Re-Closure Looms for Santa Barbara County Bars and Brewpubs
State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson backs Governor Newsom’s recommendation to shut down drinking holes.
Nick Welsh
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Newsom Recommends Santa Barbara Close Its Bars
Governor orders bars shut down in seven counties, recommends closure in eight.
St. George Proposes Big Changes for Milpas Street Development
Seven feet higher, 20 percent affordable, and Spanish-colonial architecture instead of boxy modern newly imagined for Santa Barbara’s Eastside.
Housing Authority Snags Downtown Lot in Santa Barbara
City approves $2 million loan for four-story, 29-unit homeless housing project.
State Street Euphoria: Santa Barbara’s Past Crashes into Present
COVID numbers up, bike commuters down: What’s wrong with this picture?
COVID in Santa Barbara Superior Court
One judge tests positive, staffers await results; trials to resume in earnest July 15.
Santa Barbara Community Development Czar Vacates Hot Seat
George Buell, under fire, announces departure from city.
Santa Barbara County’s Three Co-Response Units Show Success
Mental health experts team with deputies to respond to calls for service.
Santa Barbara County Confronts Bias, Implicit and Explicit
Who’s behind bars, who’s not, and what’s in a white man’s head.
Santa Barbara Saw 3,000 Protesters in the Sunken Gardens
Mayor Cathy Murillo attacked by Black Lives Matter leaders.
