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Friday Near-Accident Apology

I want to apologize to the man I almost hit with my car on Friday night at the corner of De La Vina and Victoria streets.

Coroner’s Building Riddled with Problems

The Coroner’s Bureau building “should be replaced as soon as possible,” due to health and safety concerns, the county Grand Jury stated in a recent report.

Select Staffing Boss Fired Over Missing $2.7 Million

New Koosharem Corporation, the parent company of Santa Barbara–based Select Staffing and recent merger partner EmployBridge, announced Monday its board of directors had fired longtime Select Staffing leader and Hope Ranch resident Stephen Sorensen after discovering he allegedly “orchestrated the diversion of $2.7 million” of company money into an “entity” he controls.

County Approves Mission Canyon Improvement Plan

What will be a joint effort by the City and County of Santa Barbara regarding transportation-related changes to the Mission Canyon area passed muster with the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, one week after the City Council gave its green light.

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