Santa Barbara Hires New Community Development Czar
Santa Fe Planning and Land Use director and former food blogger Elias Isaacson takes over high-level hot seat.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Former Black Church Deemed Structure of Merit
Second Baptist Church was one of Santa Barbara’s first two Black churches.
Budget Battles: How Much Is Too Much at the Santa Barbara County Jail?
Supervisors want to use jail savings to fund diversion programs, but the sheriff cries they’re defunding the police.
Santa Barbara County Supervisors Struggle to Slice an $88 Million Pie
Homeless housing in I.V., San Marcos Foothills fundraising, and childcare benefit.
Human Remains Unearthed at Riven Rock Estate
Partial skeleton shows possible signs of Chumash origin.
VA Nurse Assaulted by Just-Released Inmate
The incident took place in the Public Health Department’s parking lot.
The Poodle Wants a Tent City, Now
Santa Barbara Council considers moving homeless encampments to safer areas.
Carbajal, Feds Reach Deal on Morro Bay Offshore Wind Project
Rep. Salud Carbajal said the project could help offset job losses posed by Diablo Canyon’s imminent closure.
Healing Justice Asks for Half-a-Million for Cultural Center
Santa Barbara City Council will consider the funding on June 9 during budget talks.
Tent Cities as Hedge Against Future Fires?
In the wake of the now fully contained Loma Fire, the Santa Barbara City Council will hold an emergency meeting Tuesday night on relocating homeless people living in high-fire-risk areas.
