Nick Welsh
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NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH(ER): Nick Welsh, The Santa Barbara Independent’s executive editor and news reporter extraordinaire, uncovers why, despite being a “popcorn popper of rambunctious youthful activity,” the Westside Boys & Girls Club is fighting to stay open. Read the story here.