The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. A $5 billion pot of federal money set aside to help people on ...

Parents in La Mesa and Spring Valley have been getting support for their kids’ behavioral challenges through a public school program. But as KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas explains, the Trump ...

Concerns of a potential government shutdown are top of mind this week as funding for federal agencies and programs is set to expire at midnight on Friday, March 14. A primary worry for insurance ...

Local public housing authorities were recently warned by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development of the imminent expiration of the Emergency Housing Voucher program. Here, the Mar Vista ...