Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is excited to announce its annual Easter Feast, taking place on Thursday, ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA – The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission is proud to celebrate another milestone in its long-standing commitment to restoring lives and breaking the cycle of addiction and homelessness. On ...

Father Jack Clark Robinson, the director of the Santa Barbara Mission Archive-Library, with collections manager Andrew Walsh in the Mission Gallery. Credit: Julia McHugh / Noozhawk photo Father Jack ...

SANTA BARBARA — Two towering housing projects proposed mere steps from the iconic Old Mission Santa Barbara have sparked a fierce preservation showdown, pitting urgent housing needs against historic ...