The Isla Vista chapter of Surfrider’s Rise Against Plastics committee hosted its first annual environmental short film ...

Authorities in Santa Barbara County are preparing for this year’s Deltopia, a weekend-long unsanctioned street party notorious for arrests, citations and hospitalizations. The massive beachfront party ...

A relocated fence at Anacapa Resident Hall’s “pinch point” marks the start of UCSB’s response to sea-level rise — while just ...

Luxury blufftop homes near the University of California, Santa Barbara are teetering on the edge--quite literally.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Isla Vista, CA — Building on the success of February’s inaugural We Are Isla Vista: Community Care Project, the Isla Vista ...

According to Niche, UC Santa Barbara was the No. 1 party school in California, earning a grade of A+ for its party scene. UC Santa Barbara enjoys an overall A grade on Niche, excelling in academics, ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif.-People concerned about deadly portions of the cliffs in Isla Vista attended a Town Hall meeting at the Isla Vista Community Center. Members of the community and the Isla Vista ...

A bluff in Santa Barbara’s Isla Vista community where several people have fallen to their deaths over the years gave way during the recent storms, and students in an apartment building above the bluff ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA - Saturday night, a 2.5 magnitude quake was recorded close to Isla Vista, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was reported that a tremor rattled the region at 11:16 ...