Barney Brantingham, Author at The Santa Barbara Independent

Cover Story By Barney Brantingham | Wed Mar 26, 2025 | 12:04pm

From Good News to Bad News,From Local Beginnings to National Impact

From Good News to Bad News, From Local Beginnings to National Impact Talking Money, Lies, and God and Going Inside

Cover Story By Barney Brantingham | Fri Mar 21, 2025 | 1:28pm

“The crickets felt it was their duty to warn everybody that summertime cannot last forever.” — EB White, Charlotte’s Web Summer

Arts & Entertainment By Barney Brantingham | Thu Mar 20, 2025 | 6:34am

Looking IN at the Life and Work of Hank Pitcher Iconic Painter Takes On The Miramar Affair in His Latest

Uncategorized By Barney Brantingham | Fri Feb 14, 2025 | 11:09am

A longtime preschool teacher with the Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) has been placed on paid administrative leave after

In Memoriam By Barney Brantingham | Tue Dec 17, 2024 | 12:36pm

Mark A. Ward, a local landmark and my best friend for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on November

Living By Barney Brantingham | Tue Dec 24, 2019 | 8:15am

How my worst Christmas turned out to be my best.

Living By Barney Brantingham | Tue Sep 17, 2019 | 9:10am

Barney Brantingham reflects on the few books in his childhood.

Arts & Entertainment By Barney Brantingham | Mon Sep 09, 2019 | 4:09pm

Check out the wacky titles up for grabs at the annual sale.

Living By Barney Brantingham | Wed Jul 31, 2019 | 3:05pm

But don’t bring your cat to the parade.

Living By Barney Brantingham | Thu Jun 07, 2018 | 12:00am

Visiting Jeff Bezos’s hometown and wondering if Santa Barbara would like to have a $5 billion Amazon headquarters in our county.