The County of Santa Barbara is moving closer to protecting senior mobile home parks. On Wednesday, the County Planning Commission will hear a proposal for a Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay Ordinance, ...

Santa Rosa is taking initial steps to strengthen protections for seniors who live in many of the city’s mobile home parks. The City Council during a Tuesday study session directed planning staffers to ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On May 7, 2025, the County Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing to consider the Senior Mobile Home Park Overlay ...

The new owners of Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt have sought to change the park's age limit, prompting residents to ask the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for help to prevent the effort ...

In a vote striking for its unanimity and speed, the Santa Barbara County supervisors voted to extend temporary emergency ban on conversions of seniors-only mobile home parks to mobile home parks open ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Residents at Del Cielo Mobile Estates in Orcutt are ...