Extra Cops Being Assigned to Downtown Santa Barbara
With COVID restrictions lifted, police are anticipating activity to pick up downtown and on the State Street Promenade.
Author: Nick Welsh
Santa Barbara Sees Jump in Involuntary Mental-Health Holds
Cottage emergency room operators reported an increase in patients posing a risk to themselves or others.
Looking for Stories About Jonathan Winters
Don’t keep it to yourself; tell it to me.
South Coast’s Home Sales Market Continues to Defy Gravity
The past year’s “market frenzy blindsided us all,” says Santa Barbara-area Realtor.
BCycle Trounces Opponent at Coastal Commission
The electric bike share program is coming to Santa Barbara’s waterfront, the Funk Zone, and Coast Village Road.
Vandenberg Space Force Base Is Not Just a Name Change
Santa Barbara supervisors learn of a massive military-commercial development scheme.
The Racial Disparities in Santa Barbara’s Criminal Justice System
People of color arrested, jailed, and convicted many more times than white people.
COVID Shutdown Ends in Santa Barbara
Mandatory masking and social-distancing requirements were lifted across California on June 15.
Barrett Reed Announces Bid for Santa Barbara City Council
City Planning Commissioner and developer is looking to unseat District 4 Councilmember Kristen Sneddon this November.
Lessons Learned from May’s Loma Fire
Santa Barbara City officials on Saturday addressed Westside residents’ concerns over lack of emergency notifications and the debris flow risk posed by the denuded hill.
