A Week of Grief and Rage
George Floyd, 100,000 COVID deaths, and the ugly truth.
Nick Welsh
Recent Stories
Santa Barbara Eateries’ Sidewalk Booze Applications Get ‘Red-Carpet Treatment’
City official hand-delivers applications to state Alcohol Beverage Control offices.
Aera Pulls Plug on Cat Canyon Oil Proposal
The company was hoping to expand its energy intensive cyclic steam injection operations.
Is Santa Barbara Developer Ed St. George Tilting at Solvang’s Windmills?
Plans for hotels, apartments, restaurants, and public buildings face strong opposition in the Santa Ynez Valley.
Santa Barbara Lifts the Lid on COVID
Getting State Street ready for its Friday-night close-up.
Can Santa Barbara’s Economy Be Turned Back On Safely?
350 Santa Barbara stakeholders studied how the economy can be turned on safely. Can it?
Stand-Off with Santa Barbara Cops at Police Department
A distraught male threatens to hurt self for more than two hours on Wednesday afternoon.
Santa Barbara Council Affirms Emergency Eviction Protection
Commercial landlords protest it’s an unconstitutional taking, council points to closed stores.
Santa Barbara Restaurants Can Move onto the Sidewalks
City council acts quickly to help business owners hurt by pandemic.
Cannabis Revenues: Higher and Higher
Empty county coffers are getting cash from cannabis crops and shops.
