue Keeps on Rising
The hotel occupancy taxes charged by the City of Santa Barbara went up in October, 6.4 percent more than the same month a year ago.
Local Heroes 2011
Here is The Santa Barbara Independent‘s 26th annual ode to our region’s most charitable and kindhearted souls.
Local Heroes Honor Roll 1986-2010
Local Heroes Honor Roll 1986-2010
