GOLETA, Calif. - The long-awaited new Goleta train depot project has begun, and it will serve thousands of passengers annually with more convenient services than what is currently a very limited stop.

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. The City of Goleta just broke ground on a new train station. Former Goleta City Councilmember Michael T.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The City of Goleta broke ground this morning, September 12, 2024, on the long-awaited Goleta Train Depot. The milestone event ...

A multiagency deal could bring Metrolink to the South Coast later this a year. The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments subcommittee will meet on Wednesday to talk about the plan. Credit: ...

If you’ve driven southbound through Carpinteria on Highway 101 lately, you may have noticed all the construction. It’s the latest installment in the highway’s widening project, projected to be ...

The Pacific Surfliner travels along a 351-mile coastal rail route through San Diego, Orange, Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties, serving 29 stations. It is the busiest ...

GOLETA, Calif. (KGTV) — Part of Amtrak’s Pacific Surfliner north of Santa Barbara will be shut down for a couple of weeks in August due to bridge construction. The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis ...

The situation at UC Santa Barbara’s Emergency Operation Center (EOC), along Mesa Road, was tense. An earthquake had caused fires, building damage and an unknown number of injuries. Dressed in green ...

After decades of dreams, the Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve a $96 million contract to build a new police station at the corner of Cota and Santa Barbara streets. “This has ...

The San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor Agency (LOSSAN) announced that train services north of Goleta will be temporarily suspended from August 1 through August 16, 2025. This is due to work on the La ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. ORANGE, Calif., July 24, 2025 — The Los Angeles – San Diego – San Luis Obispo (LOSSAN) Rail Corridor Agency, which manages the ...