The Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) proudly announces the expansion of its free Rental Housing Mediation ...

Isla Vista has a new resident, and all are welcome to visit. Rusty's Pizza Parlor has moved in at 6583 Pardall Road, offering ...

Neil Robert Coffey Neil Robert Coffey was born June 22, 1939 in Dixon, Illinois, and passed away March 23, 2025 surrounded by ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, March 14, 2025 – There is still time left to apply for City of Goleta’s Public Tree Advisory Commission (PTAC). If ...

A proposal for a new housing development comprising of three, three-story apartment buildings in Isla Vista has been postponed for further review as it faces backlash from the community. The Santa ...

A new Senior Lounge will be opening soon (by April 1, 2025) at the Goleta Community Center (5679 Hollister Avenue). Now is a great time for interested residents 55 and above to enroll in the Senior ...

Local organizations came together last week with one joint mission: beautify Isla Vista. Joined by UC Santa Barbara students and community members, volunteers and event organizers redeveloped areas of ...

When Dale Hunter stepped behind the bench for the London Knights in 2001 he had virtually no coaching experience. But the best way to get experience for something you’ve never done is to sink ...

The beach looks like it is going to be in the lobby in a minute.” Confessions of a Shopaholic star Isla Fisher shared a picture of herself on Instagram with the caption: “Hunkered down waiting ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif. — The effort to clean up and revitalize several areas of Isla Vista is in full swing with the Community Care Project. Multiple organizations have collaborated to take on tasks ...

Each episode brought a unique set of challenges for Isla Gordon (Hudson) and the Gordon family as they worked to rehab the Los Angeles Waves from a rough season and inch them toward the championship.