Montecito Journal Competitors

Mission Statement: To provide superior health care for and improve the health of our communities through a commitment to our core values of excellence, integrity, and compassion. Founded in 1888, the not-for-profit Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital has been serving the community for more than 125 years. Cottage Health, formed in 1996 as the not-for-profit parent organization of Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital and its affiliated Cottage Children’s Medical Center, Cottage Rehabilitation Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital, and Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, is guided by a volunteer board of directors from the greater Santa Barbara community and provides the residents of the Central and South Coast with exemplary health care, continuous improvements in medical practice, and a commitment to our communities. Core Values Excellence — What we do Integrity — How we do it Compassion — Why we do it

The Los Angeles Times is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in the country, with more than 40 million unique latimes.com visitors monthly, Sunday print readership of 1.6 million and a combined print and online local weekly audience of 4.4 million. The Pulitzer Prize-winning Times has been covering Southern California since 1881. Los Angeles Times’ businesses and affiliates also include The Envelope, Times Community News, De Los and Los Angeles Times en Español. It is part of the Los Angeles Times Media Group along with LA Times Studios, NantStudios and NantGames.

Since 1986, the Santa Barbara Independent has been required reading for the South Coast. Now in our 40th year, we’re the region’s leading source for news, arts & entertainment, and lifestyle coverage. Every Thursday, we print more than 25,000 copies of the paper, featuring the most in-depth calendar of events in the market. Online, Independent.com publishes daily for more than 300,000 monthly readers. Our coverage and distribution reach from the heart of Santa Barbara northwest through Goleta and the Santa Ynez Valley, southeast through Montecito and Carpinteria, and on into Ventura. The Independent was born from the merger of the Santa Barbara News & Review, a politics and commentary weekly founded in 1973, and The Weekly, an arts and entertainment publication known for its listings. Together they created a distinct voice for independent writers, critics, and engaged citizens, and Santa Barbara’s go-to resource for what to do. Our team of more than 40 award-winning journalists, designers, production staff, sales representatives, and business leaders. Recent honors include First Place for General Excellence in the 2025 California Journalism Awards from the California News Publishers Association, along with first-place wins for health, housing, arts, photojournalism, feature writing, our community calendar, and website design. In 2026, the Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce named the Independent a Stars of the South Coast Constellation Award honoree with the Media Milestone Award. Beyond the news, we bring the community together through the annual Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll, Independent Food & Drink Weeks, and the Indy Awards celebrating local theater.