A small Lompoc winery is suing Santa Barbara County in federal court, alleging local officials forced businesses into a ...
Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA, February 16, 2023 – The Santa Barbara County wine and winegrape sector and the related businesses that ...
A Lompoc winery is asking a federal court to strike down Santa Barbara County's Wine Improvement District, alleging forced ...
Perhaps you've heard of (or tasted) Santa Barbara's seven AVAs (American Viticultural Areas, the official designation of wine growing areas or appellations): Alisos Canyon, Santa Maria Valley and ...
Six years later, despite such apocalyptic warnings — along with lawsuits, zoning challenges and political pressure — pot farming is booming in Santa Barbara. The coastal county is home to the largest ...
A Lompoc winery has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors and the Santa Barbara County Vintners Association over fees paid ...
It’s a bedrock constitutional principle: the government can’t compel a private business to fund speech it disagrees with—but ...
Santa Barbara County’s long history of winemaking is finally receiving the attention it didn’t seek. In November, Forbes named Santa Barbara County “the most exciting wine destination in the U.S,” and ...
The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History (SBMNH) invites the community to raise a glass to the flavors, landscapes and people that make the region extraordinary at the 38th annual Santa Barbara ...