Santa Barbara County Sees Drop in Opioid-Related Deaths
Alcohol remains the single most prevalent substance involved in OD deaths in the county.
Author: Nick Welsh
Angry Poodle | How the Legendary Frank Frost Saved More Mesa, Played Cole Porter, Played Rugby, and Wrote Books
A Santa Barbara supervisor, historian, academic, archeologist, novelist, and piano virtuoso.
Overtime Audit Roils Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Escalating overtime hours clocked by sheriff’s deputies and corrections officers resulted in $21 million in OT last year.
Mona Miyasato to Step Down from Santa Barbara County’s Top Spot
After 12 years at the helm, County Executive Officer Miyasato announced she will be leaving this July.
Santa Barbara District Attorney Speaks Out on ICE Shooting
Calls Trump and Vance comments specious and disturbing.
‘Bleak House’ Case over Jail Overcrowding Settles After 45 Years
Defense attorney Bob Sanger sees some improvements, but much remains to do.
Santa Barbara County Supervisor Bob Nelson Wields Gavel for Second Time
Supervisor Laura Capps vacates her seat as board chair to make way for the most outspokenly conservative member of the board.
City of Santa Barbara Gets Judge Off Lawsuit with Harbor Restaurant
Judge Colleen Sterne has been bumped from the Harbor Restaurant’s case, brought by John Thyne III and his partners, to “reform” their lease at the Stearns Wharf property.
Feds Twist Logic and Language to Grease Sable’s Skids
The pipeline restart hinges on a semantic debate over “interstate” and “intrastate.”
Emergency Rent Freeze Goes Before Santa Barbara City Council Next Week
If a five-vote super majority passes the special urgency measure, it will go into effect immediately.
