High-Stakes Courtroom Losses Haunt City Council
Property rights case could cost city seven figures, and expensive vacation rental appeal is no day at the beach, either.
Author: Nick Welsh
It’s Official: Gutierrez Beats Dominguez
The nail-biter of a City Council race has been decided by eight votes.
Randy Rowse Selling Paradise Café
Acme Hospitality’s Sherry Villanueva will be taking over the longtime watering hole and dining spot.
It’s Wine vs. Weed in the Valley
Buellton-area cannabis operations get wings clipped following Planning Commission appeal.
Deep-Sixing Dreamer Kids and Remembering Prop 187
What Prop 187, Arianna Huffington’s nanny, President Trump, and the Dreamers have in common.
Funk Zone Project Wins Unanimous Council Approval
Ray Mahboob is ready for his close-up amid acclaim for lower Anacapa Street project.
City of Santa Barbara Loses Whistleblower Suit
Ordered to pay former dispatcher $1.28 million.
Eastside Contenders 10 Votes Apart; Jordan Wins Mesa Contest for Santa Barbara Council
Second round of ballot-counting decides District 2, but District 1 outcome is still tight.
Highway 154 Triple Homicide Case Postponed
Accused car killer John Dungan’s arraignment has been postponed a week in deaths on highway 154 of mother and two children.
County Gets $1.3 Million in Surplus Cannabis Money
Supervisor Das Williams pushed to spend the extra tax revenue on key pet projects, but the board did not budge.