Santa Barbara’s Porta-Potty Empire Takes Hits but Wins Vote
Air quality questions raised about eastside trash operations.
Nick Welsh
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Six Who Would Be Mayor of Santa Barbara
Final contestants vetted for November’s city elections.
Virgil Cordano Homeless Day Center Reopens
The Santa Barbara sanctuary is once again providing “quiet, peace, and a nice place to rest.”
Would Ewe Rather Be a Lamb or a Lemming?
In war of words and rhetoric raging over COVID, this stuff matters.
New City Ordinance to Regulate Street Vendors Goes Nowhere Slowly
Santa Barbara Ordinance Committee agrees more public outreach needed.
Don’t Bother Knocking If My Viral Load’s A-Rockin’
Fiesta in the time of cholera — and worse.
COVID-Related Eviction Protections Getting Iffier
United Way of Santa Barbara County has been swiftly funneling emergency rental relief dollars, but time and money are running out.
City Hall Insider Nina Johnson Challenges Meagan Harmon for City Council Seat
If elected, the longtime city employee says all her energies would be focused on the needs of downtown.
Santa Barbara School Boardmembers Push Mandatory COVID Vaccine
The board is holding an emergency meeting Thursday to vote on vaccine and testing requirements.
Santa Barbara County Issues New Mask Mandate in Response to Rising COVID Cases
Masks will be required indoors in all publicly accessible spaces regardless of vaccination status effective Friday.
