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Nov 12, 2024 · Find In Memoriams, death notices and obituaries in the Santa Barbara Independent. Published weekly in-print and online.
‘A Series of Lies’ ― Ely Family Denounces DA for Clearing Deputies …
Oct 15, 2020 · One year to the day after their brother Cameron Ely ― the son of Tarzan actor Ron Ely ― was shot 22 times by Santa Barbara Sheriff’s deputies, Kirsten Ely and Kaitland Ely Sweet and their attorneys held a tearful news conference in the driveway of the family’s Hope Ranch home to rebuke a new report by the District Attorney’s Office that ruled the shooting a …
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Thomas Mack. 1942 – 2024 Thomas Mack (82) was born to Robert and Christine Mack in Pasadena, Calif. in 1942. He grew
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What We Do. Founded in 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent is the leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage in the greater Santa Barbara area. We print more than 25,000 copies of the paper every Thursday and also publish daily online for more than 300,000 monthly readers at Independent.com.. Our coverage and distribution extends from the heart of Santa Barbara ...
Believe the Deputies - The Santa Barbara Independent
Oct 6, 2020 · The Sheriff’s audio recording of the shooting, however, does not reflect two of the report’s key findings ― that multiple deputies loudly ordered Ely to drop to the ground, or that Ely yelled at them that he had a gun.
Review | Willie Nelson’s Still Got a Show to Play at Age 91
May 5, 2024 · Just a few days shy of his 91st birthday, Willie Nelson was in fine form at the Santa Barbara Bowl on April 24, showing off why he’s been one of America’s foremost musical icons for close to a century.
Review | ‘ The Sentence’ by Louise Erdrich
Mar 31, 2023 · I’m not sure why it took me so long to read Louise Erdrich. I’ve seen her name on lists of best books in literary journals and other places, and knew that she’d won a Pulitzer Prize, but despite the fact that one of her early novels, Love Medicine, has sat on my shelf for nearly three years, as if waiting patiently for me to chance upon it, I’d not read her.
Commissioner Lara Continues Bold Insurance Reform Agenda with …
Jul 26, 2024 · LOS ANGELES — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today announced a breakthrough agreement to modernize the California FAIR Plan Association (FAIR Plan), the state’s “insurer of last resort,” as part of his ongoing efforts to stabilize the California insurance market and address the insurance crisis.The move is part of his Sustainable Insurance Strategy, the largest insurance reform ...